Africa is often associated with danger, poverty, war, corruption, disease and hunger. Unfortunately, Africa has so much more to offer than sad or exciting news items. In this menu you’ll find my travel journals of trips to Africa.
So far, I have published stories about
- Île de Gorée (Goree Island) – un histoire sans retour
- Lac Rose, the journey and the destination
More stories will follow soon.
I’ve also written an informative page about Senegal to give you some more insights about the country and culture. For more information about the continent Africa, continue reading here:
Map of Africa (credits: wikipedia)
Africa is the second-largest continent in the world in both terms of size and population. The continent covers 54 souvereign states, most of which gained independence in the 2nd half of the 20th century, and has an estimated population of around 1 billion people.
The continent crosses the equator and has large variety in climate, fauna and vegetation as well as a huge diversion in ethnicities and languages (UNESCO estimates that around 2,000 languages are spoken across the continent). Even though there is no European political colonisation in the continent anymore, the use of French and English (and Portuguese) as official language is still quite common.
If you would like to read any books about Africa, I highly recommend reading The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life and The Soccer War (a collection of stories about African countries and their leaders, written around the time most of these countries gained independence) from Ryszard Kapuscinski. Kapuscinski, a Polish reporter, travelled extensively through (post-)colonial Africa, where he recorded social and political changes through the eyes of a non-African but without prejudice.
If you want to know what’s going on in Africa today, you can check the BBC News’ Africa website.
Map of African countries (credits: Wikipedia)
