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Guinea: What Is It Famous For? (More Than You'd Expect)

Guinea: What Is It Famous For? (More Than You'd Expect)

Guinea — officially the Republic of Guinea, sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbours Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea — is a country of about 14 million people on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. It is largely unknow...

Why You Should Go to Cameroon: Africa in Miniature Awaits

Why You Should Go to Cameroon: Africa in Miniature Awaits

Cameroon is called "Africa in miniature" — and the nickname earns its keep. Within the borders of a single country you'll find dense equatorial rainforest home to gorillas and forest elephants, an active stratovolcano that towers over the Atlantic co...

Visiting Nigeria: 14 Practical Travel Tips First-Time Visitors Need to Know

Visiting Nigeria: 14 Practical Travel Tips First-Time Visitors Need to Know

Nigeria doesn't ease you in gently. Lagos in particular arrives at full volume — traffic that defies description, energy you can feel physically, commerce happening in every available square metre, and human warmth that catches most visitors complete...