Residents of Kandahar, one of the villages that have come up in Lamu away from the stone town go about their daily activities. Several villages have come up in Lamu, leaving the conservation area in the hands of foreign investors who have money to spend on rehabilitating the old buildings. Photo/MAZERA NDURYA

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Is globalisation a threat to Africa’s cultural heritage?

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Experts from different backgrounds look at emerging opportunities and also the dangers that growth poses to continent’s diverse traditions and way of life, writes MWENDA WA MICHENI...