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Life & Society by Karen AnsaiJan 20, 20214:19 pm22 January, 2021
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Foreigners Buy, Local Economy Dies: The Problem with Foreign Investment in Africa

Foreign land grabbing is pricing out locals.

Life & Society by Jose FernandesNov 11, 202012:50 pm17 December, 2020
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How Fighting Alongside Their Colonisers Pushed Africans Toward Independence

They went, they saw, they wanted out.

Travel by Hannah MatthewsOct 20, 202010:32 am30 November, 2020
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Get to Know…Lamu, Kenya

Sublime sunsets, dhow sailing and donkey-transportation. This Swahili archipelago exudes so much charm and authenticity UNESCO made its Old Town a World Heritage Site.

Life & Society by Safia TaziOct 8, 20206:25 pm1 December, 2020
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#EndSARS: What You Need To Know

Why Nigerians are protesting to #EndSARS and how you can help.

Travel by Karen AnsaiOct 7, 20203:58 pm19 October, 2020
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Get to Know…Mogadishu, Somalia

Your agenda in Somalia’s coastal capital: indulging in delicious cuisine, exploring a complex past and relaxing on the city’s gleaming white sand beaches.

Travel by Hannah MatthewsOct 5, 20202:28 pm4 December, 2020
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Top ‘Off Grid’ Stays In Africa

Witness Africa’s vast and varied nature up close – with amenities.

Culture by Victoria OkoyeJul 16, 20201:00 am20 July, 2020
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Modernity Means Forgetting: The Mbari Igbo Tradition

Victoria Okoye on the once prominent indigenous structures of mbari ulo in Igboland

Life & Society by Hannah MatthewsJul 2, 202012:10 pm20 January, 2021
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#Woke The Brand: Are we witnessing true solidarity against racism?

Hannah Matthews breaks down the stages of faux solidarity.

Culture by Jose FernandesJun 30, 202010:48 am27 September, 2020
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Drag Culture’s Slavery Roots

As Pride Month draws to a close, Jose Fernandes follows Channing Gerard Joseph’s research on some of the earliest LGBTQ activists, including the first drag queen, former slave William Dorsey Swann.

Life & Society by Safia TaziJun 4, 20203:56 am19 April, 2021
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The AU Should Look Inward On Police Brutality

Safia Tazi argues that the AU should tackle police brutality in Africa before casting stones elsewhere.

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