When many Westerners hear of Africa, they think of violence, civil war, famine and rape. However, in many African cities I often felt much safer than in Chicago where I have been living since 2006. Therefore, I decided to make a list of major or at least well-known African cities where I truly felt safer than [...]

A French team of journalists traveled to Congo, Brussels and Paris in order to reveal to the general public some of the reasons why the Democratic Republic of Congo is still a war torn zone. Instead of providing the audience with a larger picture, something I would have done instead, they focused on one commodity [...]

If you have dollars, Euros or any major currency, you should make sure you bring 100 euro / dollar bills. In East Africa, you get a better rate for 50 / 100 bills than for 10/20 bills. (EAC)
Do not bring travel checks. There are probably only one or two places in Nairobi where you can [...]

Hi there. I safely reached Dar es Salaam, visited my research site and started working on my project. I found everything as it was last year. As we speak, I’m trying to find the address of some of the highly rated restaurants in Dar as I’m meeting with an acquaintance of mine for dinner. One [...]

By walking down the street in my case. I went to the DRC two times in my life: the first time I was a part of an international delegation and flew to Kinshasa, the second time, last summer, I walked into Congo. As part of an experiment I made for my research in East [...]

 
As I reconfigured this blog as a personal one I would try to share my experiences in Africa as thoroughly as I can. I’ve had quite a ride so far, one that was challenging at times, beautiful, intriguing and no short of surprises. If everything goes according to plan, next summer I will visit the [...]