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....
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....
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....
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....
50 intresting facts about African countries part 2
Hello,
What is hard and hairy on the outside but soft and wet on the inside?
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Eritrea
• Eritrea has never held a presidential or national election since independence in 19....
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....
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"....