Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi Animal Orphanage
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
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Nairobi, Kenya
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'
Nairobi, Kenya
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
Mogadishu, Somalia
Amid the ruins of the 1990s Somali Civil War, life goes on as normal.
Jazeera, Somalia
A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.
Hargeisa, Somalia
The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.
Berbera, Somalia
A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
Hargeisa, Somalia
This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.
Hargeisa, Somalia
A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.
Hargeisa, Somalia
An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
Djibouti
A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.
Tadjourah, Djibouti
Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.
Bidah Valley, Saudi Arabia
Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.
Asmara, Eritrea
Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
Asmara, Eritrea
Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.
Arsi, Ethiopia
Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
It’s one of the hottest places in the world, but this canyon looks like it’s covered in snow.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
East Tigray, Ethiopia
Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.