Africa
Rediscover Rwanda: Hope in the hills
The fate of Rwanda's mountain gorillas has become entwined with the future of a country still reeling from the genocide of 1994, as Mike Unwin discovers
Inside Africa
Turn off that mobile phone! Let sleeping lions lie
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Katy Holland and sons learn how to avoid being fresh kill in the bush
Mauritania: Where less is moorish
Saturday, 28 June 2008
With its vast expanses of sand dunes and plateaux, Mauritania has some of Africa's most spectacular scenery. Gill Harvey saddles up her camel and heads for the hills
Families: 'Do our children need to take malaria tablets?'
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Q Our children love animals and are now old enough,at three and five, to enjoy a safari. We'd like to visit a game park but I have heard how there are problems giving malaria pills to children. Would it be safest to give them a homeopathic preparation? P Sims, Manchester
Kenya: The pain on the plains
Saturday, 3 May 2008
The turmoil that followed Kenya's recent elections led to a sharp drop in tourist numbers. But the Masai Mara's game parks need visitors more than ever, says Simon Calder – even if they do reveal nature red in tooth and claw
To find Windhoek's soul, visit Katutura
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Where do you discover the heart of a city? In the most unexpected places, says Hilary Bradt, founder of the acclaimed Bradt Travel Guides. Use her tale from Namibia's capital as inspiration for your own travel writing.
Morocco: south to the Sahara
Saturday, 5 April 2008
To escape the maelstrom of Marrakech, Linda Cookson goes on an off-road trip to the desert – and revels in its stony silence
Jill Scott in Africa
Sunday, 16 March 2008
The singer and actress, Jill Scott, hadn't visited Africa before she went on location to Botswana for the new film of 'The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'. She tells Nick Boulos why she will always treasure the experience
Mauritius - the island of love letters
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Adored by honeymooners, Mauritius has also won a place in the hearts of the literati. Charlotte Cripps discovers why
Bamako: Africa's heart beat
Saturday, 1 March 2008
Slaves from Mali exported their moving melodies to America's shores. Now, more fresh sounds are emanating from the clubs of its capital, Bamako
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