Nestled strategically along the East African coast, Mombasa is Kenya’s second largest city and a key regional commercial hub. Long before Europeans stormed the region in the 15th century,
Mozambique, a scenic country in Southeast Africa, was one of the last African countries to gain independence from European colonial powers. For nearly 500 years, the Portuguese subjected the people
Muammar Gaddafi was a Libyan revolutionary, soldier and politician who ruled Libya for over four decades. His leadership was marked by radical ideologies, authoritarian control, ambitious pan-African and pan-Arab visions,
When one thinks of secret societies, what usually comes to mind are groups like the age-old Illuminati or the Freemasons. However, in the thick forests of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, lie two powerful institutions who quietly continue to shape local culture.
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 is one of the darkest moments in modern history, immortalised in the hearts of those who witnessed it but also to the rest of the
Everyone knows about the Samurai, the class of elite warriors who defended Japan’s honour for hundreds of years. But few know about Yasuke, the mysterious man from Africa who
For centuries, Arabs freely traded slaves across Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, into every part of the Arab world. However, unlike the Westerners who invested in slavery for
The world has heard a thousand stories of the trans-Atlantic Slave trade—of how strange men with skin like milk rampaged the rich foliage of Africa’s lands and took
Every great empire that rises must eventually fall, or so history has shown. Across Africa and beyond, once-mighty civilizations have ascended to power, only to succumb to the tides of
Spread across East and Central Africa, but primarily in present-day Rwanda, the history of the Banyarwanda is a complex one—even the term itself carries layers of meaning. In the
Few cultural artefacts embody beauty and utility as well as the kiondo, a handwoven basket with deep cultural significance amongst Kenya’s indigenous communities. The art of weaving the kiondo
