Mbala, Zambia
Mbala Pioneer Cemetery
A small cemetery on a hill overlooking Mbala contains the history of the town's colonial past.
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Mbala, Zambia
A small cemetery on a hill overlooking Mbala contains the history of the town's colonial past.
Berbera, Somalia
A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
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.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.
Solwezi, Zambia
Rare pigmented engravings cover the walls of this Stone Age shelter.
Ndola, Zambia
Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.
Mpulungu, Zambia
Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.
Zambia
This stunning waterfall is the backdrop to a site that has seen continuous human habitation for 250,000 years.
Kasama, Zambia
Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.
Siavonga, Zambia
The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.
Mpika, Zambia
This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.
Chinsali, Zambia
A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
Sierra Leone
This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.
Sierra Leone
This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.
Jinja, Uganda
The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.
Kaabong, Uganda
This park is home to around 500 bird species.
Nyabushozi, Uganda
Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.
Kampala, Uganda
The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.
Jinja, Uganda
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Uganda
Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.