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    Architecture, Culture & Travel, Lifestyle, Travel / 12 Jul 2018

    10 Places to See in Mombasa

    A cosmopolitan tourist hub and Kenya’s second largest city, Mombasa is the adventurous tourist’s exotic destination. Enjoying a well-known and long seafaring history, the city offers a firsthand taste of Africa. Mombasa’s beaches and resorts stretch for miles to the north and south of the mainland standing out for their palm-studded strands, fringed by brilliantly sparkling coral reefs. It is commonplace to see tourists flock to the beaches to participate in and enjoy the diverse watersports, which often range from deep-sea fishing, diving, to snorkelling. Tourists also take the opportunity to relax on the beautiful shores and spot dolphins on traditional dhows. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of top 10 places to visit in Mombasa. Fort Jesus This UNESCO World Heritage site was developed by the Italian architect Cairati and built in 1593-1596 by the Portuguese, who kept it under their control for one century. One of the world’s finest examples of 16th-century military architecture, Fort Jesus bears resemblance to a male figure and named after Jesus as an open religious reference. Lying at the southern edge of the town of Mombasa, over a spur of coral rock, Fort Jesus bears testimony to the first successful attempt by Western civilisation to rule the Indian ocean trade routes, which, until then had remained under the Eastern influence. The design of the fort, with its proportions, its imposing walls and five bastions, reflects the military architectural theory of the Renaissance. Fort Jesus, Mombasa also bears physical witness, in its structures and subsequent transformations, as well as to the interchange of cultural values and influences between and among peoples of African, Arab, Turkish, Persian and European origin that fought to gain and maintain their control over this strategic port. Despite being partially ruined, a museum was built over the former barracks…

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    Culture & Travel, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Travel / 08 Mar 2018

    10 Favourite Foods of Fes, Morocco

    Located to the north of the Middle Atlas Mountains, Fes is Morocco’s third largest city,and is touted to be home to the largest medina in Africa. Despite losing its status as the Moroccan capital in 1912, Fes is still the Moroccan capital of food. For adventurers and passionate food lovers, it has become a world-class travel destination because of its lavish and highly enticing dishes served not only in restaurants and cafés but also in the homes of locals. Food plays an important role in Moroccan culture, as well as interpersonal relationships, which is why we have put together a list of our favourite foods of Fes. Bastilla This pie dish is prepared with pecan, eggs, phyllo pastry and fish or chicken. The chicken, cooked with onions and spices is then separated from the spices. Next, eight or more eggs are added with a pastry leaf and onions. In the same dish, another leaf is put with the chicken (that has been cut into small pieces). A third pastry leaf is then added with the pecan; after which the dish is completely covered with a fourth one. The bastilla is then baked in an oven. When it is cooked and the pastry browned, the bastilla is decorated with icing sugar and cinnamon. While there are many techniques for preparing this dish, the above method is the preferred Moroccan choice. The unique thing about this Fes delicacy is the combination of sweet and savoury flavours that differentiate it from most local dishes. Bastilla is also used to welcome guests, as well as show them generosity and kindness. It is also a favourite dish served at meetings and ceremonies. Chebakia Chebakia is a small piece of twisted dough, deep fried and soaked in honey and served during Ramadan as a basic part…

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    Culture & Travel, Lifestyle, Travel / 27 Feb 2018

    10 Favourite Foods of Tanzania

    According to history, the early humans who dwelled in Tanzania were hunters and gatherers. By 500 A.D, native dwellers had begun to grow grains such as millet, sorghum, as well as vegetable and fruit crops. In 800 A.D, citrus fruits and commercial crops had been brought into the region by Muslim travellers. Recipes were created and passed down from generation to generation; then enjoyed by visitors and food lovers who came into the country to learn about the delicious foods made by denizens. There are also hints of Portuguese influence on Tanzanian and Eastern Africa cuisine. Below is a curated list of some of the most loved foods of Tanzania. Ugali Ugali (pronounced oo-ga-ly) is the staple starch component of many meals in Tanzania and Eastern Africa. Called sima, obokima, dona, kaunga, sembe, posho or obusuma in different regions, this meal is usually made from maize, millet or sorghum flour. Ugali is mixed with water and cooked into a dough-like consistency, which is then dipped into other dishes while eating, such as green vegetable sauces or meat stews, beans and fish-based stews. The word “ugali” is a Bantu term derived from Swahili. In parts of Tanzania, ugali is called nguna, the informal street name of the dish. Considered Tanzania’s national dish, ugali is considered well-prepared when it is neither too dry nor sticky. Nyama Choma Nyama choma, which is Swahili for grilled meat, is one of the finest delicacies of Tanzania and Eastern Africa. Always eaten with hands, nyama choma is often accompanied with side dishes like ugali and kachumbari salad. It is believed among residents that the grilled meat is a kind of social lubricant capable of turning strangers into friends and friends into closer companions. Freshly slaughtered goat meat, chicken or beef is often used to prepare nyama choma;…

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Speaking through Walls
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January 14, 2019

Speaking through Walls

From January 25 to April 13, 2019, Tyburn Gallery will present Speaking Through Walls, Sethembile Msezane’s first UK solo exhibition. Employing an interdisciplinary practice encompassing performance, photography, film, sculpture and installation, Msezane creates commanding works laden with spiritual and political symbolism, exploring issues around spirituality, commemoration and African knowledge systems. She processes her dreams as a medium through a lens of the plurality of......

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Adebayo Oke-Lawal to Speak at the 2019 Design Indaba Conference
Design, Fashion |
January 12, 2019

Adebayo Oke-Lawal to Speak at the 2019 Design Indaba Conference

Fast-rising fashion designer and creative director of Orange Culture, Adebayo Oke-Lawal, has been announced as a speaker on the global appreciation for African and androgynous fashion designs at the forthcoming Design Indaba conference, which will run from February 27 to March 1, 2019, at the Opera House of the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Orange Culture was officially established in 2011......

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Film and TV, Review |
January 11, 2019

Skinny Girl in Transit

Skinny Girl in Transit is a Nigerian web series about a young woman’s quest to find peace, which in our society means a husband and a trimmer waistline. The strength of the series is its subversive take on society’s demands on women who do not fit the popular feminine ideal as it is often portrayed on television. Tiwa, a dark-skinned, plus size, single......

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Early 21st Century Young African Artists
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January 10, 2019

Early 21st Century Young African Artists

Presented by MASK Prize, Early 21st Century Young African Artists at the Saatchi Gallery, London features 20 artworks including animations, prints of digital art, photographs, drawings and paintings by 19 Kenyan artists. Curated by MASK Prize founder, artist Alla Tkachuk, the vibrant and sophisticated artworks were selected based on approach, artistic style and medium. Here, the artists captured the energy of youth, mirrored......

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Challenging Toxic Masculinity
Art, Performing Arts |
January 09, 2019

Challenging Toxic Masculinity

South African artist Mzoxolo X Mayongo is challenging pre-existing concepts of masculinity. He is forging a different masculine identity for the South African man through a series of provocative and engaging works. Mayongo’s photo series Ubukho be Ndoda: Demystifying the Phallus of Man is directed by his own unforgiving insecurities as a Black man living in South Africa today. The series explores the......

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