China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

The truth is that colonisation of the East African coast did not end with the departure of the British in the middle of the 20th century. Many colonial institutions were inherited and perpetuated ...

Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date in the records, but it is thought that Islam had taken root by the 8th century. The first Muslims ...

Shellfish Bay on the island’s windward side shelters one of East Africa’s most spectacular ... apart from its neighbors off ...

In East Africa a slave trade was well established ... Arab traders began to settle among the Africans of the coast, resulting in the emergence of a people and culture known as Swahili.

Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date in the records, but it is thought that Islam had taken root by the 8th century. The first Muslims ...

It is widely regarded as East Africa's best diving destination, home to colourful coral gardens, diverse fish species and ...