In Tanzania, it is against the law to marry underage girls. The punishment for those responsible – the husband and the parents of the bride who allowed the wedding to happen – is up to 30 years in prison. Nevertheless, there are families who continue to follow the tradition and attempt to marry their daughters … Continue reading
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Baecation Under The Sea?
You’ll need to add this to your bucket-list! https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMicMedia%2Fvideos%2F1511207398902045%2F&show_text=0&width=400 Source Mic Facebook Continue reading
SWAHILI SPICED TEA!
Swahili people (Waswahili) are ethnic and cultural group inhabiting the African Great Lakes region. Members mainly reside on the Swahili Coast, in the area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago, Coastal Kenya, the Tanzania seaboard and northern Mozambique. Swahili is a name derived from Arabic word ‘Sawahil’ meaning coasts. So, the Swahili people have a way of … Continue reading
United States Of Africa: African Passport
African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma recently had her last opening speech. Although only symbolic at the event she handed over the new African passport to AU chairperson, Chad president Idriss Déby. This led to a frenzy of people asking when they can get theirs.
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Sliding into the DM’s and making friends!
Dear Olivia I wanted to write this to you and tell you how thankful I am that I finally met you. When we first interacted in the middle of this year I didn’t think that we would be chatting daily. After tagging you incorrectly on my natural hair page (AfroHealthSA) you corrected me but then … Continue reading