Photography Marc Baptiste Styling Sabrina Henry Model Alek Wek
COVER STORIES
DREAM TEAM
Cover Girls Alek, Oluchi and friends celebrate the World Cup in style
BRIGHT OUTOOK
Ken Wiwa on Nigeria’s new president Goodluck Jonathan
HELLO WORLD
Front row at the World Cup’s Opening ceremony
HOT OUT THERE
Maki Oh’s debut collection
WHEN HENI MET SUZAAN
Two designers, one colourful afternoon
THE COUTURE CLUB
African Designers dazzle at the ARISE L’Afrique-A-Porter show in Paris
I WILL SURVIVE
Toni Braxton is back on the beat
FACE THE MUSIC
2face is ready for the world
BOLD FUSION
Nas and Damian Marley join forces for a startling new album
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Djimon Hounsou’s journey from Benin to Hollywood
THE NEW STATESMAN
ARISE talks exclusively to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Inside Nairobi’s Lang’ata women’s prison where punishment comes with reform
I LOVE...CAPE TOWN
Lindwe Sutttle takes us to the happening spot of South Africa’ second city