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Back from Bakassi
A concise history of the Bakassi Peninsula and series of events that lead to its ceding to Cameroon …
Africa
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Tourism 8: Namibia’s Drought
Ernest and myself completed the immigration formalities at the Buitepos border in a very short time and then crossed into Namibia. Thanks to the fact we arrived there very late in the evening and the …
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Tourism 8: Botswana: How To Get Here.
I started making plans to visit Namibia over a year ago. I was super impressed when I learnt that a branch office of the Namibian Airlines located in Ikeja here in Lagos could help me …
Africa
International Land Border Crossing During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Corona Virus lockdown affected almost every country on earth. The lockdown was also applicable to several states and international road borders in Nigeria including Lagos and Ogun States which are international border States. The …
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Tourism 6: Congo Ends The Trip
Ponta Negra/Pointe Noire Our flight time to Pointe-Noire from Libreville was around one hour twenty minutes. The Republic of Congo would be the last country on the trip and in as much as I was …
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Tourism 6: Live in Libreville
We took off from Douala at around six o’clock to Libreville. During the flight, my mind was preoccupied by the several experiences that I had gone through for the past few days. I had been …
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Tourism 6: Bitter Bitam
My departure from Equatorial Guinea that morning was like escaping hell. It felt like coming back to life. The first thing I could think of doing was to rain curses on the government and the …
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Tourism 6: My Experience Traveling in Equatorial Guinea
I arrived the Ebibyin Central Garage from where I would pick a Bata bound vehicle. Bata is the largest city on the Equatorial Guinea mainland. Santos, one of the police officers who helped me secure …
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Tourism 6: Freedom is Sweet
The entire weekend was spent in police custody. It was now early Monday morning and I was eagerly waiting for the arrival of the police chief whom I was told was the only one I …
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Tourism 6: Ebibeyin Police Detention in Equatorial Guinea
After spending more than two hours at the Ebibeyin Police Station that evening, it began to dawn on me that I could remain detained right there till the next day. I had been detained by …