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Zambia: Trailing leopards on a night safari
Zambia is not nearly as firmly on the African safari trail as some of its neighbours, especially Tanzania and Botswana.
Tanzania to Zambia by train
The Tazara Railway was built in the 1970s to provide landlocked Zambia with port access at Dar es Salam in Tanzania. However since the fanfare surrounding the opening of the 1860km-long track, the railway's financial situation has deteriorated.
All aboard the slow train to Zambia
The 1860km-long Tazara Railway links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salam.
'People care now' - Egyptians on why they'll vote
Kiwi journalist Glen Johnson is in Egypt and has been talking to locals about what will motivate them to vote in their first free elections for decades.
Tanzania: Life and death on the African plains
Jill Worrall is captivated by the cycle of life on display within Serengeti National Park.
Tanzania: The animals of the Serengeti
Serengeti National Park is best known for its annual migration of millions of wildebeest but once the migratory animals have left it's also a superb place to see predators such as lions, cheetah and leopards.
South Africa: Off the garden path
Provide me with a rental car in foreign territory and I become geographically promiscuous.
South Africa: An alternative Garden Route
Jill Worrall discovers some of South Africa's hidden gems when she detours from the well-traversed Garden Route.
More than just desert
A family journey over Egypt's White Desert is as rewarding as the landscape is sparse.
Egypt's White Desert
The endless expanse of Egypt's vast and unusual White Desert has its own breathtaking charm.
Mt Kilimanjaro: High hopes
It's a feat of mental and physical willpower to conquer mighty Kilimanjaro and Vanessa James is determined to master the mighty mountain.