The interior uplands of western Africa and of Cameroon consist of ancient crystalline rocks, reaching considerable heights only in the Fouta Djallon plateau in Guinea, in the Guinea Highlands, which also extend over the borders of Sierra Leone and Liberia, in the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, in ...
South Africa shares borders with six countries: Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe in the North, and Mozambique in the East, as well as with Eswatini and Lesotho. South Africa encloses two landlocked African countries which areLesothoandEswatini(formerly called Swaziland) which borders also Mozambique....
These armed confrontations are often referred to as the Kivu conflict because they are taking place in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Congo’s eastern region along the borders with Rwanda and Burundi. Rebels are fighting against forces from the Congo and Rwanda. As recently as ...
The Migration:No, not the wildebeest of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara; we’re talking about the other, lesser-known but nevertheless huge migration of 25,000 zebra which move around Botswana’s borders in search of water. Elephants:Botswana has the largest elephant population in Africa, wit...
The country’s reserve bank was bankrupt and couldn’t pay to import fuel, so hundreds of oil tankers were stuck outside Malawi’s borders, refusing to enter the country until the country paid up its foreign debt to importing oil companies. Switzerland? Malawi was more like Africa’s Greece...
After a safari it is always important to relax and recuperate before your flight home, and Kenya is one of those fantastic East African countries which has a vast coast of white beaches and glittering waters... Not to mention a bit of much needed sunshine! You do not have to endure long...
A statue of Livingstone, stern and sure, looked out over the rocks and churning water that stretched to the distant borders of Zambia. Despite the deafening rumble, we decided to record a song (more accurately a music video). Finding a clear backdrop in between tour-groups was a challenge...
The country nestles in the heart of southern Africa between eight countries. In outline it resembles a foetal chick curled on its back within a protecting shell. In reality, though, I soon learn that Zambia has no such protection. It simply has too many borders and not enough military perso...
When travelling by land from Morocco into Western Sahara, there are no borders, no extra passport stamps, no checks whatsoever. I travelled on a night bus from Agadir to Laayoune. I fell asleep somewhere in Morocco and woke up the next day in Western Sahara. A very relaxed and pleasant jo...