The Indian Ocean city of Dar es Salaam may be a stopover for tourists journeying ahead to Zanzibar—the quaint archipelago a flight or ferry away—or going on safaris to national parks. But there’s still plenty on offer if you have 24 hours to spare.
Read MoreOkey Ndibe’s memoir derives its comical title from a string of advice an uncle had given Ndibe on the eve of his maiden voyage to America. “And the first thing to remember is this: Never look an American in the eye… They take it as an insult,” the uncle intones. “If they catch you, a stranger, looking them in the face, they will shoot.”
Read MoreWomanhood is a confection of experiences, choices and a sense of being
Read MoreI hate eulogies. Like political campaign speeches, they’re fancy, empty words seldom reflecting the true feelings of the speaker for the deceased. Why speak this flowery language to the dust if it was unspoken between breaths? Why compose beautiful odes to yesterdays that can’t be appreciated by the muse? We rely on the living for that.
Read MoreHis heart pounded so hard he couldn’t hear the TV. With the force of a pestle striking a mortar, it threatened to burst through his chest as he retrieved the proposal from his safe. Sweat dotted the area his moustache would have covered had his barber not wheedled him into shaving it off last weekend.
Read MoreNairobi wins the prize for greenery with its acres of vegetation. Its verdancy is credited to the late environmentalist and Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai, whose organisation Green Belt Movement planted tens of millions of trees.
Read MoreThe East African country truly lives up to its ‘Land of a thousand hills’ nickname. Enveloping Kigali, Rwanda's capital, and beyond, are verdant, terraced hills standing in juxtaposition with clear, blue skies as proof of nature’s majestic artistry.
Read MoreAyòbámi Adébáyò’s Bailey’s-shortlisted, debut novel Stay With Me is an engaging story about the pressures a childless couple encounters in contemporary Nigeria, where children—more than love—are often deemed the centripetal force of a marriage.
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