Welcome to Old Africa, your window into East Africa's history. This website is designed to give you a taste of what you can expect if you become a regular reader of Old Africa magazine. Though published in Kenya we are quickly gaining a worldwide readership. After viewing what Old Africa has to offer, we hope you will subscribe to our magazine and send us your stories and photos.
... About Old Africa
Old Africa magazine seeks to tell the story of East Africa’s past through well-written stories and vintage photographs. Founded in October 2005, the first issue featured a story about the Royal Navy’s ill-fated attempt to launch a naval presence on Lake Rudolph (now Lake Turkana) and an account of the Kedong Massacre. Since then the magazine has published stories and photos from Kenya’s diverse ethnic groups – African, Asian and European – to preserve East Africa’s history. Old Africa is
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January 1946
A well-traveled ship, the seaworthy freighter Gripsholm would be our home for our trip to North Africa. High cranes and derricks covered its deck with little room...
It is about a mile from Margaret Downey’s house to the Giraffe Centre. On Saturday 11th February 2012, Margaret rang up the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) because two large female...
