Ujamaa

Ujamaa, a Swahili word meaning familyhood, was a political concept introduced by the once president of Tanzania, Julius Neyerere; an ideology inspired by the Israeli kibbutz.

A Makonde treasure

There were a number of locations around Dar es Salaam where African carvers gathered, chipping away at a hunk of ebony. I heard their tap, tap, chip, chip as I approached while my eyes spun around absorbing the curvaceous art pieces resting on the dirt. Tins of black boot polish lay scattered amongst their tools as ebony in Tanzania is a light coloured wood.