Welcome to the highway that is the equivalent to the iconic Route 66 in America. Our Route 62 boasts incredible places to stop and majestic Karoo scenery. A definite must when driving inland is to drive along this route because of all of the unique experiences waiting for you. In this blog post we will be highlighting some of the most iconic stops on this road, ranging from ostrich riding to tasting some of the best food. 1. Meerkat Magic This is a conservation and research project that delves into how these wonderful meerkats live, by using techniques to gain…
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Issued on: 25/10/2021 – 17:32 Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the country’s new digital eNaira currency on Monday as Africa’s largest economy looked to tap into the growing popularity of virtual money and cryptocurrencies. With the eNaira, Nigeria becomes the first in sub-Saharan Africa to fully launch a digital currency and joins China and a few other countries using or piloting central bank-regulated electronic tender.”We have become the first country in Africa and one of the first in the world to introduce a digital currency to our citizens,” Buhari said at the official launch.Nigeria has seen booming interest in cryptocurrencies…
In writer and activist Leo Zeilig’s latest offering, The World Turned Upside Down, the richest one percent are wreaking havoc on both people and planet. Meanwhile, a social movement is out to stop them—one grizzly murder at a time. As the movement grows, it eventually engulfs the life of the story’s protagonist Bianca Ndour, a lesbian Senegalese professor raised in Nigeria and working in London. A thunderously irrepressible, unapologetic, and radical thinker, Bianca uses her public platform to speak out against the injustices inflicted on the many by the powerful few. The result is a provocative and pulsating call to…
Sudan’s army has detained the prime minister and other ministers in what appears to be a military coup after months of tension within the civilian and military wings of the transitional government. “The joint military forces, who are holding Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok inside his house, are putting pressure on him to make a pro-coup statement,” said a Facebook post from the Sudanese ministry of culture and media on Monday. “After his refusal to support the coup, a force from the army arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and transferred him to an unknown location.”The ministry also said “military forces fired live bullets at…
Only three Africans have scored over 100 Premier League goals: Didier Drogba, Mohamed Salah & Sadio ManeOn Sunday, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah became the top-scoring African in Premier League history. The Egyptian started the day level with Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba, who accumulated 104 goals over two spells with the London club before his eventual departure, for a second time, in 2015.But as Salah became the first away player to score a Premier League hat-trick at Manchester United, in Liverpool’s stunning 5-0 win, so the 29-year-old not only broke Drogba’s record but went clear on 107 goals…
The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), said Billene Seyoum, an Ethiopian government spokesperson.Ethiopia’s federal government launched a military offensive to oust the TPLF last November and fighting has been ongoing since.Seyoum added that one of these sites, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, has been “appropriated by the TPLF as a heavy weapons storage, manufacturing and repair site.” Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the TPLF, responded on Twitter to the airstrike saying it “targeted a residential quarters in Mekelle causing injury to civilians and harm to property.”Two eyewitnesses told CNN that the airstrikes did…
Greetings AAC friends and family! In the course of this past safari season, there has been a renewal across much of Africa. Since our newsletter in April, we have launched our re-designed website, produced the 2022 Safari Planner, and announced our new 2022 Intriguing Places to Stay. These past months have been a renewal for Africa Adventure Company as well! There have been challenges, however, we have shown just what can be achieved when we work as a team of genuine African Travel Specialists. We have had hundreds of clients traveling over the summer and fall, and they have reported in detail that…
Climate change is causing the rapid melt of glacier ice on the African continent, with all of it likely to be gone by 2040 or sooner, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization and its partners. There are just three mountains in Africa that are covered by glaciers: the Mount Kenya massif, the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mount Kenya may even lose its glacier ice by 2030. While these African glaciers are not a significant source of fresh water, they do serve to support tourism and are part of ecosystems that are…
CFP Image CFP Image The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,464,280 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 216,830. Some 7,846,934 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far. South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency. South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 2,919,332…
Oct 24 (Reuters) – A deadly blast in Kampala late on Saturday appeared to be an act of terrorism, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday.He said the explosion in the capital killed one person, although the Uganda Police chief political commissar Asan Kasingye said late on Saturday that two people were killed.At least seven people were injured, TV station NTV reported.”It seems to be a terrorist act,” Museveni Tweeted on Sunday.”The information I have is that 3 people came and left a package in kaveera [plastic bag] which later on exploded,” Museveni said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility.Officials…