Africa's Tax Haven
In the recently proposed deal between the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the Adani Holdings Company to lease the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (in Nairobi, Kenya) for 30 years, the contract states that any tribunal between the....
Guess What Gave Kampala Its Name?
Pre-colonial Africa was rife with strong traditional empires and kingdoms. In the West, we had the Mandinka Empire, the Songhai Empire, as well as the Mali Empire. In the North, we had the Kingdom of Aksum, the Kingdom of Kush, and even....
I’m Already Tired, Let’s End It
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A common stereotype that’s usually passed a....
How Drums Gossip (Yes, Really!)
Gbogbo alangba lo d'anu dele, a ko mo eyi t'inu nrun (Yoruba Proverb)
Translation: All lizards lie flat on their stomach and it is difficult to determine which has a stomach ache.
And som....
Between the chains
Did you know that the continent's oldest stock exchange is older than the Eiffel Tower? Africa's financial markets have a rich history that often goes unnoticed.
From Cairo to Cape Town, 29 stock exchange....
Africa's Iron Curtain
You’ve heard of the Great Wall of China, right? The 21,000-km wall was built from 700BC to protect the Imperial China state from attacks by invaders, as well as control of immigration and emigration.
You might’ve poss....
The Zambian man who literally broke all the chains
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The only thing that could top reading this newsletter is the guilty pleasure I felt as a kid, smoking dried Lantana camara and pawpaw leaves wrapped in newspaper....