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African Browser Dates for your diary, music for the masses, comics from the Ivory Coast and the luxury eco-lodges. NEW OPENINGS Campi ya Kanzi, Chyulu Hills, Kenya Meaning ‘camp of hidden treasures’ in Kishwahili, the recently opened Campi ya Kanzi wears those treasures on its sleeve. The tented stone cottages […]

African Browser


BELGIAN BROWSER For a country of its size, Belgium has a lot to offer in terms of food, drink and culture. Here’s our pick of restaurants, hotels, bars and upcoming events BED DOWN Comfort Art Hotel Siru 1 Place Rogier, BrusselsThis three-star hotel is ideally located just steps from the […]

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African Business Browser Every month we review businesses, products and meet people behind key organisations across the BA network ORGANIZATION TO KNOW The AIDS Support Organization TASO is a community-based initiative offering treatment, care and support to people living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda. Founded by 16 individuals who […]

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ARE WE THERE YET? On the plane you’re part of a migration, of sorts, like the wildebeest on the plains of Africa. Their remarkable journey takes them from the southern Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masaai Mara in Kenya and back again – one of the largest and most spectacular […]

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Claim to fame Martin Banks forecasts the future with a list of Belgium’s most probable emerging superstars The old joke “Name five famous Belgians” plays to the widely held perception that the country has produced few people of significance in its 177-year history. But look a little closer and you’ll […]

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Entebbe & Kampala City Guide Edris Kisambira takes a look around Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and the lakeside town of Entebbe, the country’s first administrative headquarters after independence Entebbe International Airport is located near the town of Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria, 35km from the capital, Kampala. Entebbe was the […]

Essential: Entebbe & Kampala



China Rising With increasing Chinese investment in Africa, Alan Duncan looks at the potential pros and cons of such a co-operation Africa has rich resources and market potentials; China has available effective practices and practical knowhow it has gained in the course of modernisation.” So said Chinese president Hu Jintao […]

China Rising


AFRICAN BROWSER Dates for your diary, technological tourism, music for the masses and the latest luxury eco-lodges NEW OPENINGS Primate Lodge Kibale Kibale Forest National Park, UgandaPrimate Lodge Kibale is geared specifically at nature lovers – in particular, primate fans. The surrounding area is home to 13 species of primates, […]

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Best Belgian Concept Stores With Belgium now boasting some of Europe’s coolest lifestyle stores and chicest cocktail bars, Carolijn Demensino discovers what the country has to offer the style-conscious visitor 1 Design & lifestyle shop: Donum131/33 Havermarkt, Hasselt, tel. (0)1 122 8336 and 47 Hopland, Antwerp This shop is a […]

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Builder of Dreams Africa’s leading architect, Pierre Goudiaby, known as Atepa, ‘the builder’, celebrated his 60th birthday in July this year but remains indefatigable in his efforts to ensure a brighter future for his children and all of Africa, as Jenny Cathcart discovers Born in Baila on the Atlantic seaboard […]

Builder of Dreams