Not far from the coast of Kenya in the iridescent Indian Ocean lies an island called Lamu, very much the same as it was a thousand years ago. Since time out of mind, Lamu has been a bustling entrépot ...

Ali gently steered the dhow out of the small jetty and into a small lagoon for what he had promised to be a 'wonderful sundowner'. The team of local and international journalists who were inspecting ...

Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, ...

With its glorious old town, "spectacular" beaches and "laid-back" atmosphere, the Kenyan island of Lamu is one of the world's most bewitching places. I first visited as a "scruffy backpacker" in 1992, ...

Outcry over the replacement of local artefacts with Omani historical and cultural exhibits in Lamu museum.[Maarufu Mohamed/Standard] The removal of artefacts belonging to Lamu’s native communities ...

The Lamu Old Town, a World Heritage site on the coast of East Africa about 350 km north of Mombasa, has seen its public spaces refreshed, access improved, and pride in the city's status as the oldest ...

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