This February (2007) Africa's biggest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. The festival showcases the latest in African film and television and is one of Africa's most ... Read More

This is the third installment in the Where is this in Africa? series. I put up an image of a popular tourist destination in Africa and you guess where ... Read More

The Victoria Falls should be on everyone's "must-see" list when visiting Southern Africa. This mile-wide curtain of thundering, falling water is quite something to behold. As the intrepid Victorian explorer ... Read More

The Dakar Rally finished in the capital of Senegal on Sunday. The last week of the race saw yet another death. Eric Aubijoux, a motorcyclist from France, died of ... Read More

Here is the second of the Where is this in Africa? series where I feature a photo of a popular tourist destination in Africa and you guess where it is. This ... Read More

The drivers in the Dakar Rally have completed their first week of racing and now find themselves in the thick Saharan sands of Mauritania battling it out in Stage 8. ... Read More

Every week for the next month I'm going to publish a picture of a popular tourist destination in Africa and see if you can guess where it might be. ... Read More

One of the world's most dangerous races has set off from Portugal this morning. The Dakar Rally has a record number of cars, trucks and motorbikes taking part this year. ... Read More

Eric and Amaya are cycling through Africa and have reached Mali and Niger. The Sahel region has been a tough ride for the couple. Eric's health suffered and he was ... Read More