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February, 2009 Archive



Mali in Pictures

February 25th, 2009 Cat: Mali with 2 Comments
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Mali is an incredibly culturally rich country in West Africa. From mysterious Timbuktu, to the Bandiagara cliffs in the Dogon Region, Mali is a unique destination. Mali's traditional cultural festivals have become world events. And even the Dogon region's traditional masked dances are drawing international crowds. Some tourists come just to see Mali's incredible mud architecture, ...

Mali Travel Guide

February 21st, 2009 Cat: Mali with 5 Comments
mosque of djenne 150x150 pictures

Mali is the West Africa's biggest country. Mali lies in Western Africa, southwest of Algeria and east of Mauritania. The Sahara desert covers the northern part of Mali so the terrain is mostly flat with some rolling northern plains covered by sand; there's savanna in south and rugged hills in the northeast. Mali's climate is ...

DRC Gorillas

February 17th, 2009 Cat: Africa News with No Comments »
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Two good pieces of news for the mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A recent census carried out by park rangers shows that the gorilla numbers are up by 12.5% despite a civil war, poaching, and charcoal trade intruding into their habitat this past year. Emmanuel de ...

Africa’s Best Treks and Hikes

February 13th, 2009 Cat: Africa News with No Comments »
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Challenging peaks can be found from Morocco's Atlas Mountains all the way down to South Africa's Drakensberg. Africa's most popular trekking destination is Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the continent. Lesser known ranges like Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains offer an incredible array of snow-capped peaks right next to the equator. All of Africa's highest mountains are ...