Story Archives of 'board games'

If you’ve ever driven down a narrow rural road marred by pot holes, or walked through a crowded street begging for a larger sidewalk, you might have wondered where all that economic stimulus money is going. Now there’s an app for that.

Arbitrary borders, ethnic conflict, and minimal infrastructure divided the pan-African movement of the past century, but one man hopes to bring disparate African nations together - with a board game.

It’s called Jekaben, meaning "Let's Unite and Decide Together" in the Bambara language. A Senegalese entrepreneur who created the game hopes it will inspire youth to make the United States of Africa a reality.