From airport strikes to hurricane warnings, Africa Travel Guide covers all Africa news that would be of interest to people travelling to Africa: news from travellers and news for travellers.
Due largely to the effects of the slave trade, colonialism, the international trade regime, geopolitics, corrupt governments, despotism, and conflict, Africa is the world’s poorest inhabited continent. According to the United Nations’ Human Development Report in 2003, the bottom 25 ranked nations (151st to 175th) were all African nations. Some areas, notably Botswana and South [...]
There are four major language families native to Africa: * The Afro-Asiatic languages are a language family of about 240 languages and 285 million peoplewidespreadthroughout East Africa, North Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia. * The Nilo-Saharan language family consists of more than a hundred languages spoken by 30 million people. Nilo-Saharan languages are [...]
History of the name Africa The name Africa was in the antiquity (ancient times) first reserve to the area of the now days called Tunisia. Many times later the whole coast line was called Africa and in the days of the voyage of discovery they were talking about the whole continent. Africa’s largest country is [...]
Africa is besides Asia the biggest continent on Earth. It takes up 30.244.050 square kilometers (main land and islands together), this is 20,3% off the total land surface off the earth. There are living over 800 million people, that is roughly one on seven of the world population. Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean [...]
CAPE Town and the Western Cape’s friendliness and hospitality have scored the city and province top marks with tourists this holiday season, followed by its extraordinary fauna and flora, people and scenery. The best part of it all for the Western Cape tourism industry, however, is that about a third of international and two thirds [...]
The mother city’s premier arts event – Cape Town Festival 2007 – is set for March 3 to 24, and more than 100 000 arts lovers are expected to attend. This three-week long “cultural expression by the people of Cape Town†boasts more than 140 shows to cater for the diverse audiences the city’s festival [...]
According to a report in News.com.au, an online youth travel survey commissioned by Contiki Holidays has revealed that a new breed of Australian traveler is emerging. These young tourists rank cultural sites and events as their most important considerations when traveling overseas. The study, conducted in December, surveyed 460 people between 18 and 34 years [...]
Tourists beware when choosing your rental car in Cape Town, as you might end up paying for an not so roadworthy vehicle!
Happy New Year to all travelers in Africa and all of you who want to come to Africa and see this beautiful continent. And for 2007 I wish you all safe travels and much of happiness!
I’m going on the trip of a lifetime the next two weeks traveling from Windhoek to Vic Falls, organized by Overlanding Africa. It should be a good trip and I will of course report on this journey back here at the Africa Travel Guide.
The main attraction of Cape Town is the rebuild Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Famous for its excellent shopping, eating and entertainment.
It is going to be one very busy summer in Cape Town, as two million tourists are about to descend to the Mothercity according to Tourism Statistics.
Hey surfing friends and all those interested in Ocean life, Drive South Africa is sponsoring one of the kiffest events this summer in Cape Town, the Wavescape Film Festival!
This summer the waves and its riders hit the big screen, at the Wavescapes Surfing Film Festival 2006 starting in Cape Town and driving thru South Africa for the month.
Tourism in Uganda is becoming a booming business! More and more people see Uganda as a holiday destination as more tours are being offered in the region.
The digital map of Africa on Google Earth will soon be improved thanks to the help of Tracks4Africa and ordinary travelers.
Discover and explore the Robben Island on a tour guided by an ex political prisoner, showing you what life was like at this prison in Cape Town for Nelson Mandela and his fellow inmates.
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The photo sets of Africa Travel Guide at Flickr! is just ideal if you are looking to travel in Africa and want to see pictures of all the different countries and activities.
Everyone going on safari in Southern Africa beware and bring your hood caps! The rainy season has started in Southern Africa, reports a safari expert from Botswana.
The first in the top 10 of things to do in Cape Town is climbing Table Mountain. An amazing experience from the hike up, the views and the beauty. Read more in this full report.
Get great advice from an expert surfer and read how a rookie learns how to surf, in this quick guide to learn how to surf with 10 surfing tips!
If you are planning to visit Cape Town for a business trip or holiday and need internet, here is a handy list of hotels in Cape Town with internet access.
Check out this great and powerfull video on AIDS in Africa, “Human Ball”. Showing the consequences of AIDS in an ingenious way.
The Drive South Africa team helped to setup the computer centre at the Blomvlei Primary School in the Cape Flats, Cape Town.
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SAA is set to launch its own low-cost airline to compete with the cheap flights offered by Kulula and 1time. The big question is: will they be able to steal some of Kulula’s loyal customers? Or will they simply convert some of their full-rate flying SAA customers?
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Pathfinders Africa is an adventure travel company based in Africa. They have launched their new website www.pathifindersafrica.com today. Check out their adventure-packed expeditions in Southern and East Africa: walking with lions, swimming with elephants, river rafting, quad-biking, mountain biking, horse riding, Mt Kenya and Mt Kilimanjaro treks, orienteering, survivial courses and much, much more!
The increase in airline collisions over the African skies will be the central topic in a conference held this week, with the objective to improve safety of flights in Africa.
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