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The Kuomboka River Festival in Zambia

Zambia boast some of the most fantastic waterways in Africa. In the middle of April, people from far and wide come to the country to attend the Kuomboka Festival of the Lozi people. Every year when the Zambezi  River floods the plains, it creates a deep shallow river. The Lozi people move to higher ground during this period and the Kuomboka is seen as a ceremonial event to mark it.

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Chale Wote Art Festival

If you are in Ghana this August, then you must  attend the Chale Wote Art Festival. It is by far the largest public arts festival in West Arica. Held every year in the historic port city of Jamestown and attended by thousands of people, Chale Wote is a celebration of Ghana’s artistic renaissance. There will be two days of programming ranging from live street painting,  experimental theatre, live music , graffiti murals, fashion parades  and spoken word.

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The Durbar Festival in Nigeria

The Durbar is a festival that is celebrated in several states in Northern Nigeria. In pre-colonial Nigeria, a series of Northern states were ruled by a traditional ruler known as the Emir. To displays the Emir's political and army strength, the nobility of each Emirates were required to contribute their fighting forces to take part in the annual Durbar festival.

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The Traffic Robots of DR Congo

We all know how how manic traffic can on our way to work. In Kinshasa, one of Africa's mega cities, traffic can be unbelievably frustrating and chaotic. To combat this the police are getting help in the form of two  8 foot robots shaped like a policeman stationed in the capital to help keep cars moving. These mechanical officers run on solar power with in-built cameras & report traffic offences to a central computer.

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