From Beaches to Blockbusters: Exploring Qingdao's Rise as China's City of Film and Innovation
The first thing visitors encounter at the Qingdao Film Museum is not a movie set or acelebrity exhibit. It is a journey through the story of Chinese cinema itself.Vintage cameras sit behind glass displays. Black-and-white photographs trace thecountry’s earliest silent films. Posters from landmark productions line the walls, whileinteractive digital exhibits invite visitors to step […]
Writing Belonging: How Mirrianne Mahn Uses Literature to Challenge Identity and Exclusion
For German-Cameroonian author and activist Mirrianne Mahn, storytelling is morethan an artistic pursuit. It is a way of understanding identity, confronting historicalinjustices and creating space for voices that have too often been overlooked.As conversations about race, belonging and representation continue to evolve acrossEurope, Mahn has emerged as one of a growing number of Black German […]
Dancing With Dad: How a Kenyan Father-Daughter Duo Is Redefining Fatherhood on Social Media
When Joy Nduttah Mungai uploads a video with her father, Joseph Mungai, she is nottrying to create a social media sensation.Most of the time, she is simply capturing moments that have always been part of theirrelationship—teaching her father a dance, sharing a joke, surprising him with a gift, orrecording the kind of playful interaction that […]
Why the Great Wall Still Fascinates the World
The wind was sharper than I expected. Standing atop the ancient stones of the GreatWall, I looked out across a landscape of rolling mountains that seemed to stretchendlessly into the horizon. The wall twisted and curved over the ridgelines like a giantdragon, disappearing into distant peaks before reappearing again further away. Aroundme, visitors from dozens […]
From Courtroom to Diplomacy: How Dvora Dorsman Yarkoni Found Her Calling in Kenya
When Dvora Dorsman Yarkoni completed her cadet training in August 2020, the worldwas still grappling with the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. International travelhad slowed, schools were closed, and like many working parents, she found herselfnavigating both professional ambition and family responsibility from home. At the time,she had just transitioned from a year-long role in […]
From Tokyo to Nairobi: How a Japanese Entrepreneur Is Bridging Cultures
Through Business and Social MediaWhen Koki Nakaya first arrived in Kenya six years ago, it was curiosity that brought him.Today, it is purpose that keeps him here.Now based in Nairobi, Nakaya-a Japanese entrepreneur and content creator—has builta unique career at the intersection of culture, media, and business. As the founder ofChiQ-QICK Group and Nataka Inc., […]
Barbadian Designer Seeks Cultural and Fashion Links Between the Caribbean and Africa
When Barbadian fashion designer J. Angelique arrived in Nairobi, it was more than aprofessional milestone, it was a cultural homecoming of sorts. Known for her vibrantresort wear and festival designs, Angelique is using fashion as a bridge between theCaribbean and Africa, exploring shared histories, identities, and creative possibilities.As the founder of the J. Angelique brand […]
From Mombasa to the Pentagon: How Frida Karani Rose to Become a Military Culinary Specialist
When Frida Mukei Karani left Kenya for the United States in 2006 as an exchange student in ahospitality programme in Orlando, Florida, she could not have imagined that her journey wouldone day lead her to the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, whereshe now serves as an enlisted aide, effectively working as […]
New Opportunities Ahead: What Ireland’s Minister’s Visit Means for Kenya
Relations between Ireland and Kenya have long been shaped by developmentcooperation, education partnerships, and humanitarian support, often driven throughdiplomatic channels and faith-based initiatives dating back decades. However, therecent visit by Christopher O’Sullivan, Ireland’s Minister of State for Nature, Heritageand Biodiversity, signals a shift toward a more dynamic and forward-lookingpartnership between the two nations. The visit […]
How Mauritius Rewrote Its Agricultural Story and the Lessons Kenya Can Learn
For decades, sugarcane defined Mauritius’ agricultural identity. Fields of cane fueled theeconomy, shaped rural livelihoods, and anchored the country’s export earnings. Butwhen preferential sugar trade arrangements collapsed, the island nation faced amoment of reckoning which made it choose between clinging to a fading model orredesigning agriculture for a changing global economy. Mauritius chose reinvention.“We had […]