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121 results for Nairobi

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Strong foundation

25 February 2021

France’s embassy in Kenya was built with the climate in mind. But does it serve its primary purpose: to foster ties between the two countries?

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The foolery of Kenyan politics provides an irresistible subject for comedy, one that Gado, a newspaper cartoonist, has based his career on. And now for the second TV series of his new controversial project, ‘The XYZ Show’…

Film

Nairobi: building better cities

25 September 2018

Kenya’s Karura Forest offers not only respite from the bustling capital but also a sense of pride for its citizens.

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Africa/Middle East

17 October 2013

The flight path from Nairobi to Guangzhou and Lebanon's tourism troubles.

Radio

The Voyager - Episode 12: Nairobi

4 November 2015

Nairobi has had a rough ride in recent times but as we discover this week the thriving metropolis is endlessly dynamic, resilient and still the beating heart of East Africa’s economy. Each week Monocle 24's new travel…

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Africa/Middle East

25 April 2013

We turn the spotlight on the flight route from London to Baghdad, the ambitions of Nairobi's new senator, and the latest from Bamako.

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Cities

26 November 2020

A Nairobi park’s transformation, Berlin honours its history and Compton’s living-wage experiment.

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Africa/Middle East

17 June 2011

Beirut's first street atlas creates order out of chaos, Nairobi gets an airport "bush hotel" and Lagos motorists get some hi-tech help to avoid traffic.

Radio

The Stack - ‘Wildsam Magazine’, Paper Café in Nairobi and Japanese music books

20 April 2024

We speak with ‘Wildsam Magazine’ editor in chief Taylor Bruce. Plus: we talk to the founder of Paper Café in Nairobi and visit an exhibition on Japanese music books at Japan House London.

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Diplomacy

19 January 2012

MONOCLE catches up with the US's main in the UAE and takes a peek inside Brazil's Kenyan embassy.

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Second life

15 September 2011

While post-industrial towns such as Detroit languish in a ‘rust belt’, Pittsburgh is bucking the trend, teeing itself up as a major hi-tech hub and an alternative to California’s Silicon Valley. Monocle visits its thriving…

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Africa/Middle East

17 August 2007

Kenya's watchful rich and Lebanon's army fights back.

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Africa/Middle East

19 January 2017

Algeria's retirement plan, hot to stimulate growth in Botswana, building schools in Nairobi and Tangier's revival.

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 151

28 May 2012

We ask what’s being done about massacres in Syria, analyse the recent blasts in Nairobi, and discuss Boeing’s new plane.

Radio

The Monocle Weekly, episode 17

19 April 2009

With piracy at the forefront of international politics, this week we speak to Monocle's Nairobi correspondent, Steve Bloomfield, about how events are developing in the region.

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Africa/Middle East

19 April 2012

A new satellite city is planned to ease the pressure of Nairobi's urban centre, restoration is planned for Saudi Arabia's weather-beaten collection of world-class sculptures, and Syria in numbers.