My sexual freedom odyssey: what ancient African wisdom can teach us about pleasure today

By speaking to women across the continent, I discovered how reclaiming pre-colonial rites and rituals can help us find joy in our bodies In the kitchen of my Airbnb in Dar es Salaam I stripped down to my underwear and wrapped a colourful kanga cloth around my hips. It was day three of my dance lessons with Zaishanga, but I was showing no improvement. Zaishanga, or Auntie Zai as I called her, is a traditional sex educator, known locally as a somo or kungwi. She told me that learning to dance s...

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah