Tag Archives: Africa

The Himba Baby Song

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I was thinking today of the famous quote by David M. Eagleman that each person suffers three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, Heritage, Life | Tagged Africa, Death, Himba Baby Song, Himba Tribe, Life, Namibia | 6 Comments

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo – The remarkable story of an African slave.

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

The story of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo is one of the most interesting and incredible verified accounts of an African slave during the 18th Century, Whilst it is incredible, it also illustrates well the complexities of the slave trade and some … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life | Tagged Africa, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, Ghana, Maryland, Rev. Thomas Bluet, Royal African Company, Slavery | Leave a comment

The Robocops of Kinshasa

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Central Africa might not be your first guess when it comes to thinking of robocops but for the last 5 years or so in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been using them in increasing numbers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Science and Engineering | Tagged Africa, Cars, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Life, Police, Robocop, Robots | Leave a comment

Black Panther Movie Review

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Earlier this week I went to see the Black Panther movie. Some of you may know that I despise comicbook based movies. Just going from the trailers they seem very generic, derivative and not very deep; I like science-fiction but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Opinion, Popular Culture | Tagged Africa, Black Panther, Erik Killmonger, Film Review, M'Baku, Movie Review, Shuri, T'Challa, Wakanda | 14 Comments

Sport brings people together – How Cricket is creating a new future for Rwanda

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

We all know that sport has a unique ability to bring people together from all around the world and those of us who have travelled to places a little less ordinary know that there are few better ways to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Popular Culture, Travel | Tagged Africa, Cricket, genocide, Kigali, Long reads, Rwanda, Rwanda Cricket, Sport | 15 Comments

When WW1 came to East Africa

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

As we approach Armistice Day, it’s become something of a blog tradition for me to write some posts related to WW1. I thought this time to pick a little bit of an unusual subject and a little discussed arena … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW1 | Tagged Africa, Empire, Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson, Lake Tanganyika, Lest We Forget, Royal Navy, The African Queen, war, WW1 | 3 Comments

The story of the first Black Man in the British Army

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks in a new episode of Dr Who, there was something of a story about one of the characters in that weeks episode. It involved a platoon of Victorian British soldiers who ended up working on some alien … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, television | Tagged Africa, Battle of Ginnis, Dr Who, Durham, First Black man in the army, history, Khartoum, Life, Mahdi, Mars, Sudan | 2 Comments

Musa I of Mali – The richest man you may never have heard of

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

You might never have heard of Musa Keita I of the Mali Empire but it is fair to say that no-one alive today will ever make such an impact on the world today. Born in 1280 AD, Musa grew up in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Africa, Empire, Hajj, history, Islam, Life, Mali, Mecca, Must Keita, Sahara, Timbuktu, Travel | 15 Comments

Do Chimps Believe in God?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

As Good Friday nears and Easter beckons to many as well as Passover to many others, it might come as a surprise to you that recent studies have indicated that a group of Chimpanzees have been studied and a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Faith, Science and Engineering | Tagged Africa, Animal rituals, Anthropology, Chimpanzees, Chimps, Death, Do animals believe in God, Easter, God, Laura Kehoe, Life, religion | 5 Comments

Band Aid 30

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

There are many problems with the world at the moment and certainly with our country but one thing that we can be proud of is our record of charity and giving to countries that are poorer than our own. In … Continue reading →