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Tourism in Desert Regions Drops After Travel Warning
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — (SBWIRE) Earlier travel warnings issued by France which also saw several US citizens evacuate the northern-dominated desert regions of Burkina Faso have impacted tourism in the country and its neighbours.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have all had tourism in their desert regions plummet as a result of the threat. These...
Senegal: every mosque tells a story in modern Dakar
Guardian Weekly reader Cleo Cantone reports from Dakar on the materialistic expressions of wealth that are even evident in the building of new mosques in the city.
Five years in the life of a child is a long time: from mewing and puking infant to child crawling like snail unwillingly to school. Dakar, too, has experienced tremendous change – originally...
Ganvie – The Venice of Africa
If there was only one place you could visit in Benin, it should definitely be the stilt village of Ganvie. Built on Lake Nokoue, at a fair distance from its shores, this extraordinary settlement, often referred to as “Venice of Africa” is a place where time seems to have stood still.
Built sometime in the 1700s, Ganvie, like pretty much everything...
Africa Travel Association Congress in Gambia ends with pledge to build new partnerships for tourism development
BANJUL, Gambia – The Africa Travel Association’s 35th Annual Congress ended today with a commitment among Africa’s tourism stakeholders to boost efforts to develop new public-private partnerships devoted to advocating for and developing the tourism industry in Africa. Honorable Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, the Gambia Minister of Tourism and...
5 Things To Enjoy In Cape Verde
Five things to enjoy whilst holidaying in Cape Verde:
Kite Surfing is one of the most talked about activities for those inclined towards extreme sports. It’s fantastic fun for the adults, but the kids might be better suited to some easier going body boarding.
Music is part and parcel of Cape Verdean culture. For traditional tunes, Sao Vicente...
Hiking Deep Into Dogon Country in Mali
A DRY, biting wind swept in from the Sahara as my young guide, David Dolo; my driver, Mahmadou; and I followed a local animist priest up a rocky trail in Dogon country in central Mali. Below us, the village of Hombori stretched across the yellow plain; above, I could make out hollows in the sandstone cliff face — natural grottoes used as burial chambers...
Ife, Nigeria – One of the Holiest places for spiritual experiences
Reuters – It is often said that God works in mysterious ways, and travel guide Lonely Planet has come up with a list of the holiest places in the world where the faithful believe the handiwork of the divine is evident.
This list is from Lonely Planet’s “1000 Ultimate Experiences” guide and is not endorsed by Reuters.
1. IFE,...
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