Arts & Culture

In early 2018 Picha Marangi, a photographer and stylist from Kibera, travelled to Turkana on assignment. While in Turkana, Picha Marangi met Elizabeth Korikel, a translator, beading artist and singer.…

In Maasai culture, the protection of wildlife is more than an instinct – it’s an obligation, writes Samantha du Toit. She’s back. And she’s not shy about it. After months…

Samantha du Toit recalls her initiation into a Maasai celebration that blends tradition with a dose of common sense My feet are always dusty; and I love it. Dust, and…

Moiz Husein, an award-winning Tanzanian photographer, is one of the few outsiders to spend long periods of time among Tanzania’s Hadzabe (also known as the Hadza) tribe, only a few…

The first all-woman taraab ensemble on Zanzibar is challenging traditional norms, and bringing a social message, too. Megan Iacobini de Fazio meets Mariam Hamdani, the woman who started it all.…

Samantha du Toit chances upon a Maasai rain dance, and reflects on the power of belief to bring change At first, I wondered what the sound was. It was faint…

Mike McCaffrey travels to Ethiopia’s remote Omo Valley to witness a boy’s journey into manhood, but finds it is the women who must show the greatest courage of all. The…

Thirty years is a long time to look forward to something. And chances are, with that kind of lead time, expectations will not be met. I first learned of the…

Climb Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo Towering above Goma, a city in eastern DRC, is Mount Nyiragongo. Every evening as darkness descends, this active volcano emits an eerie red…

‘Djibouti-ville,’ the country’s slow-moving capital, is home to dozens of excellent Yemeni restaurants from the traditional Sanaa, which deceptively resembles a hole in the wall, but affords diners a balcony…