Another Awesome AfriCAN week 20181129

#EastAfrica

This is fabulous! Musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has collaborated with Adidas on a collection of brightly coloured trainers and athletic clothing. The collection takes its inspiration from East Africa Flags. The rance is called 'Solar Hu.

"Africa is a beautiful continent and the origin of civilisation," said Williams, about the decision to draw on the flags of East African countries. "Hu is short for human; human being, human race, humankind," said Williams when the first Hu collection launched in 2016. "But Hu, itself is also a reference to colour. As human beings, we all have a colour. We all look different, we all speak different languages, but we’re all connected." [Dezeen]

#Namibia

Dragon's Breath Cave: this lake lies beneath an African Desert. Namibia is famous for its wildlife and deserts; less well-known, however, is that it is home to the largest underground lake in the world not formed by a glacier. The most unique water creatures can be found in the isolated lake, including the golden catfish. No light penetrates the lake’s surface, but this suits these fish.[Getaway]

#Niger

Niger’s Giraffes have moved to a new home. Part of a group of a rare giraffes that has become a Niger tourist attraction has moved to a reserve 600 km away owing to encroaching desert, farmland and increasing instances of them being struck by vehicles. The West African giraffe or Niger giraffe, has light-coloured spots and the herd in Niger is the last self-producing tower left in the world. [CGTN Africa]

#Nigeria

Feeding Nigeria’s Sweet Tooth ~ Princess Odiakosa of Kalabari Gecko Craft Chocolates is one of the few emerging crops of Nigerian chocolatiers who are determined to place the country on the global chocolate map. According to her, making chocolates is her tiny contribution in enhancing Nigeria’s image and advancing it from being just a consumer of chocolates to a producer. [Ventures Africa]

#SouthAfrica

Congratulations to South Africa's women's soccer team, Banyana Banyana who have made history! They have qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, thanks to a 2-0 win over Mali in the #AWCON2018 semi-finals.

#SouthAfrica

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens have featured on the World's Best Botanical Gardens list, congratulations![Lonely Planet]

Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough. ~ African proverb