We thank the following alumni for their contributions, VOA will miss you! |
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 Juliana Taylor '10
Former Executive Editor
Juliana is the founder and current Executive Editor of Voices of Africa. In founding Voices of Africa, she hoped to create a means of bridging the gap between Africa and the rest of the world by providing both an insightful and factual view of the continent from a multifaceted perspective. She has a strong passion for issues pertaining to Africa, especially those relating to politics, economics and development in general. Juliana is of Ghanaian descent and is currently a junior in the Economics department. She has also served as Treasurer of ISAP (The International Student Association) and Secretary of Akwaaba (The African Student Association) during her time at Princeton. Post-graduation Juliana plans to attend law school. |
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 Ada Ezenekwe '10
Former Layout Department
Ada is from Los Angeles, California and in the Molecular Biology Department. Being of Nigerian descent, she was very excited to join this group and share her culture with others on campus. Although she believes that the disparity in stereotypes about Africa, the culture, and its people and what actually happens is quite large, she hopes that this magazine will help close that gap a little by little. |
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 Khameer Kidia '11
Former Economic Editor
Khameer is a prospective French major and sophomore from Harare, Zimbabwe who plans on attending medical school when he graduates. He is interested in issues of global health and relief of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries. |
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 Blessing Agunwamba '10
Former Layout Department
Blessing is a junior in the Molecular Biology Department who is also pre-med. She has an avid interest in global health, especially as it pertains to developing countries and their healthcare systems. Blessing hopes to eventually return to Africa, in particular, her native Nigeria, to apply her future expertise to developing the healthcare sector. |
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 Jessica Lander '10
Former Cultural Editor
Jessica is an Anthropology major from Cambridge, Mass. She also is pursuing a certificate in African studies and has studied Swahili for the last two years. Outside of class, she can be found writing creative non-fiction, climbing at the rock wall, singing folk songs at Rise Up Singing and cooking up feasts at the Brown Co-op. |
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 Mgbechi Erondu '10
Former Creative Editor
Mgbechi Erondu is the current president of Akwaaba, the Princeton African Student Association. The eldest daughter of Nigerian parents, Mgbechi graduated from Phillips Academy Andover in 2006, and is now beginning her junior year as a pre-medical student and Anthropology major at Princeton University with certificates in Creative Writing and African Studies. She has also served as the Freshman Representative for the Princeton Caribbean Connection, co-chair of the Princeton University Pan-African Graduation Committee, a mentor for the university's Leadership and Mentoring Program (LAMP), and was the recipient of an award for Outstanding Work as a freshman in the Creative Writing fiction department. And indeed, of all her interests and accomplishments Mgbechi hopes to use her writing as a medium for the developmental paradigm shift that Africa and the world so desperately need specifically as it pertains to health and human rights. |
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 Karen Okigbo '09
Former Political Editor
Karen Okigbo is a senior in the Politics department and also pursuing certificates of proficiency in both African Studies and Near Eastern Studies. Something most people find interesting is that she was born in Nigeria, lived in Nairobi, Kenya for 4 years, and calls Fargo, ND home. She has a myriad of hobbies and interests, and in addition to traveling and reading, she also enjoys running and is a sprinter on the Varsity Track and Field team. One of her first loves has always been international relations/diplomacy as well as African affairs (and anything remotely related) which is why this journal is the perfect manifestation of those interests. Her hope is that you enjoy reading it, learn something new along the way, and join in the ongoing dialogue! |
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 Abimbola Olayinka '09
Former Business and Distribution Department
Here's a little about me. I am from Woodbury, Minnesota and Osi, Ekiti, Nigeria. I am Princeton class of 2009, which currently makes me a senior here at the home of the Tigers. I love art, music, books, going to shows, and hanging out with my friends. I also love to travelling, especially with my parents and siblings. My favorite sports include hockey and everything on the official list Olympic sports [especially rhythmic synchronized gymnastics, lol]. As of now, I want to be a pediatric oncologist. I love working with children and medicine, to me, is the most worthwhile and wonderful profession a person could pursue. I am excited for Voices of Africa because I believe that spreading knowledge about what is happening in the continent is vital. People all over the world need to know that, though there is sickness and suffering, there is also beauty, intelligence, passion, and integrity. This publication is one way of introducing people to the many facets of Africa, and I hope that everyone enjoys it.
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 Tejumola Adegoke ‘09
Former Plagiarism Department
Teju is a senior in the Psychology, who is also premed. Her interests include psychology, medicine, African literature, global poverty and music. She would just like to add that she is so proud of all the work that has gone into the journal thus far, and hopes it continues to be a success!
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