Africa

One reason to visit a depleted country is to bear witness to the causes and find any bases for hope. Those turned out to be good reasons to see Guinea-Bissau. (Click here to read the…

One reason to visit a depleted country is to bear witness to the causes and find any bases for hope. Those turned out to be good reasons to see Guinea-Bissau. (Click here to read the…

In the riverway that is the country of The Gambia, we discover a glorious heritage, a brutal rule finally yielding to democracy, and the most joyful people now. (Click here to read the post.)

Much of Senegal is desert or dry savannah. It’s a welcome and dramatic change to visit waterways like the Saloum Delta to the north, Casamance to the south. (Click here to read the post.)

We were fortunate to visit many Senegalese tribal villages. Their chieftains, elders male and female, plus young – welcomed us with tales of their culture. (Click here to read the post.)

We were fortunate to visit many Senegalese tribal villages. Their chieftains, elders male and female, plus young – welcomed us with tales of their culture. (Click here to read the post.)

We thoroughly enjoyed being back in the jeep “saddle” at two reserves in Senegal: Bandia, near the capital of Dakar, and the vast Niokolo Koba in the east. (Click here to read the post.)

For centuries, Europeans exploited the people here, most poignantly at the slave transport site of Gorée Island and Saint-Louis' traces of segregated rule. (Click here to read the post.)