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Diplomacy

Strong foundation

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?

  • Issue #141
  • 1 min read
Strong foundation
Society

The opener

An intercontinental array of bulletins bringing you up to speed on Israel’s pop charts, the changing face of suburbia and underwear to massage your bottom.

  • Issue #141
  • 8 min read
The opener
Urbanism

Cities Briefing

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

  • Issue #139
  • 3 min read
Woman speaking at a podium at an outdoor civic event.
Travel and restaurants

Hop, skip and jump

African Express operates one of civil aviation's last milk runs, a multi-stop flight from Nairobi to Dubai. Monocle's correspondent straps into the jump seat for a unique jaunt around the Horn of Africa.

  • Issue #74
  • 14 min read
Hop, skip and jump
Affairs

Leaders to follow

Meet the five mayors and city governors, from Nairobi to Seoul, whose vision, strategies and commitment should inspire us all to demand better leaders (or stand for elections).

  • Issue #65
  • 17 min read
Leaders to follow
Affairs

Diplomacy

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

  • Issue #50
  • 4 min read
Brazilian Embassy, Kenya
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

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.

  • Issue #45
  • 5 min read
Black and white portrait of Andry Andriamanga, executive secretary of Voahary Gasy, wearing a suit and tie with foliage visible in the background.
Culture

Puppet state

The foolery of Kenyan politics is an irresistible subject for comedy, one that cartoonist Gado has based his career on. Now he's back with his controversial puppet show, ‘The XYZ Show’.

  • Issue #34
  • 7 min read
Puppet state
Culture

African stations

Salim Amin is determined to launch A24, the first pan-African news channel. He follows in the footsteps of his father, the great news photographer Mo Amin, to report on Africa's successes and failures.

  • Issue #7
  • 6 min read
African stations
Transport

Back to his routes

African airlines have been known for limited routes and poor safety. But Titus Naikuni, the visionary CEO of Kenya Airways, is revolutionising the skies and establishing a continental hub in Nairobi.

  • Issue #3
  • 6 min read
Back to his routes

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