Travel throughout Africa is one thing that has change into crucial to me during the last decade. My first movie took me to filming areas in Senegal and Cabo Verde, and since then, I’ve jumped at each alternative to go to as lots of Africa’s 54 nations as I can. The remaining months of this 12 months introduced me to Ghana, Benin, and Rwanda, nations I’ve histories with of various levels.
Ghana has felt like a second dwelling since I lived there in 2021. Tamale and Kumasi have been excessive factors of previous journey, however this trip centered on visiting my favorite spots in Accra. From candy sobolo at Republic Bar to peanut soup at Chez Clarisse, I like returning to Ghana’s “good vibes” hospitality.
Benin is a rustic I’ve simply began visiting prior to now few years, regardless of it being just some hours’ drive from my dwelling in Lagos. Cotonou has a number of the finest lodges in West Africa and sublimely untouched seashores. The spotlight of this trip was visiting Dantokpa Market, brimming with materials and recent produce. My subsequent trip to Benin will hopefully take me additional inland to see extra of its pure panorama.
I ended my travels throughout Africa in Kigali. Rwanda has been on high of my journey checklist, and it didn’t disappoint. As quickly as I landed, I felt at dwelling with its individuals and pure magnificence. I loved my days in Kigali’s flawlessly clear streets as a lot as day journeys to tea farms and horse ranches within the hills.
I prefer to observe one thing referred to as ‘immersive travel’ while on these journeys. Apart from sporting completely African trend manufacturers, meaning listening to as a lot native music, consuming as a lot native meals, and researching as a lot native historical past as potential. This has allowed me to find new joys, reminiscent of Okay. Frimpong and Umutsima.
As a Nigerian travelling throughout these nations, it’s stunning to watch our similarities and what makes us every of us so distinctive. Part of what makes Africa so particular is its huge variety, how one can cross a single border and now be surrounded by completely different dialects, religions, meals, and music. Next on my checklist? Botswana and Côte d’Ivoire. Below, see a few of my favorite pictures from my travels throughout Africa, every annotated with his ideas and emotions from each vacation spot.
Tumba, Rwanda
