Forget US and UK Rock. Here's Zambian Rock
How many African presidents do you know who are musicians?
Those from Uganda know that President Yoweri Museveni has sung more than 5 songs, the most famous being his debut song. Released in November 2010, You Want Another Rap? w....
Forget the Astronauts and Cosmonauts. Here are the Afronauts
I’m sure we all know about the Space Race that happened in the mid-20th Century, during the Cold War, between the US and the USSR. It all started with the publication of a caricature by a Soviet youth magazine in 1951, a....
The Bongos
Every Sunday night, I tuned in to a show on NTV called #TWENDE, where Elshaphan Njora, the main character, goes hiking in different places and documents them. Last Sunday, he visited the Mt Kenya Forest, and to hike around the area, he h....
Where Seas, Rivers and Railways Birth Nations
Uncover the stories behind borders drawn with colonial ink and the birth of nations forged from unlikely origins including:
Lessons on Biafra from Inua Ellams play 'The Three Sisters'
On the evening of Thursday 18th April, I got the chance to attend a play reading on 'The Three Sisters' by Inua Ellams, which was being performed at the Goethe Institut in the Nairobi CBD by 'PlayReadingKe'. The play is an acc....
Real-life Time Machine
Picture this; before people had smartphones or even paper, they used rocks as their canvas. African rock art is a bit like the Instagram of the ancient world, except it's etched and painted onto rocks and caves instead of screens. It's l....
The story of Joseph Kony; From Altar Boy To Warlord.
The young boy who dedicated his early life to innocently serving God at the altar had suddenly become a monster. Instead of hope, he spread a tide of despair. His name echoed across the four nations, leaving a trail of heartache, devasta....