Standing with the Maasai
Dear friends, We are elders of the Maasai from Tanzania, one of Africa’s oldest tribes. Yesterday, the government announced that it plans to kick thousands of our families off our lands so that wealthy...
View ArticleReasons why Tanzania should be your Safari Destination
When the topic is safari, other locations in East Africa, specifically Kenya, come to mind, but Tanzania is one place where the safari and wildlife experience can rival anywhere in the world. From...
View ArticleSpain is not Uganda round 2 – Tourism
Two years ago the Spanish PM Rajoy kick started a social media storm when he said “Resist, we are the 4th Eurozeone power , Spain is not Uganda” As I wrote at the time, the Spanish PM’s text...
View ArticleA Fly Girl -Book Review
A Fly Girl is the memoire of a brave Black lady that set out to sail the world and stand up to challenge various stereotypes, chauvinism, and prejudice. In doing so, the British born author of...
View ArticleBlack porters in Uganda’s Tourism Industry; Service provision or colonialism?
This photo of porters at Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park carrying tourists has polarised Ugandans on Social Media. I have not been able to establish the source of the photo, but as far as I...
View ArticleThe Intersection between Faith and Health: Learning from Prostate Cancer...
It was on a cold Sunday. The roads were snowy. Traffic was ubiquitous. At 7pm, I took my gray jacket, turned on my car, and headed to a local African Pastor in the area. A member of his church...
View ArticleAfrica, where are we headed?
Yesterday, 25th May, more than half the people in the world took a day off from normal work to relax, spend time with family or just catch up with work. Different chunks of the globe celebrated this...
View ArticleWill Malawi Benefit from New Visa Fees?
Malawi implemented new visa regulations which took effect on October 1st, 2015. The new requirements introduce a visa payment scheme for travelers to Malawi providing for the following categories and...
View ArticleThis Beautiful African Resort Experience; Sun City!
I just want to live. Yesterday I had a near-death experience but it was my own choice. It was not an accident neither was I sick. I plunged down a steep slide at Sun City. During the fall, my eyes were...
View ArticleNigerian Lives Matter: The Pain of Nigerians in South Africa in the Brewing...
There’s a moment of decision in every man’s life. Like the man in the trunk of that Bakkie truck, being shipped back home to Nigeria from South Africa. He and some of his other colleagues called out to...
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