/magazine/-/434746/434746/-/1523wgq/-/index.html http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/-/434746/1319462/-/10hdatxz/-/index.html In 2011 the Arab Spring claimed three of Africa’s Big Men, but their countries weren’t the only ones affected. There were the governments that endured the turbulent times of protests and strikes yet somehow managed to hold on, be it through violent suppression of protestors, suspension of various forms of communication, proposing reforms or simply ignoring protest and hoping that it goes away. 2012-02-03T12:55:35Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/The+third+wind+of+change+in+North+Africa/-/434746/1319460/-/f4xvjsz/-/index.html Armed with technology, forthright messages, and driven by years of frustration by oppressive regimes, in 2011 the youth of North Africa grabbed world attention in ways that were impossible to even dream of earlier. 2012-02-03T12:55:10Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Revolutions++elections+and+money+in+the+air/-/434746/1319412/-/pywgjlz/-/index.html How presidents fared on governance, democracy, press freedom, corruption, and human development in the past year. 2012-02-03T12:28:25Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Womens+mid+life+crises+sex+and+marriage+at+Phoenix+/-/434746/1315882/-/ut9gyw/-/index.html The average 40-something woman anywhere in the world would certainly identify with Shirley Bradshaw’s quest for Shirley Valentine. 2012-01-29T10:42:39Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Drawing+a+veil+over+meaning+/-/434746/1315862/-/k3pbwiz/-/index.html Be intrigued and mystified by my elusiveness, it seems to say. 2012-01-29T09:18:05Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/The+El+Molo++On+the+edge+of+life+/-/434746/1315860/-/3dd14e/-/index.html Famous for being one of the smallest tribes on earth, these hardy people battle on for survival. 2012-01-29T09:14:23Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Time+for+victims+to+step+forward/-/434746/1315852/-/12im2km/-/index.html This climate of fear among victims has created a wall of silence and a culture of secrecy around the atrocities being investigated. 2012-01-29T09:02:34Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Tide+turning+against+sea+turtles+/-/434746/1311846/-/lcnpygz/-/index.html Manda, one of the idyllic isles of the Lamu archipelago on Kenya’s North Coast, is a haven for turtles. 2012-01-22T10:48:22Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Matatu+art+All+aboard+for+the+ride+of+your+life++/-/434746/1311844/-/rcnjobz/-/index.html A great tourist attraction, the decoration of the matatus was a constant joy, even as their erratic road manners occasionally had me praying for an AK-47 mounted on the bonnet. 2012-01-22T10:10:11Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Why+so+gloomy+Tanzania/-/434746/1311840/-/2b96wa/-/index.html Karim Hirji has a message of hope and solidarity for a country mired in negativity, credulity, hypocrisy and mental servility 2012-01-22T09:49:51Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Modern+Nigeria+the+love+story++/-/434746/1305918/-/om2smjz/-/index.html The debut novel weaves the love story of Tayo and Vanessa with the larger historical narrative of 20th century Nigeria. 2012-01-15T09:31:24Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Steel+yourself+for+a+warning+from+Hell++/-/434746/1305914/-/97pdrx/-/index.html The man who loves women has a message for election year... 2012-01-15T09:17:59Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Sex+does+get+better+with+age+/-/434746/1305910/-/6vck5f/-/index.html According to the study, majority of study participants reported frequent arousal and orgasm that continue into old age, despite low sexual desire. 2012-01-15T09:09:46Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Sunrise+in+the+city+of+1+000+hills+/-/434746/1305908/-/8wb061z/-/index.html While in scenic Kigali, this writer was shocked when football fans rose to their feet and raised their hands in jubilation — in complete silence! 2012-01-15T09:06:32Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/EA+films+to+make+money+using+Internet++DVDs+/-/434746/1305906/-/50qhnuz/-/index.html East Africa’s 130 million strong population offers a good market for film consumption. 2012-01-15T09:00:17Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/What+East+Africa+read+in+2011+/-/434746/1305900/-/wvhvyrz/-/index.html A sampling of regional professionals, CEOs and civil society leaders make a selection of their best reads of the year 2011 2012-01-15T08:39:23Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/New+Year+brings+with+it+new+hope+for+a+national+gallery+/-/434746/1301812/-/mnj2yu/-/index.html Plans are afoot to convert Nairobi’s old Provincial Commissioner’s offices next to Nyayo House into a national gallery. Frank Whalley 2012-01-08T08:36:38Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Dont+ignore+that+crying+baby+/-/434746/1301810/-/cibmf3z/-/index.html Intense stress on child during early life can alter the brain’s neurotransmitter systems, causing changes ito it similar to those in depressed adults. 2012-01-08T08:32:45Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Enter+into+the+new+Nairobi+Berlin+club+sound+/-/434746/1301806/-/14vg7lrz/-/index.html Far from being the usual rap staple, it is instead a wholly refreshing style that could well spark an electronic revolution in East Africa. 2012-01-08T08:29:36Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/In+Somalia++it+s+a+dog+s+life+even+for+pirates++/-/434746/1301802/-/ec19eaz/-/index.html In ‘Crossbones,’ Nuruddin Farah’s new novel, the notion of Somali pirates living the high life with buxom brunettes is dispelled. 2012-01-08T08:26:13Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Trials+and+triumphs+of+Nancy+Baraza+/-/434746/1301794/-/bsg539z/-/index.html At the vetting exercise for the top judicial jobs, history caught up with the Deputy Chief Justice, when a parliamentarian cast doubt on her reform credentials with a question over a suit she filed in the 1990s. 2012-01-08T08:15:55Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/World+Bank+advises+on+drought+in+East+Africa/-/434746/1298430/-/tptyp9z/-/index.html FUTURE DROUGHTS in Kenya can be mitigated by small steps including reducing maize prices and providing safety nets for the most vulnerable people, according to a new report from the World Bank. 2012-01-01T09:56:40Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Pan+African+University+officially+launched+/-/434746/1298426/-/39q4eaz/-/index.html Institution aims to create centres of excellence in each sub-region of the continent 2012-01-01T09:48:18Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Lack+of+transparency+in+mining+sector+killing+Africa/-/434746/1298424/-/cwqvn2/-/index.html Secrecy in handling mining contracts and lack of disclosure on oil and mining revenues are crippling Africa’s mineral potential, denying the continent billions of dollars as commodity prices rise. 2012-01-01T09:42:10Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Bashir++More+farce+than+force+in+2012+/-/434746/1298422/-/w8hqoo/-/index.html The ICC warrant of arrest has begun to bite, his battles in Kordofan and Darfur have left him thin on the ground as he battles strife within his National Congress Party where a rift has developed pitting the Ali Osman Taha camp against the Nafie Ali Nafie camp 2012-01-01T09:36:20Z