As things calm down in Kenya (this time, we hope, for good!), we’d like to remind everyone about the great things the country has produced recently. Aside from the magical safari experience for which the country is famous, in 2004 Kenya’s own Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work.
The February 2008 issue [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 30, 2008
Kenya’s Green Crusader
January 22, 2008
Benin’s Golden Boy
January’s Condé Nast Traveler featured an interview with Djimon Hounsou, the 43-year-old model turned actor, known for films such as Amistad and Blood Diamond. Hounsou is from the West African nation Benin and he now works with Oxfam in Africa. A passionate activist and humanitarian, Hounsou is in a great position to make his voice [...]
January 22, 2008
“Tourism in the Balance”
Another blog, whiteafrican.com, highlighted the crisis the Kenyan tourism industry is currently facing by quoting a recent article on CNN, “Conservationists in parks such as the Masai Mara say they rely on tourism to keep the parks up and running. But even though no violence has been reported in the parks, and no tourists have [...]
January 17, 2008
Kenya’s Problems…
I have been very distressed by the current political situation in Kenya. Following the very close December 27th presidential election, supporters of the opposition party have been rioting and causing serious unrest in certain areas of the country. In the time leading up to the election, the country (which has been a leader among African countries for their relatively strong [...]
