West Africa generally refers to a group of 16 countries in the northwest corner of the continent: Benin, Burkina, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. West Africa occupies the Bulge of Africa, spread

Monk in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Devil's Pool Jump, Victoria Falls

The Egyptian pyramids, Nile River excursions and the hustle and bustle of Cairo's streets can take the breath out of any traveler. Taking a trip to Egypt is a memory that will last for a lifetime. Though you must be prepared for tourist traps, out-of-control taxis and communication problems with loc

Tips and information on where to eat in Durban. Durban is famous for its curry but there are also plenty of excellent restaurants serving "international food". Find out where to eat in Durban if you aren't too keen on spice.

Sport fishing for tigerfish on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe or Zambia is an experience never to be forgotten. The tigerfish is found in many rivers in Africa, and its unique coloring -- silvery body with black stripes and red fins -- is unmistakable. It has a row of fierce teeth, grows to around 20

November Festivals and Events in Africa include a film festival in Cape Town, a Durbar festival in Ghana, a carnival in Mombasa (Kenya) and more.

Eastern Cape is one of the most fascinating of South Africa's provinces, its coast covering both the famed Garden Route and the Wild Coast, while inland there are the gentle green hills of the Settler Country round Grahamstown and the harsher semi-desert of the Karoo. It is the Xhosa homeland w

Biography of PAC President and black nationalist leader, Robert Sobukwe (1924-1978).

The boulders at Boulders Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Tunis; image, facts and travel information about Tunisia's capital city, North Africa

Visitors to Dubai will find some of the world's most innovative architecture at luxury hotels.dubai image by Stefan Balk from Fotolia.comAdventure tours in Dubai take visitors on tours across miles of desert land with views of some of the largest sand dunes in the world. Travel and...

The Inkosana Lodge, in the Drakensberg is the perfect place to stay before and after your hike. Set in the Champagne Valley, this backpacker lodge is convenient, inexpensive and very friendly.

Buying salt and soap to give as gifts in Simonga village, Zambia

Tips on how to avoid malaria passed on by the Anopheles mosquito in Africa. Taking medication, using mosquito repellents and recognizing symptoms of malaria.

Excellent diving draws many tourists to the UAE.coral image by DOLPHIN from Fotolia.comWhether you're visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for business or pleasure, you'll marvel at its ability to cater to a visitor's every whim. This Middle Eastern country offers sun, sea and sand to...

Bathroom, Virunga Lodge, Rwanda. Recently refurbished in all 8 cottages, the bathrooms are enormous, with double sinks and a huge shower area.

Isicathamiya, a Zulu music tradition of competitive male voice choirs, takes African singing in an entirely new direction, borrowing heavily from Christian revivalism and ragtime and indulging in hotly contested all-night sing-offs, judged on snappy dressing dance moves as well as the vocals.

Hippos in the Shire River at Liwonde, Malawi, East Central Africa

Cape Town's District Six - a district destroyed by apartheid slowly comes back to life with an excellent museum and theatre as the community rebuilds.