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Botswana is solid proof that the capital city of a country doesn’t necessarily represent that country. Botswana might have probably the most mainstream-looking capital in the world (Gaborone), but once you leave the city and delve into the wilderne...
Traveling can be more exciting when it is done in an unexplored and underrated country. Zambia in Southern Africa has always been under the shadow of other countries both literally and figuratively. It was only in the 1960’s that Zambia became a co...
Going on a holiday is by far one of the most exciting, thrilling, relaxing, body and soul-boosting activities anyone can ever engage in. After spending all year running around working, meeting deadlines, clinching business deals and studying, a lot o...
Djibouti may not be the first country that pops into your mind when you are considering holiday destinations, but it’s definitely worth considering as an amazing trip awaits you. Djibouti is located in the eastern part of Africa, a coastal country ...
With a population of close to 200 million people, it is really not a surprise that Nigeria is one of the most diversified nations in terms of human resources. No wonder it is often referred to as the giant of Africa. But for a country as big and as d...
The average duration of tourists staying in Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) was estimated to be 1.3 days. This is due to the fact that many travelers use it as a passage to travel between the bigger and more touristic African countries. We can...
A lot of Kenyans depend on traditional healing practices as the major source of health care. This could be due to the fact that these practices are incredibly diverse and are designed to handle a lot of cases ranging from medical to spiritual problem...
Mozambique’s rich culture is always assumed to be dominated by Portuguese influence, but this statement would completely underestimate the effect of ethnic groups in the country on the Portuguese culture. These ethnic groups fall into the same cate...
Going back to the origin of our roots is the cure to the madness of modern civilization – AnonymousWhether you believe it or not; it isn’t something to argue about. After all, modern medicine takes its refinements from the roots of herbal and tra...
An estimated 322 million people around the world live with depression - most of those being in non-Western nations. Mental health has historically been neglected, especially in poorer nations where they face other challenges that take a higher priori...
A lot of people ask me where they can find traditional South African food in Cape Town. To be honest, that is a tricky question. What would be the traditional food in a city so cosmopolitan you literally feel like it’s the 8th continent? On the oth...
Kenya is one of the finest safari destinations with hordes of adventure-seeking travelers passing through the country every year. Other fun facts about Kenya are that its people are multicultural and multilingual and it has only two seasons throughou...
Thinking of holidaying in Ethiopia? You will most certainly find a plethora of food choices available to you. You may even wonder which ones to eat and which ones to avoid (if at all). Don’t sweat it, we’ll try to walk you through our choice of p...
Ghana hot sauce is very popular and it's usually known by the name "shito", a name that could have connotations dependent on the context! Shito translates to pepper in the Ga language, which is spoken in and around the capital city Accra. It's a rela...
Ghana is a beautiful country in the sub-region of West Africa, specifically along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Known for basking with a rich and colourful culture, this amazing country is popular for quite a lot of factors. For example,...
As history has it, there was a goat herder named Kaldi, who is believed to have found the coffee beans in the highlands of Ethiopia. He accidentally discovered the awakening effect of coffee after noticing his goats eat the berries and they were not ...
Somalia is a country situated in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Kenya to the southwest, Djibouti to the northwest, and the Indian ocean to the east. Once a colony of Great Britain, Somalia has the longest coastline on the entir...
Sudan, literally meaning “The lands of the Blacks” in Arabic, can be found tucked away in the Northeast part of Africa bordered by Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, South Sudan to the south, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the nort...
Here we go to the land of promise, 13 months of sunshine, home to Walia Ibex and an uncolonized African country situated in the horn of the continent, Ethiopia! Today we want to take you on a journey to this country’s musical root cultures. With ov...