The Anglo-Zanzibar War. The Shorest War in History A Ten Minute ReadThe story starts when Zanzibar was a hub for ivory, cloves, and allegedly the largest slave market in the world; at its peak, there are estimates that over 50,000 slaves were traded per year from...
My top ten tips for that once-in-a-lifetime safari. Why should you take this advice? I am Steve Braker and I have lived in East Africa for the last twenty years. I am an avid safari-goer and have taken my wife and four children on many different adventures across...
It’s raining here in Mombasa, which is a double-edged sword. We desperately need the much needed rain as we have been having a drought for almost six years, but the rain always brings flooding and disease. The denizens of the slums around Mombasa suffer, as they...
A Leopard Attacks the Village Where I live in Mombasa is not exactly in the bush. However, we do get reminders from time to time that it is very close. The clever, thieving vervets that come and invade my house, stealing anything they can lay their hands on is one....
I have been very busy with book six, African Jinn, it has reached eighty thousand words. Now is the time to send it to Deirdre, my lovely editor, so she can mark it up with loads of red pen and make me feel awful! But that’s the life of an author. As Stephen King...
I was recently interviewed by Zev Asch on The Entrepreneur Next Door Podcast. Check it out below! Steve Braker: A successful entrepreneur who moved to Africa to write action-thriller...
I had a great Christmas with my daughter Olivia and her fiancé Sam who have come to stay for six weeks. This world of nomad working is fantastic for families like mine where we are spread out all over the world. Olivia is working a few days via the internet and...
Over this last year, a few people have reached out to me regarding coming to Kenya for a holiday. I am no travel expert, but I am more than happy to chat about places to go and things to do. If anyone is planning that trip of a lifetime to see the big game, then...
The weather is improving here on the coast in Mombasa. I went for the first dive of the year about a week ago. For us, the water is still a little chilly at 26 degrees! (I am nearly 60). The weather was good, and the dives were very relaxing and calm. I thoroughly...
Historic Stories From Africa-First World WarAs an expatriate working in Africa, I have several different areas of expertise, one of which is running a law firm with my wife Pauline. Yes, she is the clever one! She mainly concentrates on family cases, but lawyers in...
The Luo tribe, a fascinating group within the Nilotic people, are descendants of a group that originated in Sudan. The term 'Nilotic' refers to the river Nile, the people who live close to it, or the languages they speak, as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary. The...
Last weekend my wife and I went to a beautiful beach restaurant called Monsoon it’s based in one of my favorite towns, Mtwapa. You will all have heard me mention Mtwapa in most of my books. I lived in Mtwapa for more than ten years and watched it grow from a sleepy...
I was recently interviewed by Bob Gatty on the Lean to the Left Podcast. Check it out below! Lean to the Left Podcast If you would like to follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I post most days just click on the links to join the community. For loads of useful...
I was recently interviewed by Josh Morris on the My Greatest Imagination Podcast. Check it out below! My Greatest Imagination Podcast If you would like to follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I post most days just click on the links to join the community. For loads...
As I am sure you know I am a great lover of African history. So, I thought I would hand over the reins to a real hero of a time gone by. Sam Wagner was in Kenya in the 1950s and saw what I can only dream of. He managed to go to places and do things that just are...
