CONTENTS


14 NOELLA: BEYOND BEAUTY In the spirit of the plight of women in eastern DRCongo, the country's model dedicates the Cover Shoot to highlight that plight


42 EMPOWERING AFRICAN WOMEN Liberia and Africa's first female President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was a special guest at the African Women Development Fund (AWDF) 10th anniversary celebrations which took place in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. She speaks about African women's participation in politics.


3 Editor’s note 6 Readers’ views 8 One-to-watch: Nana Afua Antwi 10 Osworld’s African beat: celebrity news and events


COVER PHOTOSHOOT 14 Noella Coursaris – Looking good, doing good


CONGO SPECIAL 26 Who will heal Congo’s women? 30 ‘We owe it to the women of the Congo’ 34 Escape to nowhere


AWDF SPECIAL FOCUS 36 10 years of empowering African women 42 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf pays tribute 44 Passion against patriarchal oppression


FASHION IN FOCUS 46 Maksi: Under Ghanaian skies 50 Vlisco’s gallery of poems 52 Trendsetters: Beauty meets wearable art


HAIR & BEAUTY 58 Natural hair special: Your crowning glory 62 Get the look – the natural way 64 Lock it, twist it, curve it 66 Calamity Jane: Hair & Beauty limbo 68 Salon profile: Setting trends


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