Msafiri

An exciting new magazine to enrich the lives of everyone who loves Africa, brought to you by your friends at Kenya Airways.

Msafiri

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PROMOTIONAL EDITORIAL RAISING TOMORROW'S CHANGEMAKERS • Putting sustainable development learning at the heart of the school curriculum

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR THE AFRICA I KNOW • Chiwetel Ejiofor has cultivated a life and a career that circumnavigate different worlds – theatre and cinema, Hollywood and home and, perhaps most importantly, London and Nigeria. The 49-year-old actor and director has never hidden his deeply personal relationship with Africa, despite being born in east London. As he explains to msafiri, the influence and impact of his cultural home is, in 2026, as prominent and important as ever before.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AFRICA'S AI REVOLUTION STARTS HERE • From Nairobi and Kigali to Lagos and Cape Town, a new generation of African businesses is using artificial intelligence not simply to imitate Silicon Valley, but to solve problems on the ground.

PROF DIXON CHIBANDA THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH • Meet the Zimbabwean psychiatrist training grandmothers to deliver mental health therapy

PROMOTIONAL EDITORIAL BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEET • How Kenya Re Is redefining corporate social responsibility

WELLNESS AFTER DARK SLEEP WELL • Discover after-dark wellness experiences designed to soothe, not stimulate

TRY THESE RECIPES! SUNDAY DINNER • What could be better than enjoying a tasty Sunday afternoon dinner, right before the Monday madness?

NOTES TO MY FUTURE BETTER SELF 3 THINGS ABOUT SILENCE I WISH I KNEW EARLIER • Silence can be a double-edged sword that can wield either protection or destruction

CONSERVATION CORRIDORS KEEPING THE LAND CONNECTED • We asked Nancy Githaiga, Kenya Country Director of the African Wildlife Foundation, what can be done to keep ancient wildlife migration routes open

Iain Douglas-Hamilton • THE MAN WHO TAUGHT THE WORLD TO LOVE ELEPHANTS

THE NEW EAST AFRICAN STAY HOW A FAST-GROWING TOURISM MARKET IS RESHAPING HOTELS, RESORTS AND THE BUSINESS OF HOSPITALITY • In East Africa, travel brands are adapting to longer stays, blended business and leisure trips, high-value tourism, conservation, local culture and more digitally capable travellers. For lodge owners, tourism boards and hospitality partners, the opportunity is increasingly about building an ecosystem rather than simply another bed for the night.

THE creative SOUTH BANK A WALK THROUGH LONDON • With a population of more than 8.5 million, Greater London covers over 1500sq km, but this two-day riverside walk homes in on the city centre between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge, tracing the broad meanders of the Thames for about 5.5km. Explore a different side of London: a district shaped by post-war ambition, creativity, contemporary art, theatre, food and the enduring movement of people and ideas along the Thames.

A NATURAL EYE • Through years of photographing across Kenya's diverse landscapes, Nili Gudhka has developed a storytelling approach that aims to connect viewers more meaningfully to the natural world while subtly highlighting the importance of willdife conservation

Connecting Africa: THE NEXT CHAPTER • AS KENYA AIRWAYS PREPARES TO CELEBRATE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2027, PASSENGER SERVICE CONTINUES TO LIE AT THE HEART OF ITS MISSION TO CONNECT AFRICA TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD TO AFRICA. IN A PREVIEW TO OUR SERIES OF FORTHCOMING KQ@50 FEATURES, WE MEET THREE ENTREPRENEURS FLYING THE PRIDE OF AFRICA

KEEPING TRACK • SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY, NOT JUST THE DESTINATION. EMMA GREGG EMBRACES THE IDEA OF SLOW TRAVEL, CATCHING THE TRAIN FROM NAIROBI TO THE SWAHILI COAST, STOPPING EN ROUTE FOR A FEW DAYS’ SAFARI IN TSAVO NATIONAL PARK. IS THERE A MORE RELAXED WAY...