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CONTENTS INTERVIEW

Lupita Nyong’o: “African People Are in Charge of Their Own Destiny”

FASHION Making a Splash

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TECH & GADGETS

Telkom Kenya hits 4 million subscribers in six months

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EDITORIAL Editorial and Contents

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FASHION Watches

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PROPERTY Property

70

BUSINESS FEATURE Business Feature

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FASHION Men’s Shoes

37

INTERVIEW Interview with Cover Star

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STATIONERY Luxury pens

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JEWELLERY Women’s Jewellery

40

TRANSPORT Private Jets

77

TRAVEL & HOTEL Travel & Hotel

10

FASHION Handbags

43

TRANSPORT Yachts

80

TECH & GADGETS Tech & Gadgets

13

FASHION Men’s suits & Tailoring

47

ART Art

83

FILM, TV & MUSIC Film, TV & Music

16

FASHION Women’s shoes

50

BOOKS Books

87

FOOD Food

19

FASHION Dresses

53

FASHION Men’s hats

90

DRINK Drink

21

HOME DÉCOR Home Décor

57

LUXURY SERVICING Luxury Servicing

93

NEXT GENERATION Next Generation

24

PERFUME & AFTERSHAVE Perfume & Aftershave

60

MADE IN AFRICA Made in Africa

97

RESTAURANTS Restaurants

27

EDUCATION Education

63

EVENTS Events

100

TRANSPORT Cars

30

BEAUTY Hair

67

BEAUTY Nails, Skincare

103

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TRANSPORT Incredible Africa

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21 DRINK Ultimate travel destinations

10

TRAVEL & HOTEL Ultimate travel destinations

YACHTING Oceangoing style with Heesen

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MADE IN AFRICA 7 car makes made in Africa

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EDITORIAL Managing Editor: Georgia Lewis Deputy Editor: Hiriyti Bairu Property Editor: Vani Venugopal Contributing writers: Jess Coutts, Debbie Hathaway, Jennyfer Ideh, Richard Luck, Temi Otedola, Ipshita Sharma

WELCOME

Senior Designer: Nicky Valsamakis Designer: JP Kusmin Production Manager: Eugenia Nelly Mendes Sales Director: Michael Ferridge West African Business Manager: Chidinma Anah International Account Manager: Roman Zincenko Publisher: Nick Fordham Chairman: Derek Fordham Published by University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, UK, SW1W 0EX +44 (0) 20 7834 7676 www.alaincharles.com

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n this issue of Elite Living Africa, we have a strong focus on the pictures que Swiss city of Geneva. Hiriyti Bairu, our deputy editor, visited Geneva for Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, the annual convention for the world’s most exclusive watches. Her reportison page18. Meanwhile, on page 44 we preview the 88th Geneva International Motor Show, which is always a much-anticipated event for lovers of fineauto mobiles. This year’s event again promises to be spectacular. And onpage 64, Jennyfer Ideh, our art specialist, writes about her experiences at the PAD art and design fair, which made its Geneva debut at the start of February.

As well as our Geneva International Motor Show preview, we take a look at this year’sSasolGTCChampionship,whichhasbecomeapopulareventontheAfrican motorsport calendar for spectators and aspiring team ownersalike.

For those seeking a more relaxed pace, turn to page 52 for our Zanzibar travel feature.

It offers an enticing blend of pure relaxation and fascinating sightseeing and Ipshita Sharma, our holiday insider, tells you everything you need to know to experience this tantalising Tanzanian archipelago in style and luxury. Elsewhere in this issue, we feature romantic wedding dress trends (page 28) and a profile of Thandie Newton (page 10), an enduring star with a cross-cultural career.

Elite Living Africa will be at the Dubai International Boat Show – Heesen, our cover star, will be there so check out their stunning superyachts if you’re in town.

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While every care is taken, prices and details are subject to change andAlain Charles Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for omissions or errors. We reserve the right to publish and edit any contributions.

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LUXURY • YACHTS • PRIVATE JETS • FASHION • WATCHES

10to Go in Africa Best Places

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INTERVIEW

Lupita

Nyong’o She’s the daughter of a Kenyan politician Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, she was born in Mexico City and raised in Kenya.

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INTERVIEW

Why

Lupita Nyong’o Isn’t a Fan of the Term ‘African American Hair’

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e are truly undeserving of the queen that is Lupita Nyong’o. Just take one look at Black Twitter and it’s clear there’s no woman more fitting to star in a film that celebrates blackness. Her hairstyles in Black Panther alone are enough to sell out theaters this weekend. But, like so many other women of color, Nyong’o says it took her years until she finally felt comfortable embracing her natural hair.

In Allure’s March 2018 issue, Nyong’o opened up about how she used to be teased by classmates for her kinky, light brown curls— so much so that Nyong’o ended up begging her mom to let her to get a perm. “She wouldn’t allow it, though her hair was relaxed,” she told Allure. “She felt that that was a decision I could come to when I was maybe 18. Around 13 or 14, I had such a rough time with being teased and feeling really unpretty. My dad intervened and spoke to my mom about my hair, and she finally agreed.

She took me to the salon in the middle of the school day, and I got my hair relaxed. I felt so much better because it was easier to tame. All the girls in my class had their hair relaxed. Very few had natural kink, so I felt a lot more acceptable.”

Nyong’o had no clue, however, of how demanding the upkeep of post-perm hair would be. I mean, how many of us can relate to when our beauticians would tell us to “sleep on our faces” so that we wouldn’t mess up our fresh press out and curls? She also recounted the unrelenting struggles of keeping her hair in tiptop shape in an effort to fit in. “I remember doing crazy things like sleeping with my head above the headboard so that my curls wouldn’t get messed up for the next day. I’d have these terrible neck aches because I was determined to keep my hair as pristine as possible.”

Finally, after years of sleepless nights, and her parents growing tired of paying for her regularly scheduled hair appointments, her dad joked and asked why she didn’t just cut it off. “And a few months later, I thought to myself, Why don’t I? I went into the hair salon, and I said, ‘Let’s cut it off,’” she said. “It was almost a dare to myself: Can I live without hair? He shaved it right off. It was so scary but so liberating because I went completely bald.”

Nyong’o also discussed the language used to describe natural hair.

In short: She’s a firm believer that curly hair is far too diverse to be generalized to one specific culture.

“Well, I’m not an authority on this. But the term ‘African American hair’ is inaccurate because I’m not African American,” she said. “And I think the term ‘African American’ is often used as a racial term when it’s a cultural group that does not encompass every single person of African descent. So there’s that. So when you say ‘African American,’ you’re not actually addressing what you think you’re addressing. That’s a national identification, and it cannot be about the hair. I like the term ‘kinky.’ Some people don’t like that term, but when I think about my hair, I think of it as African kinky hair. But I’m not really in deep with the politics of it all and the language choice. I speak just from my own experience or my own preference. Curly hair differs so much.”

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TRAVEL & HOTEL

Star Beds 12 Most Romantic

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here are few experiences more romantic than a luxurious sleep out somewhere in the wilds of Africa, with only a mosquito net separating the safari-goer from the canopy of stars above. Yet our experience of a night literally out in the open went way beyond the sentimental thrills of safari. It touched us deeply, stirring something in our souls.

We experienced a star bed night in the Namib desert, in Namibia’s Sossusvlei. Enveloped in the silence of the night and the cosmic glow of the sky, we felt a profound sense of connection to the wild African nature, and by extension to the ancestral roots of humanity. An experience that taps into a subconscious collective memory? It really can be. But, spiritual musings aside, what exactly is a star bed?

It’s not simply camping out, or sleeping outside. Be it a rooftop bed, a treehouse or a lakeside camp—it is a whole experience that comes with candle lights and champagne and maybe a picnic dinner prepared by a 5-star chef. It takes a small team to prepare. At the best luxury lodges, there is no sacrificing of comforts.

We partner with Kiwi Collection to bring you an inspirational selection of the amazing star beds. These are listed in no particular order—any one of them are worth adding to your next year’s travel plans.

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T R AV E L & H OT E L

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