JUST LAUNCHED · THE LEGACY ISSUE · OCTOBER 2026
Where remarkable stories come to light.
Éclat celebrates the visionaries, leaders, creators, and changemakers whose stories deserve to be told.
Just released
Dr. Ola Brown on building Africa’s healthcare investment ecosystem — plus Kigali after dark and before dawn, the art and science of working minds, emergency funds, and the journey of return in The Ride Home.
Also inside: Kigali after dark and before dawn, Beyond Companionship on the art and science of working minds, Made in Africa, emergency funds as your safety net, The Ride Home, and The Wedding Story.
Inside The Legacy Issue
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The Conversation · No. 3
Making of an Investable Asset Class
Dr. Ola Brown of HealthCap Africa on moving from medicine to investment — and what it takes to build institutional capital around African healthcare.
Travel · No. 3
Kigali: After Dark, Before Dawn
Five days eating, drinking, wandering and discovering the African capital that has mastered the art of understatement.
Journeys · No. 3
The Ride Home
A story about bicycles that turns into a story about friendship, fathers, and the journey of return and rediscovery.
Cultural Icons
Louis Armstrong — Pioneering jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1901–1971), one of the most influential figures in the genre’s history.
Elvis Presley — “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (1935–1977), whose fusion of country, blues, and gospel reshaped American popular music.
Muhammad Ali — Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion (1942–2016) and civil-rights advocate, widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s greatest athletes.
Marilyn Monroe — Actress and cultural icon (1926–1962) whose image remains one of the most recognizable in American film history.
James Brown — “The Godfather of Soul” (1933–2006), whose rhythmic innovations laid the groundwork for funk music.
Wole Soyinka — Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist (b. 1934) — in 1986, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Fela Kuti — Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and composer (1938–1997) who pioneered Afrobeat and used his music as a platform for activism.
Chinua Achebe — Nigerian novelist (1930–2013) whose 1958 debut, "Things Fall Apart," is the most widely read work in modern African literature.
Princess Diana — Princess of Wales (1961–1997), globally recognized for her humanitarian work confronting HIV/AIDS stigma and advocating for a worldwide ban on landmines.
Pelé — Brazilian footballer (1940–2022), born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, a three-time FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.