Reinventing Africa

Remind me to never order a shot at the bar! NEVER EVER AGAIN! So last night, while having a few drinks with my new friends from Bor, Sudan, ...

I am in Bor now and I like it a lot better than I did Juba! It really proves how important it is to keep cities clean! Bor may have a few le...

A lot of you have asked about my lodging in Sudan- with good reason! Here are a few pics of my "little plastic container" in Juba....

It seems like every post is about food. Sorry, but it’s one of the main things that I look forward to when I travel. I love trying different...

I think what many people fail to realize about me, is that I was raised African, Cameroonian to be exact. I grew up eating plantain and eggs...

Today, I flew to Juba, the capital of the southern part of Sudan. In a nutshell… this is not Nairobi… and sadly not even comparable with Ban...

During the last few days in Nairobi it has become painfully clear to me that if I decide to live in any city for an extended period of time,...

I’m still a bit confused… Why do I, a black girl, feel like a minority in East Africa??? But on the other hand, I’ve been around so many Ame...

Apparently, in Nairobi’s expat community, the weekend starts on Thursday night. I could have sworn that I was telecast to Marshall Street or...

I’ve noticed that many Africans (I hate to generalize the whole continent, but it’s true) have a deep appreciation of 90s RnB and Contempora...