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Travel: Ghana style fitness
Home-Made Gyms in Rural Ghana
Ever wondered what Rural Ghanaians do to keep in such great shape?
If you can afford it and are in a major city, you will likely find a gym – big, spacious with the latest equipment that will rival a gym in Europe both in style and in price. But if you are in the rural areas, tose fancy gyms are not surprisingly absent-...
Burkinabe Beauty – Georgie Badiel
“Coming all the way from Africa to model in New York is a dream come true. I feel so lucky!” a quote by Georgie in an interview with New York Magazine.
Georgie Badiel is one of West Africa’s beauties to ‘shine’ in the ever changing fashion and often vague fashion world. Originally from Burkina Faso, Georgie won the title...
Surrounded by turquoise waters on Cape Verde’s Sal isla
Staying in Santa Maria, Sal, is like lodging in a tropical aquarium. Flung 550km off the flank of West Africa, this Cape Verdean island is set in tropical Atlantic waters, enticing a plethora of multicoloured fish to its shores.
Santa Maria is a compact town organised on a grid pattern that stretches out along the coastline. Espargos is the island’s...
In Pictures: Traditional methods of Cooking in West Africa
A collection of images depicting the traditional methods of cooking in the west African region. These traditional methods of cooking are still heavily practiced today.
Fun Facts About the Gambia – West Africa
Instrument builder Suso in Bakau, Gambia.
The Gambia: A World in a Country
World Travel Guide: Fun Facts About the Gambia.
1. Tourism
Did you know- Tourism is growing rapidly. Since the early 2000s, the nation is one of the most popular tourist stops in West Africa. Why? There is a world of great things to see and do in The Gambia.
This vibrant African...
Nigerian pilgrims return from Hajj
Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj started returning to Nigeria at the weekend as 510 pilgrims from Sokoto State on Sunday departed the King Abdulaziz International Airport back to Nigeria after successfully performing the 2010 hajj.
Sahabi Gada, the Amirul Hajj for the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia,...
In Senegal, sheep are man’s best friend
It is the day of reckoning for reality television star Hamza, a large white ram that is among 15 contestants hoping to be crowned Senegal’s most beautiful sheep.
His owner, Mohamed Diop, 38, who calls Hamza “my pet and my best friend,” is the nervous one, however, with a prize of $4,000 US only one of the issues at stake.
“If...
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