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As air travel continues to slowly pick up amid the ongoing pandemic, many airlines are completely reimagining their route networks. For United Airlines, that means… Read More »US Airliner Announces More Trips on Africa Route
Kenya authorities have announced the closure of a tourist camp along the Mara River that appeared to block the wildebeest migration between the Masaai Mara… Read More »Nairobi Closes Camp Obstructing Famed Migration
Since the 1920s, the sapeurs of the Congo have been making sartorial statements on the streets of Brazzaville and Kinshasa. British photographer Tariq Zaidi documented… Read More »Making a Fashion Statement in Congo
A spectacular new home in Kenya by architects Micahelis Boyd combines aspects of European and African building traditions to create a structure that is seemingly… Read More »Michaelis Boyd’s Arijiju House Hybridizes European and Kenyan Architecture
Dine Diaspora is a food marketing agency that promotes a wide range of food-related events pertaining to the African diaspora. What they learned through the… Read More »This Free Digital Cookbook Celebrates the Food of the African Diaspora
Nigeria has a thriving creative scene, but it isn’t always easy for women’s voices to be heard. As in other historically patriarchal societies, they can… Read More »These Women Are Breaking Boundaries in Nigeria’s Creative Spaces
A mixed race band in apartheid-era South Africa certainly had the odds stacked against it, but the Blue Notes managed to defy authority and reach… Read More »How South Africa’s Blue Notes Helped Invent European Free Jazz
Sona Jobarteh is no stranger to blazing trails. As the first professional female kora player in Gambia, she achieved fame and acclaim for her mastery… Read More »This World Renowned Gambian Musician is Building an Academy So Children Can Study Their Own Culture – Without Leaving Africa
The lack of connection with local context often has significant energy, environmental and social implications. Such designs are driven by imitation, which limits social, cultural… Read More »The Environmental and Social Cost of International Architectural Design Styles in Africa
DusuPay, which provides infrastructure that allows global businesses to make and accept mobile payments across Africa, averages US$150,000 in monthly revenue. The startup, which took… Read More »Two Entrepreneurs Fill Africa’s Enterprise Software Gap