Genocide survivor reflects on her journey
Dusingizimana Marie Jeanne lost her parents during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi....
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Tour of Nyamasheke
Found in the Western Province of Rwanda, Nyamasheke District comprises fifteen administrative...
Road trip to Accra
Before occupying a front passenger seat of a shared cab, I spent a minute weighing other...
Unforgettable Mount Kabuye Hike
It takes three to five hours to reach the summit of Mount Kabuye through the main trail. This...
Beach soccer is immensely popular in Lomé
It’s a hot afternoon here in Lomé but the breeze from the ocean is invigorating. I am watching a...
Bagamoyo: Putting history into perspective
The distance between the northern outskirts of Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo is dwindling fast....
Ghana to Benin via Togo
Atlantic Breeze Hotel, located in the Volta Region of Ghana, is sandwiched by the Atlantic...
My Airbnb experiences: The good, the bad and the ugly
In 2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia welcomed three guests to their home in San Francisco,...
Camping on Michael’s Island
When I set foot on Michael’s Island, I knew it was time to update my top ten things to do in...
Hello Togo
The first thing I noticed upon arrival was light traffic. In Lomé, the capital of Togo, traffic...
Air Traffic Recovery: Is Africa Lagging Behind?
When I left Addis Ababa aboard a New York-bound flight, I thought most of the passengers...
Trekking to Lake Ruhondo
Before I left Rwanda, I joined a couple of French tourists for a week-long tour in the...
En route to the Gulf of Guinea
The last time I updated this blog, I was at the foot of Mount Rubavu in the Western Province of...
Let’s Talk About Walking
After hiking Mount Kabuye and camping on its summit, we trekked to Lake Ruhondo. If you have...
