I’ve found the best-value safari destination in Africa

[ Just for a second, through a gentle peppering of opalescent beetles attracted by my vehicle’s headlights, comes a surreal glow. Two ghostly blue disks momentarily appear in the middle distance, as roving high-powered torches scan the darkness. They’re the reflected light from the retinas of a bush baby, a tree-dwelling Furby-like primate about the … Read more

Senegal has winter sun, no jet leg

[ The UK’s dreary winters always tempt me to seek out warmth. And, after a testing 12 months personally, I decided it was time to regain my spark – with a solo trip. What I needed, with just five days of annual leave left to use, was to visit somewhere that was new to me, … Read more

Rwanda has no intention of hosting UK asylum seekers, says opposition leader

[ The Rwandan government has no plans to host migrants deported from the UK, regardless of changes made to the deal, claims the leader of an opposition party formed in exile. “There is no intention or capacity in Rwanda to accommodate these people,” Etienne Mutabazi, secretary general of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC), told i. … Read more