The first tentative steps can be terrifying, but this seasoned traveller revels in the ‘addictive’ sense of freedom gained from being a party of one
February 2017
Postcards from the edge: travels in Trump's banned countries
Kevin Rushby reflects on the warmth and hospitality he has encountered in the countries now on President Trump’s ‘bad’ list
December 2014
The Sudans: after the divide
Darfur radio station exposes the use of rape as weapon of war
The Sudans: after the divide
Music from the Blue Nile: unique recordings from Sudan's refugee camps
The Sudans: after the divide
Sudan: pyramids, souqs and Gaddafi's hotel in the land tourism forgot
The Sudans: after the divide
The Sudans on cassette: Awesome Tapes from Africa's collection
November 2014
Guardian Africa network
The Princess of Sudan: the most ill-conceived film idea of all time?
Real-life story of an American father who ‘claimed’ a piece Africa for his daughter is to be made into a movie. Is this the worst idea you’ve heard? Help us curate a top-10 list
March 2014
Photographing Africa – Harry Hook's African odyssey
Photographer Harry Hook grew up in Kenya and Sudan and has spent 40 years documenting Africa. All these images feature in a documentary following his journey to northern Kenya to track down five Samburu women he first photographed 30 years ago
February 2010
Letter from
Sudan: taxi tale puts research into perspective
Cape Town to Cairo – and back again
December 2007
Should I go on holiday in Sudan?
Aida Edemariam: Just because some bits of the largest country in Africa are scary doesn't mean that all of it is.
November 2007
Long way back
On the back of their latest awfully big adventure, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman tell Simon Mills that the best thing about Africa was the people - but they also managed to knock the self-esteem of the Hollywood pin-up
June 2007
Sudan's breathtaking migration
Scientists find vast herds of antelope and gazelle in what could be one of the greatest natural events on Earth.
