Disease control centre confirms monkeypox ‘outbreak’ in Nigeria? No, headline misleading
“Nigeria confirms outbreak of Monkeypox with 558 cases and eight deaths,” reads the headline of an article in the Guardian, a Nigerian newspaper, on…
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Flawed Plans for Relocation of the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Image Source Flawed Plans for Relocation of the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area builds on field research conducted at two…
Senegalese art sensation Omar Ba reflects on colonialism at Dakar Biennale
Image Source Senegalese painter Omar Ba begins to paint a five-meter-long canvas a deep, dark shade of black. This is…
Why it has taken Uganda so long to embrace Kiswahili
There is an old east African joke that Kiswahili was born in Zanzibar, grew up in mainland Tanzania, fell sick…
Hawa Hassan Cooks and Eats Like the Grandmothers in Her Cookbook (And Hopes You Will Too)
Hawa Hassan believes that expanding your pantry will expand your worldview. The Somalia-born cook has many layers to her identity…
Who Is Wizkid? And Why Is He The New Global Music Wonder-Kid?
Image Source The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afro-beat music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afro-beat stars are…