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A refreshing sight in
Mozambique.
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Africa comprises 54 nations.
I
don't claim to have visited them all, or even half of them, but I have travelled through
West Africa, and the Southern part of the continent.
When
you go into Africa, you have to decide what it is you want.... A two week holiday in
Kenya, blends beautiful beaches with loaded game parks, as the tourist brochures
would have it.
There is snow on the peak of Kilimanjaro, and minerals in the ground,
bulging rivers and enormous deserts, wealth and poverty.... |
Some of the
tribes are picturesque and famous, while others survive in the bush and would rather be
left alone with their spirits, than be clothed by commercialism. This is the First, not
the Third World. Mystic writers
cover them well enough for the reader to fantasize about their lives.
Then there
are the countries ruled by the largest tribe, and rife with corruption; providing
ridiculous wealth to a few close relatives, and poverty for the masses.
This is
the real Africa, and to come away from here leaves one asking questions about
change. The soul searching is hard, the questions complex, and helpful solutions harder
still.
Life in
Africa is on the streets, everything is bought and sold in the markets. The clothes on the
women are light and colourful, and music from the heart of Africa beats deep in all souls.
Egyptian Photo Gallery
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