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Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03:49 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 05:12:26 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/travel/africa http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/travel/africa http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6b606850-b6f9-11e2-a249-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Jochen Zeitz is opening his 50,000-acre Kenyan retreat to rehabilitate the local area and develop a new type of tourism, writes Sophy Roberts Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03:49 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6b606850-b6f9-11e2-a249-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6b606850-b6f9-11e2-a249-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b94ab316-90a9-11e2-a456-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Electoral commission says that just under 95 per cent of those who cast ballots supported the new charter, which has been endorsed by all the main parties Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:18:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b94ab316-90a9-11e2-a456-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b94ab316-90a9-11e2-a456-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5237c65e-8b0a-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Stargazing is increasingly popular but a new ‘astro-safari’ in Tanzania brings a different dimension to the experience, writes Jonathan Ford Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:54:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5237c65e-8b0a-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5237c65e-8b0a-11e2-8fcf-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1bdad986-5e5d-11e2-a771-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A new Marrakech hotel is inviting guests to explore the Atlas mountains on horseback – with butlers and chefs in tow, writes Susannah Osborne Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:40:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1bdad986-5e5d-11e2-a771-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1bdad986-5e5d-11e2-a771-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/545fa650-1cf5-11e2-abeb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A new airport could bring much-needed income to the beautiful, remote British outpost of Saint Helena. But not all the locals are convinced of its future as a tourist destination, writes Horatio Clare Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:55:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/545fa650-1cf5-11e2-abeb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 545fa650-1cf5-11e2-abeb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2e00c96-50e3-11e2-b287-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct From the islands of Chile to safaris in Uganda, travel industry leaders reveal their tips for the next 12 month’s hot destinations, writes Charlie McCann Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:36:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2e00c96-50e3-11e2-b287-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d2e00c96-50e3-11e2-b287-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8072b8b2-4523-11e2-858f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The ANC’s five yearly conference which begins on Sunday will be key indicator of the direction the politically dominant party will take Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:37:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8072b8b2-4523-11e2-858f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8072b8b2-4523-11e2-858f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee80ed52-29de-11e2-a5ca-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It has vibrant cities and rich Islamic cultural sites. So why does Algeria struggle to attract tourists? Paul Richardson reports Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:04:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee80ed52-29de-11e2-a5ca-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ee80ed52-29de-11e2-a5ca-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/468e0602-144e-11e2-8cf2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Congo is a forbidding prospect – for tourists and tour operators alike. Sam Knight is among the first visitors to two camps amid the dark, dense rainforest Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:29:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/468e0602-144e-11e2-8cf2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 468e0602-144e-11e2-8cf2-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/57620944-0ed4-11e2-ba6b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Addis Hash, a movement dedicated to exercise and ale alike, is a memorable addition to Ethiopia’s illustrious running tradition, writes Sophie McGrath Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:39:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/57620944-0ed4-11e2-ba6b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 57620944-0ed4-11e2-ba6b-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6fd109ec-03e6-11e2-9675-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct At a safari camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Lucy Kellaway encounters wild lions, tame elephants – and a staggering degree of luxury Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:32:39 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6fd109ec-03e6-11e2-9675-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6fd109ec-03e6-11e2-9675-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/307fbe88-fd9b-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Pico Iyer relishes Oman’s delicate balance of tradition and modernity, of wild deserts and slick hotels Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:17:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/307fbe88-fd9b-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 307fbe88-fd9b-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7b606860-d4bc-11e1-9444-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Moroccan city is the focus of a luxury hotel building boom, writes Claire Wrathall. But whether enough guests will come to fill them remains to be seen Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:13:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7b606860-d4bc-11e1-9444-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7b606860-d4bc-11e1-9444-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e5b737b0-c6bc-11e1-95ea-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct On a tiny island off Africa’s east coast, tourism is in its infancy – which makes Ilha de Moçambique all the more enticing, says Carole Cadwalladr Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:47:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e5b737b0-c6bc-11e1-95ea-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e5b737b0-c6bc-11e1-95ea-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9beee50e-bfac-11e1-bb88-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The high rate of youth unemployment in Tunisia, at about 30 per cent in 2010, is thought to have been a big contributor to the uprisings Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:23:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9beee50e-bfac-11e1-bb88-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 9beee50e-bfac-11e1-bb88-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/986178c6-7f05-11e1-a06e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Usually there are crowds queuing to see Egypt’s treasures – but not in this climate of post-revolutionary uncertainty, writes Alec Russell Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:15:50 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/986178c6-7f05-11e1-a06e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 986178c6-7f05-11e1-a06e-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2765c4ec-78cf-11e1-9f49-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The mountaintop churches of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, offer a balance of historical, spiritual and outdoor adventures, writes William MacNamara Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:17:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2765c4ec-78cf-11e1-9f49-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2765c4ec-78cf-11e1-9f49-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/587b602e-50b0-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A tour company dealing in luxury African travel is about to launch tailor-made trips to Sudan, writes Mike Carter Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:53:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/587b602e-50b0-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 587b602e-50b0-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6eb3624e-4041-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct After 40 years of visiting Africa, Max Hastings has found the perfect place to write and relax – not a hotel but a Kenyan ranch for rent Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:13:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6eb3624e-4041-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6eb3624e-4041-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68926b3a-f59b-11e0-94b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct With jungles, exotic wildlife and traditional villages, the islands of Seychelles are perfect for a family adventure, writes John Gimlette Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:59:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68926b3a-f59b-11e0-94b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Ftravel_africa%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 68926b3a-f59b-11e0-94b1-00144feab49a