Arts & Culture

Katy Fentress sets out to find out more about Swahili culture and its rich history by heading to Tanzania and visiting the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, once the epicentre of…

A new online exhibition dubbed, “ Utamaduni Wetu: Meet the People of Kenya” has been launched on the Google Arts and Culture platform. The exhibition is a collaboration between Google…

We catch up with Katie Simpson, an artist whose work speaks to the soul. Her paintings are a reflection of the everyday life. We immersed ourselves in her world through…

Original article appears in the East African. Photos: Kenya Tourism Board The Mama Ngina Waterfront Park is a  26-acre waterfront space recently redeveloped into a modern public recreational area with…

With an array of African art, textiles, jewellery, music instruments and more collected from over 20 African countries, coupled with its unique architecture inspired by the traditional mud houses across…

You may be an avid lover of coffee, but have you ever considered going on a coffee tour to find out more about how it ends up in your cup…

From its modern day Herero women in their colourful Victorian gowns to its wild horses and wondrous desert with petrified trees that survive for millions of years, Namibia is a…

Two Locals give us a glimpse of Life in Stone Town. Sam Vox is a Photographer while Hafsa Mbamba is the owner of Grassroots Traveller, who set up our tours…

Made from 100% recycled waste, the Flipflopi dhow sets off on a highly anticipated inaugural overseas expedition, an adventurous trip from Lamu to Zanzibar with a bid to create a…

If you are reading this article after stumbling on a social media post redirecting you to this link, you are probably a millennial! Millennials are creating a buzz which has…