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Also known as the Limete Tower, la Tour de l'Échangeur can be seen from almost everywhere in Kinshasa.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

The world's only facility where orphaned mountain gorillas are cared for.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

Cave in which Miguel de Cervantes hid while trying to escape captivity in Algiers.

A set of ancient rock engravings that date back to the Neolithic period.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.

One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.

These giant volcanic rocks towering above the Angolan savannah once served as a natural fortification.

The abandoned tanks along this highway are all that remain of a deadly conflict.

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.