Africa: Land of Drought and Hope
HEAD NORTH FROM NAIROBI towards Mount Kenya and also most invariably you’ll hit the weather. Fog, rain, hail, even if snow, all unusual for the equato
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The Sorry Story of Zaki-Biam Yam Market
“About a 100 or 150 trucks load yams here from now till May, every day. Yet, there is no day that yams are bought completely, since I started coming t
The glitter and glamour of Fulani weddings
Wedding ceremonies in Ilorin span seven days and are made up of the following memorable parts: The traditional migration of the bride from her famil
Inventors’ Decaying Dreams
The conception of the institute in 1953. The World Bank had sent an economic mission to Nigeria. Members of the group, after several deliberations wit
Masaka’s ‘hidden market’ reveals an important biz place
The idea was conceived about 36 years ago. The elders and stakeholders of communities and settlements around Masaka, a sparingly populated city along