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Knowledge is Power As educational initiatives spring up all over Africa, Daniel Kalinaki looks at the impact they are having and what they still have to achieve It’s a bright Monday morning in Busia, eastern Uganda, and Philemon Ouma is on his way to school. Although the 15-year-old is only in primary […]

Knowledge is power

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West African women’s choir and the latest luxury lodges NEW OPENINGS Sasaab CampSamburu National Game Reserve, Kenya Northern Kenya, in particular the culturally rich Samburu Heartland, is home to some of Africa’s most impressive wildlife and dramatic scenery. Against the dramatic backdrop of volcanic mountains the landscape is rugged with […]

Africa Browser

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Jeux D’enfant / Child Games A game of bao, which has characteristics similar to chess and backgammon, can be played with very simple materials, but is extremely complex to play Two boys hold a toy car that they have made out of old flip-flop.The boy has disguised himself as a […]

Jeux d’enfant

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Songs of Freedom The young musicians of AURA (Artistes Unis pour le Rap Africain) have joined together to teach children self-awareness and moral values through music. Angela Robson reports For as long as he can remember, Ousmane has passed on everything he’s been given to his marabout, his religious teacher. But tonight, as […]

Songs of Freedom

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CONQUERING KILIMANJARO Last October two of Brussels Airlines’ cabin crew members, Thomas Smits and Bernard Padovani, went on a mission to conquer Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) and plant the Brussels Airlines flag at the summit. “Although we are both quite sportive, we are no mountaineers and we did not prepare for […]

in the news

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Saving the seas Marine Protected Areas are designed to protect some of the world’s richest ocean environments. Kate Eshelby takes a look at their impact on the coastline of West Africa The early morning sun glints golden on the sea, which is alive with hundreds of turtles. On the sands […]

Saving the seas

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Playing with food The latest contribution to Vienna’s rich musical heritage comes from the unlikeliest of sources, finds Nick Hodge When confronted by a pile of aubergines at a vegetable stall, most of us think along fairly mundane lines. “Perhaps I can chuck some of those into a pasta sauce,” […]

Playing with food

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FOOD ON THE FLY Sometimes it’s more than a question of a knife and fork! This African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) is in mid-stoop with outstretched talons, about to catch its prey. With breathtaking precision and speed, the eagle will often snatch fish of comparable size to itself from the […]

Snapshot

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The Essential Guide to Africa. Updated 2020. Douala & Yaoundé Okumo Angwa takes a tour of the two most prominent cities in Cameroon and gets in touch with the local culture COUNTRY CODE FOR CAMEROON +237 CAMEROONPopulation: 18,060,382Currency: CFA FrancAverage temperature (Mar-Apr): 24ºC Often referred to as “Africa in miniature” owing to its […]

Essential…

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What to Listen: Our Audio Picks Emerald Book A relaxing musical journey in time and harmonyUn voyage relaxant au cœur du temps et de l’harmonie Lyle Mays Newborn (Geffen)Egberto Gismonti Frevo (ECM)Eberhard Weber Death in the carwash (ECM)Michael Stearns Twin Flame (Heart of Space)Lyle Mays Close to home (Geffen)Henry Wolff The silver eye (Celestial)Henryk Mikolaj Górecki Lento […]

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