Maua Bio Magazine

02/06/2026

IT IS HERE!

She came into the world before the world was ready, born at the threshold of a mud house in Kitale, Kenya, before anyone could prepare a proper welcome. As it turns out, that has always been her way.

Raychelle Nangami Masakha built her credentials the conventional way. A Bachelor of Business Management, a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Master's in Data Science. On paper, she was destined for boardrooms, balance sheets and the quiet authority of numbers. Life, however, had a different set of blueprints.

Because plans are what we make. Purpose is what finds us.

Today, Nangami stands not behind a trading desk but at a threshold far older and far more sacred, the meeting point between ancestral wisdom and the awakening African woman. What began as a corporate speaking career has evolved into something that cannot be contained by a job title or a LinkedIn profile. She is a cycle-breaker, a womb healer, a keeper of stories that African women were never supposed to forget. Through RESET, through sacred ceremonies, through a voice that has carried from Nairobi's boardrooms to digital stages reaching thousands across the continent and its diaspora, she has become the door.

In this Africa Month special edition, we sit with Nangami in the fullness of her story, the heartbreak that forged her, the grandmother whose name she carries and whose spirit she channels and the quiet, radical act of an African woman who chose her purpose over her plan

Her full biographical feature is live now.

📖 Read and own your edition here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dHvz_fCk | 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d2ak7jSi

Some stories don't just inspire. They remember you back to yourself.

Tag an African woman who needs to read this.
AFRICAN DIASPORA The Feminist Wire UN Women Africa - ONU Femmes Afrique Commonwealth Business Women Africa Hazel Namponya Tendai Nheta The Women's Business Center Richmond Women.com African Spirituality

27/05/2026

The MAUA Value Lab closes on 31 May 2026 and we are making our final call for your input.

We are co-creating a safe, intentional space for women to rise, connect and grow and your voice matters in shaping what this becomes.

We have received amazing responses so far. Thank you to all our Maua community for showing up with such honesty, wisdom and heart.

Please share your input here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v-0d3n9G4FvZ6xNOMbP3eE6_LTYtTZvbZARiJkcSo7A/edit?ts=69947fa4

The survey closes on 31 May 2026.

Commonwealth Business Women Africa SABWiL South African Black Women in Law AFRICAN DIASPORA.

25/05/2026

AFRICA DAY | UPCOMING BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE

On the day Africa declared herself to the world, we declare her .....Nangami Masakha!

Literally born at the doorway, her calling comes from the heart of Kenya. Nangami Masakha is the embodiment of , weaving her voice beyond stages into sacred spaces where reset, heal and reclaim the fullness of who they are. She has become the door between our and our , the threshold where the wisdom of our ancestors meets the awakening of this generation. What began on a public stage has grown into a sacred assignment: sounding the clarion call for African women to arise, to remember who they are and to walk unapologetically into the power of their femininity.

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Tag a woman who needs to hear this.


AFRICAN DIASPORA Hazel Namponya Tendai Nheta Robynn Niemack School of Pan African Studies Independent Women's Voice SABWiL South African Black Women in Law Women's Network Australia Commonwealth Business Women Kenya The Women's Business Center Richmond North Valley Group African Union SABWiL South African Black Women in Law

18/05/2026

This is a reminder.

The MAUA Value Lab closes on 31 May 2026 and we are not ready to close it without hearing from you.

Every programme we build, every tool we design, every opportunity we create will be shaped by what women like you tell us right now. Not by trends or assumptions but by your lived reality and needs.

We want to hear from

· African women — on the continent or in diaspora
· Woman of African descent, wherever you are rooted
· You work with or for African women and carry that insight

Your voice is not a nice-to-have. It is the foundation.

👉 Share your voice before 31 May

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1i70cN5G3uGrNP3MUx2fd_rCvTBY11g6duEavvSzcDTAYBA/viewform

A BIG THANK to all the women that have responded so far!

13/05/2026

We believe African women don't just belong in the room; they belong at the table where trade is decided. That's why we were proud to be part of history.

Vessels Of Virtue hosted its first-ever Women of Impact Conference and what a beginning it was.

The Africa Bridge Edition 2026 brought together women leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators from East and Southern Africa for a high-level continental conversation on Trade and Investment: bridging continents through impact.

The numbers tell the story:

· Africa's combined AfCFTA GDP: $3.4 Trillion
· Projected continental GDP long-term: $29 Trillion
· 7 of the 10 fastest-growing economies in 2025 are African
· Intra-African trade sits at just ~15% - with a target of 52% by 2045
· AfCFTA could lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty

And women are at the centre of it all:

⚡ 70% of informal cross-border traders in Africa are women
⚡ Yet women-owned businesses are 36% less likely to access formal trade finance
⚡ AfCFTA's $3B AFAWA fund is working to change that built specifically for women-led SMEs

This is not just an economic conversation. It is a matter of who gets to shape Africa's future.

When African women participate fully in the intra-trade ecosystem, they don't just grow their businesses, they create jobs, build supply chains, strengthen communities and accelerate the very integration AfCFTA was designed to achieve. The opportunity is $29 trillion, access is being built and the only missing piece is more women stepping into it.

We were honoured to cover this moment as official media partner. This is exactly the kind of story Maua Bio Magazine exists to tell.

Africa's $29 trillion future is being built and African women play and integral role.
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10/05/2026

06/05/2026

At Maua Bio Magazine, we have spent years amplifying the stories of African women.

But we have always believed that visibility is only the beginning.

Today, we are taking our next step, the MAUA Value Lab (Maua Foundation). A platform designed to move beyond storytelling and into tangible support: personal growth, community, and economic advancement for African women.

The foundation of everything we build will be the voices of the women we exist to serve. That is why, before we launch a single programme, we are asking.

If you are an African woman or know one who should be part of this conversation, we invite you to take our survey.

👉 Take the Survey (12–15 minutes)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1i70cN5G3uGrNP3MUx2fd_rCvTBY11g6duEavvSzcDTAYBA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100370634602068662032

Your experience, needs and aspirations are the blueprint.

30/04/2026

From a penniless orphan on Joburg streets to the first woman to bring AC Milan to Africa.

This is . She made history by hosting AC Milan's first-ever Junior Camp in South Africa.

Read here:
https://mauabiomagazine.com/precios-nyarambi-brought-the-rossoneri-home/

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29/04/2026

In Learning to Eat in the Burbs, shares her love for fine dining while unpacking why it hasn't always felt inaccessible to many Black South Africans. It's not about a lack of restaurants; it's about history quietly shaping how we see these spaces. She makes a simple, but compelling case: dining out isn't about being fancy. It's about rest restoration and taking a moment to breathe and be served.

Worth the read.

👇 Read more: https://mauabiomagazine.com/learning-to-eat-in-the-burbs/

20/04/2026

a Professor of Psychology at Unisa - The University of South Africa is reimagining inquiry, not through lab experiments, but through embroidery.

Her community engaged work with women from Etwatwa has exposed hidden transcripts of trauma, resistance and survival. The resulting artworks have been exhibited globally: the Biennale (2019) and the Museum for Human Rights (2020/21).

A Fulbright Scholar, The Research Foundation (NRF) rated researcher and former president of the for African Psychology, Segalo’s current research on is being used to train medical students in patient dignity.

We had the privilege of interviewing her. Read her remarkable journey from Zamdela to the world stage.

🔗 https://mauabiomagazine.com/puleng-segalo-needle-wound-decolonial-psychology/



Hazel Namponya