In the heart of Bonyokwa Ward in Dar es Salaam and Chumbuni Constituency in Zanzibar, waste once seen as a burden is now a beacon of hope. Thanks to the Zero Waste Model introduced by Nipe Fagio, ...

Necessity is the mother of all invention, and the Gucci Bamboo 1947 stands as a prime example. In 1947, amidst post-war material shortages, particularly of leather, Gucci’s Florentine artisans sought ...

Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania commemorates 61 years since the formation of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, a long-standing narrative continues to spark debate: the notion that Zanzibar ...

Some of the footage, notably aerial shots of the Arab massacre in Zanzibar, is doubtless truthful. But interior evidence in the film itself suggests that many of the scenes are phony. One dubious ...

I observe international affairs from Washington, capital of a superpower which used to be the world’s more-or-less benevolent hegemon, but which is now groping for a different role as a ...

Thanks to “The White Lotus” and a certain bougie North Carolinian matriarch (my personal S3 favorite character), Gucci’s iconic bamboo top handle bag is trending in a big way these days.

Climate change Green Safaris (Zambia): Celebrated for “Silent Safaris” using solar-powered electric vehicles, eliminating single-use plastics, and promoting bamboo planting and fuel-efficient ...

Here in Kenya, the government is on a mission to combat the negative effects of climate change, improve livelihoods and restore degraded landscapes. It has set an ambitious goal of increasing its ...

The Office of the President has announced that, following the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, all national flags in the Republic of Seychelles will be flown at half-mast as a mark of mourning ...

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre wrapped with Bamboo Scaffolding. Image © flickr user stevemarvell. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 However, this once ...

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