#mombasa harbour

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Harbour of Mombasa, Kenya

British vintage postcard

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#Berbera Port outshines Mombasa again

Businessdayafrica.orgKenya’s Port of Mombasa has ranked below Berbera for the second consecutive year as East Africa’s largest harbour dropped further in the latest World Bank report. In the newly released Container Port Performance Index, Mombasa fell two positions to 328 in overall ranking globally last year, down from 326. A total of 405 ports were ranked. In stark contrast, the Port of…

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Lord McMillan's grave is dug, and thieves steal his corroded casket.

In Ol Donyo Sabuk, Machakos County, unknown individuals ransacked the rusty casket of philanthropist Sir William Northrup McMillan's grave and are currently the subject of an investigation by the police. Authorities said the burial chamber at the pinnacle of the Good old Donyo Sabuk was disrupted on June 12 for an obscure thought process. The interference with the 98-year-old grave was confirmed when police arrived on the scene on Monday. The ransacked coffin was made of aluminum. The individuals who saw it said it was half eroded. McMillan was a Kenyan settler, explorer, and philanthropist who was born in the United States.

At the age of 52, he passed away in Nice, France, in 1925. His body was brought back to Kenya, and he was buried on the slopes of Ol Donyo Sabuk at a location he chose before he died. After her husband's death, Lucie remained in Kenya and passed away in September 1957 in Nairobi. They were not parents. The McMillans were known for their generosity and supported the structure of the YMCA, Scott's Sanatorium and McMillan Remembrance Library close to the Jamia Mosque. McMillan was born to William McMillan in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. His dad, an English subject brought into the world in Canada, moved to St. Louis in 1870, was naturalized as an American resident in 1874 and laid out the Missouri Vehicle and Foundry Organization. James McMillan, who established the Michigan Car Company, was McMillan's uncle, and William and Grace McMillan, who immigrated to Canada from Scotland, were McMillan's paternal grandparents. Subsequent to leaving school, he originally took a stab at farming in New Mexico prior to looking for additional undertakings abroad. When McMillan was 29, his father passed away, leaving him a substantial estate. He effectively put the cash in oil fields in Romania and elastic estates in Malaya, which made him considerably more well off. In 1902, he went on his first trip to Africa. He went to Ethiopia to see if the Blue Nile could be navigated, and for his efforts, Emperor Menelik gave him two medals. On September 14, 1904, he made his first appearance in Kenya at Kilindini Harbour in Mombasa. He established Juja Farm at Ol Donyo Sabuk in 1905 by purchasing 15,000 acres of land from the British Crown on a 99-year lease. On the property, he built a five-bedroom house. The primary house was trailed by a three-room supervisor's cabin, a two-room home called "Lucie's bolthole", and three different cottages lodging the post and broadcast office, and spaces for escorts and grounds-keepers. Electricity, running water, and a sewage system were all installed in the homes. On his farm, he began cultivating sisal, flax, and maize. He bought Ewart Grogan's famous house in Chiromo, Nairobi, in addition to his vast Juja farm property. Additionally, he owned property in London's Berkeley Square. McMillan made the invitation on September 28, 1908, for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to be his guest when he traveled to East Africa at the end of his term. On May 13, 1909, Roosevelt and his son Kermit arrived at Juja Farm after accepting the invitation. In 1909, Roosevelt would rest and write a book titled Africa Game Trails several times at Juja Farm. Roosevelt would also stay as a guest in McMillan's townhouse, which was behind the Norfolk Hotel, for a good portion of his time in Nairobi. McMillan renounced his American citizenship during the First World War, enlisted in the British Army, and rose to the rank of Captain. After that, he built a regiment on his own and used his properties, Juja Farm and Chiromo Farm, as homes for wounded soldiers. On February 6, 1918, he was knighted and given the KCMG for his work during the war. As a member of the Legislative Council for the Ukamba constituency, he made his political debut. Later in 1923, along with Master Delamere, he laid out the European and African Exchanges Association, to prepare African craftsmans to take Indians' places and put further Indian movement into East Africa down. Read the full article

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Kenya: From Chartered Company to Crown Colony: Thirty Years of Exploration and Administration in British East Africa :: Charles W. Hobley

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• Battle of Madagascar

The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture the Vichy French-controlled island Madagascar during World War II.

Following the Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia east of Burma by the end of February 1942, submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy were moving freely throughout the north and eastern expanses of the Indian Ocean. In March 1942, Japanese aircraft carriers conducted the Indian Ocean raid upon shipping in the Bay of Bengal and bases in Colombo and Trincomalee in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). This raid drove the British Eastern Fleet out of the area and they were forced to relocate to a new base at Kilindini, near Mombasa, in Kenya. The move made the British fleet more vulnerable to attack. The possibility of Japanese naval forces using forward bases in Madagascar had to be addressed. The potential use of these facilities particularly threatened Allied merchant shipping. If the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarines were able to utilise bases on Madagascar, Allied lines of communication would be affected across a region stretching from the Pacific and Australia, to the Middle East and as far as the South Atlantic.

On December 17th, 1941, Vice Admiral Fricke, Chief of Staff of Germany's Maritime Warfare Command (Seekriegsleitung), met Vice Admiral Naokuni Nomura, the Japanese Naval Attaché, in Berlin to discuss the delimitation of respective operational areas between the German Kriegsmarine and Imperial Japanese Navy forces. At another meeting on March 27th ,1942, Fricke stressed the importance of the Indian Ocean to the Axis powers and expressed the desire that the Japanese begin operations against the northern Indian Ocean sea routes. Fricke further emphasized that Ceylon, the Seychelles, and Madagascar should have a higher priority for the Axis navies. By April, the Japanese announced to Fricke that they intended to commit four or five submarines and two auxiliary cruisers for operations in the western Indian Ocean between Aden and the Cape of Good Hope, but they refused to disclose their plans for operations against Madagascar and Ceylon.

The Allies had heard the rumours of Japanese plans for the Indian Ocean, the British Chiefs of Staff discussed the possibility that the Vichy government might cede the whole of Madagascar to Japan, or alternatively permit the Japanese Navy to establish bases on the island. British naval advisors urged the occupation of the island as a precautionary measure. On December 16th, General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French in London, sent a letter to the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in which he also urged a Free French operation against Madagascar. Churchill recognised the risk of a Japanese-controlled Madagascar to Indian Ocean shipping, particularly to the important sea route to India and Ceylon, and considered Madagascar's ports as the strategic key to Japanese influence. By March 12th, 1942, Churchill had been convinced of the importance of such an operation and the decision was reached that the planning of the invasion of Madagascar would begin in earnest. It was agreed that the Free French would be explicitly excluded from the operation.

On the 14th, Force 121 was constituted under the command of Major-General Robert Sturges of the Royal Marines with Rear-Admiral Edward Syfret being placed in command of naval Force H and the supporting sea force. The operation was planned to commence around April 30th,1942. This was to be the first British amphibious assault since the disastrous landings in the Dardanelles twenty-seven years earlier. The task was Operation Ironclad, it would include Allied naval, land and air forces. The Allied naval contingent consisted of over 50 vessels, drawn from Force H, the British Home Fleet and the British Eastern Fleet, commanded by Syfret. The landing force included the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group, No 5 (Army) Commando, and two brigades of the 5th Infantry Division, the latter en route to India with the remainder of their division.

Following many reconnaissance missions by the SAAF (South African Air Force), the first wave of the British 29th Infantry Brigade and No. 5 Commando landed in assault craft on May 5th, 1942. Follow-up waves were by two brigades of the 5th Infantry Division and Royal Marines. All were carried ashore by landing craft to Courrier Bay and Ambararata Bay, just west of the major port of Diego-Suarez, at the northern tip of Madagascar. Air cover was provided mainly by Fairey Albacore and Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers which attacked Vichy shipping. They were supported by Grumman Martlets fighters from the Fleet Air Arm. The defending Vichy forces, led by Governor General Armand Léon Annet, included about 8,000 troops, of whom about 6,000 were Malagasy tirailleurs (colonial infantry). A large proportion of the rest were Senegalese. Between 1,500 and 3,000 Vichy troops were concentrated around Diego-Suarez.

The beach landings met with virtually no resistance and these troops seized Vichy coastal batteries and barracks. The 17th Infantry Brigade, after toiling through mangrove swamp and thick bush took the town of Diego-Suarez taking a hundred prisoners. The 29th Independent Brigade, headed towards the French naval base of Antisarane. With assistance from six Valentines and six Tetrarch light tanks of B Special Service Squadron they advanced 21 miles overcoming light resistance with bayonet charges. Antisarane itself was heavily defended with trenches, two redoubts, pillboxes. On the morning of May 6th, 1942 a frontal assault on the defences failed with the loss of three Valentines and two Tetrarchs. Another assault by the South Lancashires worked their way around the defences but bad terrain meant they were broken up into groups. Nevertheless, they swung behind the Vichy line and caused chaos. The radio station and a barracks were seized, in all 200 prisoners were taken.

With the French defence highly effective, the deadlock was broken when the old destroyer HMS Anthony dashed straight past harbour defences and landed fifty Royal Marines from Ramillies amidst the Vichy rear area. The marines secured the French artillery command post along with its barracks and the naval depot. At the same time troops of the 17th Infantry Brigade had broken through the defences and were soon marching in the town. The Vichy defence was broken, although substantial Vichy forces withdrew to the south. Hostilities continued at a low level for several months. After May 19th, 1942 two brigades of the 5th Infantry Division were transferred. By June 1942, the 22nd (East Africa) Brigade Group arrived on Madagascar. On September 10th, 1942 the 29th Brigade and 22nd Brigade Group made an amphibious landing at Majunga, another port on the west coast of the island. No. 5 Commando spearheaded the landing and faced machine gun fire but despite this they stormed the quayside, took control of the local post office, stormed the governor's residence and raised the Union Jack.

the Allies intended to re-launch the offensive ahead of the rainy season. Progress was slow for the Allied forces. In addition to occasional small-scale clashes with Vichy forces, they also encountered scores of obstacles erected on the main roads by Vichy soldiers. The Allies eventually captured the capital, Tananarive, without much opposition, and then the town of Ambalavao, but the devoutly Vichy Governor Annet escaped. Eight days later a British force set out to seize Tamatave. Heavy surf interfered with the operation. As HMS Birmingham's launch was heading to shore it was fired at by French shore batteries and promptly turned around. Birmingham then opened her guns up on the shores batteries and within three minutes the French hauled up the white flag. Tamatave fell into British hands. The last major action took place in October, at Andramanalina, a U-shaped valley with the meandering Mangarahara River where an ambush was planned for British forces by Vichy troops. The King's African Rifles split into two columns and marched around the 'U' of the valley and met Vichy troops in the rear and then ambushed them. The Vichy troops suffered heavy losses which resulted in 800 of them surrendering.

An armistice was signed in Ambalavao on November 6th, 1942, and Annet surrendered two days later. The Allies suffered about 500 casualties in the landing at Diego-Suarez, and 30 more killed and 90 wounded in the operations which followed September 1942. With Madagascar in Allied hands, they established military and naval installations across the island. The island was crucial for the rest of the war. Its deep water ports were vital to control the passageway to India and the Persian corridor, and this was now beyond the grasp of the Axis. This was the first large-scale operation of World War II by the Allies combining sea, land, and air forces. In the makeshift Allied planning of the war's early years, the invasion of Madagascar held a prominent strategic place. Free French General Paul Legentilhomme was appointed High Commissioner for Madagascar.

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Search Kenya Shipment Data with Live Demo Search

Kenya has one of the important Sea Ports among the African countries. Apart from sea shipment, it ships via road within the African nations. They are routed through Inland Container Depots or ICDs of Kenya. It does ship through Air Cargo within Africa and to WCO listed countries. Hence, getting the shipment is not from one place. Thus, searching for the shipment data will be a daunting task for anyone willing to do market research and export-import trends in Kenya. It is advisable to check kenyatradedata.com for these data in one place online 24/7. Here, we have discussed its major ports from where Kenya receives and sends goods as per the WCO agreement.

Kenya Import Data is crucial for anyone willing to trade with this trade deficit nation. It is because; Kenya’s import is higher than export. Thus, exporters from other countries must need the proper data of shipments from the below-mentioned major seaports in Kenya.

· Kilindini Harbour‎

· Kipevu Oil Terminal

· Port of Funzi

· Port of Kilifi

· Port of Kiunga

· Port of Lamu

· Port of Malindi

· Port of Mbaraki

· Port of Mombasa

· Port of Mtwapa

· Port of Shimoni

· Port of Vanga

· Port Reitz

· Port Tudor

· Shimanzi Oil Terminal

Export Data Kenya is essential for anyone willing to do export business from Kenya. It exports from the below-mentioned seaports within the African countries and the rest of the African continent.

· Port Eldoret

· Port Embakasi

· Port Kisumu

· Port Lokichoggio

· Port Mombasa

· Port Nairobi

· Port Nakuru

· Port Ukunda

Thus, getting shipment data from these ports is the best to find new markets or importers from other nations.

Kenya Custom Data is necessary for existing and new exporters and importers. However, you can get shipment data online. There are many import-export data providers of Kenya online. You can search there with an HSN code or by product name. Here, you will get the entire shipment detail like the consigner, consignee, volume of goods, and value of goods, tariff, and shipping agency’s contact details. These details might not be available if you try to get them from the customs department of Kenya. It is because; they give you un-segregated shipment data. However, the online shipping data service provider gives you segregated shipment data of Kenya in an excel sheet or a PDF file.

[blockchain-council001]

Do you believe Blockchain should be the next port of call for global trade?

The advantages of blockchain technology are numerous. And many fields are now relying on Blockchain for all of their assistance. The Blockchain development is still in its infancy. Every day, new Blockchain applications and benefits emerge. Blockchain is now being tested in a variety of sectors. One of them is global trade. For improved business, international trade is now utilising Blockchain technology. According to the Blockchain Council, Blockchain can provide considerable benefits to global trade.

Ports on the blockchain

The port, harbour, and terminal industry is located at the crossroads of the majority of global shipping lines. As a result, the region is one of the most important enabling agents in the global manufacturing network.

From design to raw material extraction, the supply chain comprises all procedures. It covers everything from manufacturing to moving and storing items to reusing. It also includes the corresponding capital and data transfers. The time and expense necessary are determined by the ease of streaming throughout the production network biological system. As a result, smoothness is dependent on the cycles' consistency and legitimacy. In any event, it reflects the integrity and legitimacy of data as the foundation of confidence among all parties involved.

Blockchain technology's impact on global trade:

The Impact of Blockchain on International Trade Transactions

Since Malcolm McLean invented the holder in 1955, international trade has made little progress. Merchandise is still transported across oceans in the old, inefficient fashion, which necessitates the use of paper and labor-intensive operations. Maersk traced a cargo of roses and avocados from Mombasa, Kenya, to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in a significant investigation in 2014. This is to keep track of the maze of actual cycles and paperwork that influence each shipment. Throughout the excursion, some 30 entertainers and over 100 people were present. Over 200 collaborations have resulted as a result of this initiative. The weight resulted in a 25-cm-high stack of paper. And the cost of dealing with it outweighed the cost of relocating the compartment. As a result, one of the most important records vanished and was subsequently discovered to be nothing more than a stack of paper. The structure is, for the most part, sloppy, stupid, and wasteful. The usage of Blockchain gives up a world of possibilities for lowering costs and improving operations. It also aids in the digitization of systems that are now simple.

Blockchain Has the Potential to Make Trade Processes More Efficient and Cost-Effective.

All entertainers can connect indefinitely in a highly secure environment thanks to blockchain. As a result, it has the potential to make processes more efficient and cost-effective. Data is accessible to all members at the same moment after it is added to the record. Furthermore, the innovation's concept provides members with the certainty that data cannot be tampered with, hence fostering trust.

Blockchain has the potential to assist global trade in becoming paperless.

In the blockchain sector, what is known as the double-spend problem has hampered efforts to automate transactions. The ability to spend a digital asset twice, for example. It can be thought of as the ability to produce numerous copies of digital files in the non-currency world. This is especially important given the global nature of trade. A bill of filling, like a record, addresses product liability. It is critical to ensure that an electronic bill of replenishment may be transmitted from one bearer to the next in a systematic manner. It assures that there is only one holder on schedule at any given time. Also, a variety of duplicates will be unavailable for usage. These confirmations are not provided by essential digitization via PDFs, for example.

Blockchain, on the other hand, does. In addition, it ensures that just one copy of the report exists. It does, however, allow you to track the record's exchange along the process.

Security and resource management have been improved.

In ports, facial recognition technology can improve and speed up entry controls and group inspections. And, because DLT contributes to the advanced character, set aside time and money while increasing the level of safety. Resources can be logged and screened by terminal administrators and other resource administrators. Also, on the Blockchain, you can utilise vehicles, undercarriage, scanners, and any other equipment. It provides a method for attracting expense investment capital by enhancing security and effectiveness. The port's resource sharing will become more secure and easy.

Conclusion:

With all of these benefits, it is safe to say that Blockchain should be the next port of call for global trade. Traders can greatly benefit from blockchain technology. Trading now necessitates blockchain development. As a result, it is preferable to begin blockchain training and work on blockchain development. It can help you advance in your profession and get a better job.

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Docker Needed at Kenya Ports Authority 2021 And How To Apply

Docker Needed at Kenya Ports Authority 2021 And How To Apply

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is a state corporation with the responsibility to “maintain, operate, improve and regulate all scheduled seaports” on the Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya, including principally Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa. Other KPA ports include Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Kiunga, Shimoni, Funzi and Vanga. We are recruiting to fill the position below; Job Title: Docker Employment…

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Album & EP Recommendations

Hello My Beautiful World by Holy Holy

If you are not familiar with Australian outfit Holy Holy, the brainchild of singer-songwriter Timothy Carroll and guitarist/composer Oscar Dawson, then you have truly been missing out. Having debuted with the impressive, rock-centric When The Storms Would Come, the band developed their sound further on sophomore effort Paint, before then freely experimenting on their last album, My Own Pool of Light. However, all that has simply been building up to this fourth album, which for my money is easily their strongest, most accomplished work to date.

With this new record, Holy Holy sound completely confident and firmly in control as they expand their already adventurous sound into exciting and utterly majestic new directions. Across the 14 tracks here, there are three glorious musical centrepieces in particular, that even come complete with epic, instrumental Codas (The Aftergone, I.C.U. and So Tired). There is also the band’s first foray into hip hop on the Queen P. featuring track Port Rd, as well as the beautiful spoken word piece that marks the album’s title track, something you can listen to above. The musicianship on display here is just amazing, with each track harbouring a sumptuous melody that is backdropped by stunning strings, soaring guitars, and mesmerising electronica.

I really can’t stress enough how much I was blown away by this album. Best thing I can do is simply recommend that you press play on opener Believe Anything (with its catchy chorus of “La, La, Las”, big bassline, wonderfully buzzy guitars and gorgeous strings) and then just enjoy the sonic journey from there – you won’t be disappointed. I know I have already said this about a lot of albums this year, but I think this is another strong favourite.

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Infinite Granite by Deafheaven

I said a few weeks back that my anticipation for this record had reached fever pitch, so I am glad to firstly report that this album fully delivers on the hype. Now I know there was also a lot of talk in the build-up to this album, from myself included, about how this record is shaping up to be a huge departure in sound for post-metal outfit Deafheaven. The preview singles rightly suggested they were ramping up the clean vocals and moving away from their “blackgaze” roots towards a more distinctive alternative rock sound. However, having now listened to the record several times over this week, I’m not entirely sure that the change is that radical at all.

Like many, Sunbather was the album that introduced me to the mesmerising sound of Deafheaven, that wonderful mix of beauty and horror captivating me straight away on what remains one of my favourite metal albums of the last 10 years. However even on that record, which was predominantly black metal, there was still passages of melodic guitar textures and dreamy shoegaze just like there is here. All Deafheaven have really done is push the metal back and brought those elements further forward, something they were already starting to do to on their last album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. This definitely isn’t a criticism though, as I’ve always loved that side to their sound. The good news is as well for those that were still hoping the metal elements and scream vocals hadn’t been completely abandoned, the thunderous climax to Villain and second half of eight-minute closer Mombasa should still satisfy old school fans.

For the album itself, this is undoubtedly another masterful work from Deafheaven, which although slightly different is up there with both Sunbather and New Bermuda. It also contains a lot of their best work to date, with recent single In Blur still standing out amongst the pack with its near-anthemic chorus of “What does daylight look like in this chaos of cold?” and it’s really scintillating guitar work.

The Gnashing is another standout - built around a vocal not a million miles away from Interpol’s Paul Banks at times, the song wonderfully builds towards a crescendo of, as the title suggests, some seriously biting guitar riffs. That said though, lead single Great Mass of Color remains one of my favourite tracks of the year so far, with its completely hypnotic guitar melody and distant vocals that gently glide across your ears before eventually erupting into a swarm of heavy guitars and screamy vocals for the triumphant finale. If anything, it’s the perfect combination of Deafheaven’s old and new sound.

Just like Holy Holy, this is an incredible body of work and another Q3 contender for my annual Albums of the Year list.

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After Midnight by Lola Young

Just a couple of weekends ago, I was introduced to soul singer Lola Young through watching her sensational performance at 110 Above Festival. With her incredible voice and natural charisma, it seems obvious to me that the 20-year-old is destined for big things in the future. This instinct was further solidified this week through listening to her brilliant new 4 track EP, probably one of my favourite short-plays of the year so far.

Across the four tracks, Young navigates the emotion and heartbreak that comes connected with a familiar late-night hook-up, cataloguing the events from the drunken walk back home after a night out to the haze of the sun coming up at 5am the next morning. It’s tightly packaged but at the same time incredibly raw, with Young laying out her vulnerability across some sparse live production, centred around her powerful voice and a simple piano backing. It all makes for quite a stunning and resonant 15 minutes, showing that Lola Young is most definitely a superstar in the making.

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Solar Power by Lorde

Although Deafheaven might have been my most anticipated record of the week, I think it’s safe to say the world has been awaiting this new album from Lorde ever since the end of the Melodrama cycle. Like many, I thoroughly enjoyed that record however I must say the lead single to this new album hadn’t really captured me in the same way Green Light had in 2017.

With that being the case, I wasn’t sure if this album was going to be for me or not. That doubt soon disappeared though the moment the strum of the folky guitars on opener The Path kicked in, putting my mind immediately at ease. With talent the calibre of Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo providing the background vocals, it is a truly magnificent start and easily my favourite track on the entire record. From there plenty of highlights keep coming, with the bluesy riffs of Fallen Fruit and the sun-soaked meanderings of closer Oceanic Feeling also standing out.

Although beyond The Path I can’t see me returning to this album as much as I did Melodrama, I think the intriguing change of sound Lorde goes for here makes it still worthy of a recommendation.

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Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Jake Bugg

Being from Nottingham, I also couldn’t overlook the new album from singer-songwriter Jake Bugg this week, who has once again found his form on this his fifth studio album. Featuring some noticeably glossier production and a bit more of a pop feel, this is Jake’s most consistent record for a while, one I found myself quite enjoying from start-to-finish. To pick just a couple of highlights, dancefloor-ready single Lost with its disco flair and suitably catchy chorus, along with the piano-driven, string-tinged lament of Downtown stand out the most.

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Tomorrow’s People by Shire T

Elsewhere, Chris Davids - one half of electronic duo Maribou State - released his first solo album this week. Continuing exactly where the band left off with their incredible sophomore album Kingdoms In Colour, the record is an enchanting mix of more traditional sounds, styles and influences from across the globe, juxtaposed nicely against modern synths and beats. It is a great listen and, in many ways, the perfect companion piece to that Kingdoms In Colour record. If you’re a fan of that album, I guarantee you’ll love this one too!

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Tracks of the Week

Life Is Not The Same by James Blake

The second taste of James Blake’s forthcoming fifth album is a haunting, at times uncomfortable tale of heartbreak, with some fascinating production and a stunning, emotive vocal performance from Blake himself.

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Carbon Mono by Boston Manor

Coming quickly off the back of their 2020 third album Glue, Blackpool rockers Boston Manor made their seismic return this week with arguably their most anthemic single to date, built on buzzy guitar riffs, glitchy synths and polished production.

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*INS Talwar in Exercise Cutlass Express-21* Indian Naval Ship Talwar is participating in the multi-national maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2021 (CE 21), being conducted from 26 Jul to 06 Aug 21 in Kenya. In the harbour phase, which was conducted from 26 -28 Jul at Mombasa, a team of Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of Talwar conducted training of personnel from navies of Kenya, Djibouti, Mozambique, Cameroon and Coast Guard of Georgia. The MARCOS shared the best practices in executing Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) operations with the participating foreign Navy sailors during the exercise, which was held at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa. Exercise Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity in the Western Indian Ocean. https://www.instagram.com/p/CR5bjkHnLhl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Residents Opt for Ferry Over Ksh1.9B Mombasa Floating Bridge

Residents Opt for Ferry Over Ksh1.9B Mombasa Floating Bridge

Thousands of Mombasa residents have opted to use the ferries to cross the Likoni Channel in the Indian Ocean, rather than use the Ksh 1.9 billion Liwatoni Floating Bridge unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta on December 10, 2020.Residents claimed that they still harbour fears of using the bridge as they did not understand the technology behind it. “Nahofia naweza kuanguka nikazama ndani ya maji.…

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Residents Fear Using Mombasa Floating Bridge, Opt for Ferry

Residents Fear Using Mombasa Floating Bridge, Opt for Ferry

Thousands of Mombasa residents have opted to use the ferries to cross the Likoni Channel in the Indian Ocean, rather than use the Ksh 1.9 billion Liwatoni Floating Bridge unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta on December 10, 2020. Residents claimed that they still harbour fears of using the bridge as they did not understand the technology behind it.  “Nahofia naweza kuanguka nikazama ndani ya…

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Oil tanker heading out to sea from the Kilindini harbour on Mombasa island, Mombasa county, Kenya.

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Rise in transshipment traffic raises Mombasa East Africa gateway profile A Singapore container ship arrives at the port of Mombasa through the Kilindini harbour on January 20, 2019.

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KENYA 🇰🇪

WATAMU

Watamu is a small town located approximately 105 km north of Mombasa and about 15 km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. Its main economic activities are tourism and fishing. The shoreline in the area features white sand beaches and offshore coral formations arranged in different bays and beach: Garoda Beach, Turtle Bay, Blue Lagoon Bay, Watamu Bay, Ocean breeze, and Kanani reef and Jacaranda beach. They are protected as part of the Watamu Marine National Park. The Marine Park is considered one of the best snorkeling and diving areas on the coast of East Africa. It is also rated the third-best beach in Africa, for its crystal clear water and silver sand beaches. In order to assist the managing authorities namely Kenyan Wildlife Service, in protecting the Park, local community groups, the tourist sector and environmental groups have formed a unique organisation,Watamu Marine Association.

What to see:

- The town

- Mida Creek - see more pictures in the next post

- Gede

SAFARI

Tzavo East Park - see more pictures in the next post

2 days in the Savana, sleeping in the Masais' tents.

MALINDI

Malindi (known as Melinde in antiquity) is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 207,253 as of the 2009 census. It is the largest urban centre in Kilifi County.

MOMBASA

Mombasa is located on Mombasa Island and sprawls to the surrounding mainlands. The island is separated from the mainland by two creeks: Tudor Creek and Kilindini Harbour. It is connected to the mainland to the north by the Nyali Bridge, to the south by the Likoni Ferry, and to the west by the Makupa Causeway, alongside which runs the Kenya-Uganda Railway.

NAIROBI

The capital Nairobi is situated between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. As Nairobi is adjacent to the eastern edge of the Rift Valley, minor earthquakes and tremors occasionally occur. The Ngong Hills, located to the west of the city, are the most prominent geographical feature of the Nairobi area. Mount Kenya is situated north of Nairobi, and Mount Kilimanjaro is towards the south-east. 

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一带一路

Yīdài yīlù - “One Belt, One Road” 

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s slogan for the proposed new “Silk Road” (or, to give it its full title  丝绸之路经济带和21世纪海上丝绸之路/The Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road), connecting China to Europe, Africa, and beyond via a series of significant investments in domestic and international infrastructure as a way to stimulate trade and secure the PRC’s position as the leading economy in Asia. 

Harking back to the original “Silk Road” of the Tang Dynasty (a somewhat nebulously defined trade route which linked China to the Mediterranean, carrying not only silk, but spices, art, religion, and philosophy across Eurasia), Xi’s ambitious new iteration has included a cargo train from the manufacturing city of Yiwu all the way to London (which made its first journey at the beginning of this year), public building works in Laos, the renovation of a railway between Mombasa and Nairobi in Kenya, new oil pipelines between Myanmar and China’s Yunnan Province, and looks to invest in many more plans besides.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is hoped to bolster the economies of China’s neighbours to the South and West, as well as developing the economy of the PRC’s interior, especially provinces like Xinjiang, which continue to lag behind the East Coast. With China’s rapid investment boom starting to lose steam, such long-term, costly investments are considered a good way to develop new markets abroad, heavily dependent on and indebted to the PRC. 

That is, it is considered a good idea by Xi and the Party as a whole. Concerns have been raised in India, however, over China’s decision to invest in Pakistan as part of  一带一路. Having promised $55bn to build 21 power stations and renovate a port close to the border with Iran, Delhi is increasingly wary. That is to say nothing of Beijing’s decision to run its China-Pakistan Economic Corridor through Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, provinces occupied by Pakistan but considered Indian territory by India, and opposition to the construction of a large new port in Sri Lanka. 

Read more about the “Belt and Road Initiative” here

Vocab

投资 - Tóuzī - investment; to invest; to fund 基础设施 - Jīchǔ shèshī - infrastructure  交通建设 - Jiāotōng jiànshè - transport infrastructure  公共工程 - Gōnggòng gōngchéng - public works  海运 - Hǎiyùn - sea transportation; ocean shipping 港口 - Gǎngkǒu - port; harbour 铁路运输 - Tiělù yùnshū - rail transportation 霸权 - Bàquán - hegemony; supremacy  霸主地位 - Bàzhǔ dìwèi - dominance

新的欧亚大陆桥 - Xīn ōu yà dàlù qiáo - New Eurasian Land Bridge 中巴经济走廊 - Zhōng bā jīngjì zǒuláng - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor  丝路基金 - Sī lù jījīn - Silk Road Fund