— Ancient Africa —

The heart of Gondwana. 

The natural history of Africa: an ancient continent.

Why is Africa special and why do we want to know more about it? 

Africa evokes mystery, fear, compassion, intrigue. Some get the creeps just from the idea of going to Africa. For others, Africa evokes an unexplainable magic. As Journalist Ryszard Kapuściński described in his book Ebony: Africa does not exist, it is a multitude of peoples, myths, landscapes, stories … Not to mention the unique geology of Africa.

Articles on Africa: 

• The Great Rift Valley of East Africa: a belt of natural wonders.
• The Zambezi and the Smoke that thunders: how rivers change their course.
• Plate tectonics: caterpillar tracks of the planet.
• My little moment with Jane Goodall: an unlikely encounter.
• The great bend of the Niger River: two separate rivers in the past.
• Africa: the long voyage of an ancient continent.