Every year, around this time, we take a month long break from publishing. We need it. Editor Sean Jacobs and Staff Writer Will Shoki when they met in person for the first time in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 2021. The name of this site is meant to be ironic, though a few on Twitter still take it literally and remind us that Africa is not a country. Similarly, the title of this annual post is meant to be tongue in cheek. It marks our annual month long publishing break that we take every August. But it is hard…
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You’ve been thinking about walking the Camino de Santiago for years and now finally you have time to do it? If you don’t know where to start planning and how to get into better walking shape for your first pilgrimage we have a lot of useful information about the Camino de Santiago on our site. This particular post is dedicated to training for the Camino. Over the last 4 years, we’ve walked 7 different Camino de Santiago routes and had all of it the bad, the good, and the ugly. From our Camino experience, we can say that the right…
Middle Eastern politics & society updatesSign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Middle Eastern politics & society news. A decade ago, people across the Arab world were cheering the fall of despots. Now, they are cheering the fall of democracy. These setbacks for political freedom in the Middle East have global implications. In the US, President Joe Biden argues that the battle between autocracy and democracy will define this century. By contrast, Beijing is pushing a “China model” that stresses stability and order rather than political freedom. Events in the Middle East are an…
Honeymoon marks the end of the wedding stress and the beginning of marriage. It is also a time of loving and relaxing with each other without pressure and away from your family and close friends. The vacation for most Nigerian brides happens only once in a lifetime and it’s important to ignite the spark in her love life with her spouse. However, you should think of how you can save money before then to avoid pressure of another planning and thinking. Honeymoons are expensive; from the flight bills, to the hotels, to food and travel expenses. It doesn’t make sense to be…
On Sunday, the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics came to an end after 19 days of competition.Thirteen African nations won medals, some for the very first time, while the Games also produced new heroes and enhanced the status of more seasoned stars. BBC Sport Africa’s Celestine Karoney, in the Japanese capital throughout the event, reflects on what Africa learnt from an unforgettable fortnight: ‘King-Choge’Eliud Kipchoge now has two gold medals as well as the world record in the marathonEliud Kipchoge’s victory on the last day of the Olympics had the sport’s governing body, World Athletics, labelling him ‘King-Choge’ as the Kenyan…
The case has brought to the fore the practice of child marriage within Zimbabwe’s apostolic churches, which also allow polygamy.The government has traditionally turned a blind eye to the practice of child marriage. Zimbabwe has two sets of marriage laws, the Marriage Act and Customary Marriages Act. Neither law gives a minimum age for marriage consent, while the customary law allows polygamy.A new marriages bill that is before parliament for debate seeks to synchronize the laws, ban marriage of anyone below 18 years and prosecute anyone involved in the marriage of a minor.The UN in Zimbabwe said in a statement…
This comes after a coalition of civil society groups launched a public campaign to demand political change in the country, declaring: “We have had enough”. On July 30, the People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) said it wanted South Sudanese to mobilise and “make their voices heard”, warning that if nothing changed, the country could be heading back to war. It is the first time in South Sudan’s history that such a call for public action has been made and by such a broad cross-section, including academics, civil society, think tanks and former senior government officials. Mr. Kuel Aguer Kuel…
Shanice Taylor learned how to crotchet seven months ago to start another stream of income after the pandemic affected her retail business. The mother of three did not expect her design to be worn by fellow Barbadian native and music-entrepreneur mogul Rihanna on the cover of British Vogue barely a year into her new craft. Her life changed overnight when Rihanna shared a photo of herself in Taylor’s crochet dress to promote the latest addition to her Fenty Skin, Butta Drop. Followers of the fashion icon quickly caught on with her outfit and soon the hashtag #outfitforthesummer and #vaxedandwaxed flooded…
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday met an Election Observer team from the African Union (AU) ahead of this week’s general elections. The Zambian leader met the team led by former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House where they held talks. During the talks, the Zambian president urged the team to execute its mandate diligently and have a clear picture of the conduct of some opposition political parties. On his part, the AU Election Observer team leader said the mission will deploy 30 observers to all the country’s 10 provinces. He said the mandate of his team…
Shipping & Logistics Shippers now push for fresh dredging of Lamu channels Wednesday August 04 2021 Boats at the Lamu seafront. FILE PHOTO | NMG By KALUME KAZUNGUMore by this Author Summary The shippers want the 500-metre long Lamu Town to Manda Island and the over one kilometre Mkanda to Kililana channels dredged afresh, to deepen and widen them to accommodate bigger vessels.Mr Awadh said the seafloor within Mkanda and Lamu-Manda channels has been rising in recent years, making it shallower and hence incapable of holding bigger boats and dhows during low tide seasons.In 1997, American Navy dredged the Mkanda…