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Meet the Solar Mamas, the Women Giving Zanzibar Electricity

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By Sophia Smith Galer
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How an African Island Became the World’s COVID Conspiracy Capital

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Food

Meet the Metal-Scientist-Turned-Singer Writing a Swahili Cookbook

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By Eleanor Langdale
Food

How to Run a Restaurant in the Middle of the Indian Ocean

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By Jay Court
Music

From Techno to 105-Year-Old Tanzanian Singers, Mim Suleiman’s Music Knows No Boundaries

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By Brendan Arnott
Travel

Zanzibar Has a Freddie Mercury Problem

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Music

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