• Issue 41

The fun, the weird and the best holidays

There's heaven on earth down south! 

I will let you in on the secret shortly. 

But before I do, what's up with the hero worship?

I find it odd that most African countries have a holiday for a founding fa....


  • Issue 40

Why Is the Ethiopian Calendar 7 Years Behind?

Hello friends,

Want to celebrate Christmas and new year twice a year? Then it would be best if you consider booking a trip to Ethiopia. 

As the rest of the world is in the last quarter of the year, Ethiopia just cele....


  • Issue 39

The 4 most Peculiar Borders in Africa

The more I learn how the African borders were drawn, the more I'm convinced that they should be discarded.

You can imagine the chaotic scenes at the Berlin conference. A group of hungry bearded men sitting at a round table, saliv....


  • Issue 38

Traditional Kamba houses and related taboos (African architecture Episode 1)

The Kamba, just like many African tribes, had simple houses and buildings. Musyi was the basic unit of life across the community. The houses were built on communally owned land, were round and thatched to the ground. 

Tradit....


  • Issue 37

50 intresting facts about African countries part 2

Hello,

What is hard and hairy on the outside but soft and wet on the inside?

Check Answer

Eritrea

• Eritrea has never held a presidential or national election since independence in 19....


  • Issue 36

AFRICA'S PLAN TO KILL VISA

It costs a Ghanaian between $250 - $400 to obtain a visa to Congo (DRC). Remember, this is minus the service fee if you use an agent. Isn't that crazy?!

Unfortunately, this is not an exception but the norm across many African cou....


  • Issue 35

Kenya Currency History: Why 20 shillings is famously called pound (mbao)

It is 1949. Kenya is under British colonial rule. Among the notes in circulations is the twenty East African shilling, an equivalent of one pound. 

Never in a million years would someone have predicted that the name "Pound"....

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