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  • Issue 98

Ethiopia's Unique Timekeeping: What's the Secret?

What if I told you everything you know about time is a lie?

What if the way you count your days is just one version of a much larger story?

Yes! Picture a world where a year unfolds in 13 months and every day is written i....


  • Issue 97

What Your Birth Day Says About You (According to Ghanaian Tradition)

What is yours, but is it used by everyone else more than you?

I’ll give you a minute …

The answer? Your name.

Think about it. Everybody out there refers to you by your name. But you?....


  • Issue 96

No-Man’s Land: The female-only village in Samburu, Kenya

The story starts in the late ‘80s. A young lady called Rebecca Lolosoli has just gotten married to an older man.

As is the tradition in the Samburu culture, the husband is supposed to gift the wife with beads so that she ca....


  • Issue 95

The country that votes using marbles instead of ballot papers

When the British left The Gambia, one of the major things they left the natives with, was a very high illiteracy rate.

At a rate higher than 80%, most of the country was unqualified to participate in basic political processes suc....


  • Issue 94

Countries that moved their capital cities

Back in the day, we had an obsession that, by today’s standards, would probably get us labelled as geography nerds. We spent countless hours flipping through the Atlas, staring at maps, and daydreaming about faraway lands. I know,....


  • Issue 93

Pelé in Africa: A Tale of Two Visits, War, and a Coup

For Africa, Pelé’s journey in 1969 became a powerful, enduring lesson told in two acts.

  • Algeria: His arrival, meant to be a moment of post-independence celebration, became the backdrop to a silent....

    • Issue 91

    ⚽ From Scoring Goals to Leading a Nation

    When most football players hang up their boots, the next chapter of their lives is often written on the sidelines as coaches. They stay within the familiar world of football, guiding teams to glory just as they once did on the pitch.

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