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Bird Strike on Lagos to Gambia
I went through the list of checklist of all the things I needed for my travels the next day. I had earlier gone to the market that same Thursday to buy things I would need …
Africa
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Fatal Accident and Lost Passport
Joel Oleson arrived Nigeria on a Wednesday and we were meant to travel Benin, Togo and Ghana. Joel happens to be one of those American guys that has been a lot of inspiration to me. …
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Ramadan in Abidjan and Accra
We left Lagos at exactly 7am that morning to Accra. From Lagos to Accra on air is only but about 40 minutes. Since it was my first time of going to Accra, I was quite …
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Travelling Monrovia to Dakar
I rolled on the bed as I usually do when I wake up. I was still trying to figure out where I was. I noticed I was still very tired and wished I had more …
Africa
The Traffickers Among Us
Human Trafficking has become a global phenomenon lately. The world woke up in a shock when the CNN’s videos of Africans being auctioned in a slave market in Libya surfaced online. This according to some …
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My First Trip to Bamako
A journey to No-Where I arrived Lomé at around 2am that Tuesday morning. I did not decide to leave for the trip that day until around 5pm the previous evening. When I arrived, slept and …
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Trip to Ouagadougou & Thomas Sankara’s Grave
Leaving Niamey, Niger I embarked on a 5-hour trip to Niamey, the capital city from Birni-Koni. Arriving Niamey at night, Okezie, who was a fellow passenger in the bus I travelled with offered me accommodation …
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Continuing to Niger Republic
Deciding the Next Destination At about 4:00 am on Tuesday morning on the April 11th, 2017. I was awoken by the 4:00 am alarm. 4:00 am is very critical to my job hence the need …
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Ordeals in Nairobi – Part 2
Detention in Nairobi The detention facility had the following: beds, a toilet (a clean toilet actually) and was well illuminated. Right inside there were three other young men. I will avoid using their real names, …
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Ordeals in Nairobi – Part 1
At about 17:55 hours on Thursday, 6 April 2017, my bag pack was set for a holiday trip for East Africa. I could not holdback my excitement because I had really wanted to travel to …