The Africa Travel Blog http://xyxnw.com Blog about Africa related news and events Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Experiment shows that children can not go hungry http://xyxnw.com/p-1089.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1089.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:26 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1089 Industrialized nations have such quantities of food, they would bring them immediately into the regions of the world where hunger prevails, the problem of the “bottom billion” people who do not even have enough to live would be solved.Addition to such questions as who paid for the transport, who organized the distribution and how the food should be kept fit during transportation – all issues that could be solved with a little ingenuity – the fundamental question remained, however: Would the people in the industrialized nations a “parts”, a “Drop” for the existing food they ever agree?And here comes a study into the game, as evidenced by the following video.Parts of children, if only one tells of two food or keep it all for themselves? To spoil not only watch the video:

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]]> Industrialized nations have such quantities of food, they would bring them immediately into the regions of the world where hunger prevails, the problem of the “bottom billion” people who do not even have enough to live would be solved.Addition to such questions as who paid for the transport, who organized the distribution and how the food should be kept fit during transportation – all issues that could be solved with a little ingenuity – the fundamental question remained, however: Would the people in the industrialized nations a “parts”, a “Drop” for the existing food they ever agree?And here comes a study into the game, as evidenced by the following video.Parts of children, if only one tells of two food or keep it all for themselves? To spoil not only watch the video:

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1089.html/feed 0 How simple can be the example of development aid of a village in Malawi http://xyxnw.com/p-1086.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1086.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:43:16 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1086 Which of the two parties Now more in the law is, among other things, that was the target of an action that Jeffrey Sachs, one of the “seeker”, an optimist and a quasi-star of the development workers initiated.12 selected villages, he and his supporters, the most necessary means available, which sometimes exhausted in so very, very tiny things like a mosquito net.Anyone who sleeps under a mosquito net, whose risk of malaria is clear. Or fertilizer is provided, which the peasants who live in subsistence agriculture, often too expensive. Even the increase of their income fields, suddenly, the harvest is twice as large as before and there remain funds to invest themselves.

requires For small, there was little progress

For example, on a bike in order to sell its products to more distant markets. For example, in a new hut, so you do not eat in the same house and cook and sleep needs. What is the concentration of children in the classroom promotes, which also Sachs' people is possible.

It is fascinating to see how effective they show little effect of complex measures very quickly – sometimes after only one season and another crop.

In the past, development assistance

Had shredded all too common in many individual activities, which in itself welcomed, at the end but were not effective. So many projects were in each others way. Or specific requirements for operating facilities were created only for as long as the aid workers were on site. Quasi was with a watering eye gifts showered on the continent, but did not intervene in the existing on-site systems.

Stay Receive the initial rapid success sustainable?

Sachs' experiment, which is not yet complete, however, could be out to prove that development assistance must address the “bottom”. Create the living conditions of people in many poor regions of Africa change in miniature, so that they in themselves can grow to more stability, savings, which help overcome even by a drought and reach the end of the day of independence of aid can.

How sustainable

Be the effect of the experiment by Jeffrey Sachs shows, however, only in the medium term future. Because only five years, the helper will retire its 12 Millennium villages. And then we'll see whether they can stand on their own feet.

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]]> Which of the two parties Now more in the law is, among other things, that was the target of an action that Jeffrey Sachs, one of the “seeker”, an optimist and a quasi-star of the development workers initiated.12 selected villages, he and his supporters, the most necessary means available, which sometimes exhausted in so very, very tiny things like a mosquito net.Anyone who sleeps under a mosquito net, whose risk of malaria is clear. Or fertilizer is provided, which the peasants who live in subsistence agriculture, often too expensive. Even the increase of their income fields, suddenly, the harvest is twice as large as before and there remain funds to invest themselves.

requires For small, there was little progress

For example, on a bike in order to sell its products to more distant markets. For example, in a new hut, so you do not eat in the same house and cook and sleep needs. What is the concentration of children in the classroom promotes, which also Sachs' people is possible.

It is fascinating to see how effective they show little effect of complex measures very quickly – sometimes after only one season and another crop.

In the past, development assistance

Had shredded all too common in many individual activities, which in itself welcomed, at the end but were not effective. So many projects were in each others way. Or specific requirements for operating facilities were created only for as long as the aid workers were on site. Quasi was with a watering eye gifts showered on the continent, but did not intervene in the existing on-site systems.

Stay Receive the initial rapid success sustainable?

Sachs' experiment, which is not yet complete, however, could be out to prove that development assistance must address the “bottom”. Create the living conditions of people in many poor regions of Africa change in miniature, so that they in themselves can grow to more stability, savings, which help overcome even by a drought and reach the end of the day of independence of aid can.

How sustainable

Be the effect of the experiment by Jeffrey Sachs shows, however, only in the medium term future. Because only five years, the helper will retire its 12 Millennium villages. And then we'll see whether they can stand on their own feet.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1086.html/feed 0 The best places for surfing in Senegal http://xyxnw.com/p-1083.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1083.html#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:14:25 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1083 Surfing in Senegal.The following is a video with the most beautiful places in the West African country, underlaid with a wonderful reggae fits wonderfully, even if it is not on reggae. Because of this relaxed holiday atmosphere, no one can escape.These impressions of the places themselves, in which one remains, the best places for surfing throughout Senegal, and a little West African dishes, is the finished blend of wonderful holiday atmosphere and a touch of exoticism, the surfing in Senegal, but then again can be a bit different than the despicable North Sea.

The video after the jump.

Who would not prefer to pack their bags immediately and the surfboard and abdüsen the nearest airport to plunge into the waters of the coast of Senegal, instead of trudging here with a red nose and fingers numb from the cold.

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]]> Surfing in Senegal.The following is a video with the most beautiful places in the West African country, underlaid with a wonderful reggae fits wonderfully, even if it is not on reggae. Because of this relaxed holiday atmosphere, no one can escape.These impressions of the places themselves, in which one remains, the best places for surfing throughout Senegal, and a little West African dishes, is the finished blend of wonderful holiday atmosphere and a touch of exoticism, the surfing in Senegal, but then again can be a bit different than the despicable North Sea.

The video after the jump.

Who would not prefer to pack their bags immediately and the surfboard and abdüsen the nearest airport to plunge into the waters of the coast of Senegal, instead of trudging here with a red nose and fingers numb from the cold.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1083.html/feed 0 Most expensive city in the world located in Angola http://xyxnw.com/p-1080.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1080.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:44:40 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1080 You paid for an average apartment in New York, perhaps $ 5,000 a month, so it is in Luanda 15,000. How can that be, but if large parts of the population of Angola, Luanda, and of course, are destitute?Bars can be horrendous these prices only a few Angolans, the rich fat cats – and the many foreigners who have driven the oil production in the country.Who is working for one of these oil companies do not usually have to worry about the money, for as long as the oil flows, there is no reason to save on rental prices.

But

Food or electrical appliances in the world are nowhere as expensive as in Luanda. It is the quality of life can not be compared even remotely with those of Western metropolises: Hardly restaurants, unsafe and broken roads and the cultural life is not nearly as diverse as would be expected in a city of 5 million people.

What

Is because of the exorbitant prices that are going on in Luanda on the table, nothing in the simple population counts. Many areas have no running water, education and job situation is bad, what are often interdependent. What the government hires their own raw materials and why foreign companies benefit from the wealth thus created: This is a question that the people of Angola would like answered, while around them rise almost daily the prices they are increasingly not be able to afford.

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]]> You paid for an average apartment in New York, perhaps $ 5,000 a month, so it is in Luanda 15,000. How can that be, but if large parts of the population of Angola, Luanda, and of course, are destitute?Bars can be horrendous these prices only a few Angolans, the rich fat cats – and the many foreigners who have driven the oil production in the country.Who is working for one of these oil companies do not usually have to worry about the money, for as long as the oil flows, there is no reason to save on rental prices.

But

Food or electrical appliances in the world are nowhere as expensive as in Luanda. It is the quality of life can not be compared even remotely with those of Western metropolises: Hardly restaurants, unsafe and broken roads and the cultural life is not nearly as diverse as would be expected in a city of 5 million people.

What

Is because of the exorbitant prices that are going on in Luanda on the table, nothing in the simple population counts. Many areas have no running water, education and job situation is bad, what are often interdependent. What the government hires their own raw materials and why foreign companies benefit from the wealth thus created: This is a question that the people of Angola would like answered, while around them rise almost daily the prices they are increasingly not be able to afford.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1080.html/feed 0 Rock art at Twyfelfontein http://xyxnw.com/p-1077.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1077.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:17:30 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1077 The valley is Could not, however, because its source has become internationally famous, but because there was more than 2,500 rock paintings, whose exact age will still not determined. However, it is certain that they are not forgeries of modern times is such that were the rock paintings at Twyfelfontein in the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.

Most motifs represent hunting scenes, go where hunters with bow and arrow to hunt, many images are not yet fully deciphered. The two most famous rock paintings or drawings are the “Dancing Kundu,” and the “lion board” which obviously shows a lion.

The nice thing about the rock art at Twyfelfontein is that you can see so easily. A parking lot receives the interested visitors, and from there it goes through a short path to walk straight ahead and you come with your own eyes in the enjoyment of centuries-old drawings. And with about 200 guests at the daily number of visitors is still manageable.

A good recommendation for an activity that is in Namibia: The rock art at Twyfelfontein.

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]]> The valley is Could not, however, because its source has become internationally famous, but because there was more than 2,500 rock paintings, whose exact age will still not determined. However, it is certain that they are not forgeries of modern times is such that were the rock paintings at Twyfelfontein in the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.

Most motifs represent hunting scenes, go where hunters with bow and arrow to hunt, many images are not yet fully deciphered. The two most famous rock paintings or drawings are the “Dancing Kundu,” and the “lion board” which obviously shows a lion.

The nice thing about the rock art at Twyfelfontein is that you can see so easily. A parking lot receives the interested visitors, and from there it goes through a short path to walk straight ahead and you come with your own eyes in the enjoyment of centuries-old drawings. And with about 200 guests at the daily number of visitors is still manageable.

A good recommendation for an activity that is in Namibia: The rock art at Twyfelfontein.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1077.html/feed 0 Trans-Maghreb road under construction http://xyxnw.com/p-1074.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1074.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:10:38 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1074 Had prevented even before the political upheavals in North Africa, the financial crisis, further building a rapid, then the civil war in Libya this first attempt at a complete standstill. Originally intended to be there with the help of Italian required section completed by 2014, these plans are now pushed back into Libya.

This would improve the timely completion of this “highway” the immense economic opportunities in North Africa, especially in light of what in terms of visitor numbers affected that have become tourist pass is displayed.

8600 km it will be on track when the Highway, the Trans-Maghreb will then be completed in one day. Within the African highway system, the Trans-Maghreb, incidentally, the route with the route designation “1″ dar. Altogether, there are 9 large, large parts of the continent, covering highways, which can not be described as highways: 6 run from east to west, three of north to south.

Extremely important building is first interrupted

The Trans-Maghreb

Is already one of the largest and most important with the amount of traffic. Then they should even be done, surely one or the other tourists from Europe will find pleasure in it, to travel by car from Dakar to Cairo or from Cairo to Dakar. How does it do now, too many daredevils, but not quite as comfortable as on a continuously paved track.

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]]> Had prevented even before the political upheavals in North Africa, the financial crisis, further building a rapid, then the civil war in Libya this first attempt at a complete standstill. Originally intended to be there with the help of Italian required section completed by 2014, these plans are now pushed back into Libya.

This would improve the timely completion of this “highway” the immense economic opportunities in North Africa, especially in light of what in terms of visitor numbers affected that have become tourist pass is displayed.

8600 km it will be on track when the Highway, the Trans-Maghreb will then be completed in one day. Within the African highway system, the Trans-Maghreb, incidentally, the route with the route designation “1″ dar. Altogether, there are 9 large, large parts of the continent, covering highways, which can not be described as highways: 6 run from east to west, three of north to south.

Extremely important building is first interrupted

The Trans-Maghreb

Is already one of the largest and most important with the amount of traffic. Then they should even be done, surely one or the other tourists from Europe will find pleasure in it, to travel by car from Dakar to Cairo or from Cairo to Dakar. How does it do now, too many daredevils, but not quite as comfortable as on a continuously paved track.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1074.html/feed 0 Book review: 30 cows – an exciting trip report http://xyxnw.com/p-1071.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1071.html#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:47 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1071 An exciting travelogue of a journey through Cameroon and Chad to expect in the book “30 Cows” by the author Martine Rammer. Published reports from the publisher BookOnDemand the author to just over 200 pages of their adventurous and unforgettable trip “from Lake Chad to the sea.”Vividly described with numerous photos and clear maps of each stage in Cameroon and Chad, you can follow the journey of the author through wonderful black Africa.Exciting written numerous detailed descriptions of the landscape and particularly the various peoples, it is possible to dive into the trip.

Martine Rammer learned during their trip, the various ethnic groups in Africa to know and tells really interesting facts and peculiarities about these unique cultures. With the help of a register at the end of her book, it is even possible for the reader to look up at interest by individual ethnic groups to go directly to the detailed description.

Conclusion:For those interested in traveling through Cameroon and would like to inform themselves beforehand with the help of a detailed trip report about the cultures, lifestyles of the people and the landscape features of Cameroon and Chad should access to this book.

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]]> An exciting travelogue of a journey through Cameroon and Chad to expect in the book “30 Cows” by the author Martine Rammer. Published reports from the publisher BookOnDemand the author to just over 200 pages of their adventurous and unforgettable trip “from Lake Chad to the sea.”Vividly described with numerous photos and clear maps of each stage in Cameroon and Chad, you can follow the journey of the author through wonderful black Africa.Exciting written numerous detailed descriptions of the landscape and particularly the various peoples, it is possible to dive into the trip.

Martine Rammer learned during their trip, the various ethnic groups in Africa to know and tells really interesting facts and peculiarities about these unique cultures. With the help of a register at the end of her book, it is even possible for the reader to look up at interest by individual ethnic groups to go directly to the detailed description.

Conclusion:For those interested in traveling through Cameroon and would like to inform themselves beforehand with the help of a detailed trip report about the cultures, lifestyles of the people and the landscape features of Cameroon and Chad should access to this book.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1071.html/feed 0 Serengeti balloon safari over http://xyxnw.com/p-1068.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1068.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:42:53 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1068 Yeah! Now that's a weird way to explore the Serengeti National Park: With a hot air balloon. The advantages are obvious: no engine noise will disturb the experience, the trip level is so low that you get to see yet sufficient, and especially the travel speed on the Safari participants in the airviel more alive to participate on the ground than an expected airplane flight of the case.would be

How we do this, if one goes on a safari through the Serengeti Park in a balloon, the following video gives a very clear and to the right, supported music. Well, today we would probably say “spherical” as well. Which fits, because the flight over the herds and the vastness of the park now takes place even in the higher spheres.

Balloon Safari over the Serengeti from Discovering Tanzania on Vimeo.

A balloon safari in Serengeti can be booked for various providers who are familiar with all local safety issues. There is – as the video finally shows – no nicer way to the exotic world of Kenya and Tanzania meet, as in this convenient travel in the air.

Balloon safaris are It auchbei Us: Just send an email to info@touring-afrika.de with your travel needs

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]]> Yeah! Now that's a weird way to explore the Serengeti National Park: With a hot air balloon. The advantages are obvious: no engine noise will disturb the experience, the trip level is so low that you get to see yet sufficient, and especially the travel speed on the Safari participants in the airviel more alive to participate on the ground than an expected airplane flight of the case.would be

How we do this, if one goes on a safari through the Serengeti Park in a balloon, the following video gives a very clear and to the right, supported music. Well, today we would probably say “spherical” as well. Which fits, because the flight over the herds and the vastness of the park now takes place even in the higher spheres.

Balloon Safari over the Serengeti from Discovering Tanzania on Vimeo.

A balloon safari in Serengeti can be booked for various providers who are familiar with all local safety issues. There is – as the video finally shows – no nicer way to the exotic world of Kenya and Tanzania meet, as in this convenient travel in the air.

Balloon safaris are It auchbei Us: Just send an email to info@touring-afrika.de with your travel needs

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1068.html/feed 0 European Outdoor Film: Kadoma http://xyxnw.com/p-1065.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1065.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:36:16 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1065 Kadoma is the title of this film, in which it is about outdoor adventures, for which the black continent is of course ideal in every respect. The protagonists deny a kayaking expedition on the Congo, with over 4,000 kilometers of the longest rivers in Africa.Tearing water unfährbare rapids and many other challenges, this expedition, which represent the three experienced kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic and Hendri Coetzee.

On the trip, which was almost completely captured by camera happens, eventually something heraufdräut which, given the many other dangers of the Congo River already. Crocodiles everywhere, corruption and poverty among the residents of the shore regions.

Excerpts of this impressive concoction eoft.eu the site offers, with Trailer, further details and other films from the outdoor area, for the enthusiastic sure one or the other readers of touring Afrika.de.

“Kadoma” was also the nickname of Hendri Coetzee, which suffered a tragic end, which is part of this film. More details about this rather then elsewhere.

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]]> Kadoma is the title of this film, in which it is about outdoor adventures, for which the black continent is of course ideal in every respect. The protagonists deny a kayaking expedition on the Congo, with over 4,000 kilometers of the longest rivers in Africa.Tearing water unfährbare rapids and many other challenges, this expedition, which represent the three experienced kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic and Hendri Coetzee.

On the trip, which was almost completely captured by camera happens, eventually something heraufdräut which, given the many other dangers of the Congo River already. Crocodiles everywhere, corruption and poverty among the residents of the shore regions.

Excerpts of this impressive concoction eoft.eu the site offers, with Trailer, further details and other films from the outdoor area, for the enthusiastic sure one or the other readers of touring Afrika.de.

“Kadoma” was also the nickname of Hendri Coetzee, which suffered a tragic end, which is part of this film. More details about this rather then elsewhere.

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]]> http://xyxnw.com/p-1065.html/feed 0 More destinations in Africa Arik Air http://xyxnw.com/p-1062.html http://xyxnw.com/p-1062.html#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:03:24 +0000 admin http://xyxnw.com/?p=1062 Are: Benin, Cotonou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali, which all three will each be served on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Lagos. This expansion of its regional network of private airline, was recently announced Arik Air. This makes the increasingly dense network of Arik Air, especially within Africa.In this way particularly benefit those travelers to Africa who want to book any package deals, but their route and their residence times you wish to find themselves together.

Especially with the many smaller countries in West Africa, this is obviously attractive, but where else than in large areas covering South Africa during his trip happy times exceeds a limit. And who was ever in West Africa who wants to stay in all probability, his journey not only in one state.

The same airline has one daily flight to London Heathrow to Lagos, from where you can change trains to reach the total of 28 destinations within Africa.

Flights with smaller aircraft are already common practice in many parts of Africa, the new routes for the Bombardier CJR900 is used, which nevertheless has room for 74 passengers and are thus not among the very small machines.

Who has done something that is in Burkina Faso, Mali or Benin or holiday there just want to know the country and its people, which reaches to the flights by Arik Air is now much easier to be objective. Enjoy your flight!

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]]> Are: Benin, Cotonou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali, which all three will each be served on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Lagos. This expansion of its regional network of private airline, was recently announced Arik Air. This makes the increasingly dense network of Arik Air, especially within Africa.In this way particularly benefit those travelers to Africa who want to book any package deals, but their route and their residence times you wish to find themselves together.

Especially with the many smaller countries in West Africa, this is obviously attractive, but where else than in large areas covering South Africa during his trip happy times exceeds a limit. And who was ever in West Africa who wants to stay in all probability, his journey not only in one state.

The same airline has one daily flight to London Heathrow to Lagos, from where you can change trains to reach the total of 28 destinations within Africa.

Flights with smaller aircraft are already common practice in many parts of Africa, the new routes for the Bombardier CJR900 is used, which nevertheless has room for 74 passengers and are thus not among the very small machines.

Who has done something that is in Burkina Faso, Mali or Benin or holiday there just want to know the country and its people, which reaches to the flights by Arik Air is now much easier to be objective. Enjoy your flight!

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