15 Things to Know Before You Go to Hargeisa The capital of Somaliland challenges media-soaked preconceptions about the region - but visitors should be prepared to eat a lot of camel meat, and mind the acrobats. Read More
The Universal Ritual of Complete Teenage Indifference How Moroccans take their mint tea is a calling card of where they hail from.
A Street‑Life Madeleine in the City of Hustle Akara in Abuja There’s a radio program here in Abuja on 104.5 Crowder Love FM called Brekete Family. Near the beginning of the…
Bring Your Own Bottle When Drinking With the Ancients The sundowner spot at Mapungubwe is a simple wooden deck on stilts overlooking the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers, where three countries unite: South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
Visiting a Volcano in a Former War Zone Inside the national park trying to bring peace and prosperity to conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Right Medicine, the Perfect Poison Ingredients: a bunch of small rolls of tree bark and cane juice, made from sugar cane. Directions: Place the sticks in a jar.
Life on the Congo In a country with crumbling infrastructure, cargo barges are vital for ferrying goods and unofficial passengers along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s aquatic superhighway.
South Sudan’s Great White Hope I arrive at the Juba airport to find my only contact in South Sudan absent and unresponsive.