Africa Travel Guide: Central Africa

The Valley of Eden - Central Africa Republic

The heat was like a furnace. Sweat evaporated instantly. Our clothes burned on our skin. We sought shelter under the tarpaulin spread over the lorry, and relief in the breeze as we shot across the Savannah. We had not encountered...

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Desolated Place, Desolated Man

By Chris McCarus Shegey is the Lingala word for street kid. The six-and seven-year old ones approach, hold out their hands, tilt their heads and say "Papa, give me one franc. I haven't eaten since yesterday. Help the children, papa."...

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Kinshasa: Food Scarce, But Guitars Abound

By Chris McCarus When you pick up an Almaz guitar, you can feel it wasn't made in a factory. Wood grain rises into the enamel paint. The bracket that holds down the strings could be used on a kitchen faucet....

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Gorillas in Zaire

By Justin Pushman Everybody in the hostel in Kisoro, western Uganda, said the photo was the spitting image, $10 was the asking price. The doors that it opened were 10% entrance fees to any national park in the what was...

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