Ian M Packham

Freelance travel writer - Africa specialist
& public speaker
2+ years on the ground experience in 40 African nations
Bylines: Bradt, Fodor's, BBC Travel, The i

[Ben West @benwestwriter]

Is it safe to travel to Africa during the Ebola outbreak?
https://t.co/imIJhOiebV

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I liked it when billionaires built libraries https://t.co/AYp8cy82lu

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I'm back writing some environmental and conservation focussed stories for @envjournal including this one on why deadly Ebola outbreaks could become more and more likely in future
https://t.co/j5gSnMvAe0

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"Unfortunately" the only chilled drink I could find in my fridge tonight was Cypriot Commandaria 😅

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I think all writers agree print remains special, so it's lovely to break my recent quiet period with a couple of pages in the latest Travel Africa magazine on planning your next Angolan safari

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Born today. 1952: Roger Milla, Cameroonian football player and one of the first African football players to become a major star in international play. Named CAF’s African Footballer of the Year twice, in 1976 and 1990, he played for the Cameroon national team in three World Cups.
1957: Kasaloo Kyanga, Congolese musician and composer. An expert guitarist, he did most of his professional work in Tanzania, producing hits that were played internationally from the 1980s onward.

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I've got seven different (non-travel) things penned in for 2027, which I think makes me officially an adult.

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@LatAmTravelist @richmondlibrary @_TharikHussain @RichmondLibs I'm a big Burton fan!

[Friends of Nairobi National Park @FoNNaPKenya]

This is Nairobi National Park.
The only national park in any capital city in the world. Home to lions, leopards, rhinos, and hundreds of species. A living ecosystem that belongs to every Kenyan.

And right now, construction is tearing through it.

77 acres approved for development. A car park for 1,300 vehicles. A fence that the EIA describes as both 700 metres and 10 kilometres. A project cost that changes from KES 57 million to KES 315 million depending on which page you read.

The park's own Management Plan prohibits development in this zone. NEMA approved it anyway.

Once this habitat is gone, it cannot be restored.

FoNNaP has filed a petition in the Senate and a case in the High Court. But we need the public to know what is happening.

Watch this. Share it. Ask questions.

Tag @kws_kenya @nema_kenya and demand transparency.

#SaveNNP #NationalParkNotCarPark #NairobiNationalPark #Kenya #OurPark #Conservation #NairobiWildlife #ProtectOurParks

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Books are great - truly and honestly - but if you're travelling light, the Bradt #Ghana guide is now available via the new Bradt app too!

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Another week sort of done with, during which I've written more about Angola, fired off some exciting pitch ideas and dabbled in rooftop tents (cars not houses). Next week is looking equally exciting for various reasons so it's just down to the weather to perfect everything now!

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I am, if nothing else, a stylish rebellion 😂
"How wired headphones became a stylish rebellion against Big Tech"
https://t.co/mlKaU9uda0

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My sejen (bird) sculpture from the Senufo of Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast. Traditionally, these carvings stand guard over sacred sites and sometimes used in initiation ceremonies into poro secret societies.

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@GaryLegg12 I'd love to tell you precisely what it is, but it's a cutting of a cutting of a cutting...

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Celebrating the small things in life with this pic of my Easter cactus

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Remember when I said the price of chocolate was going to rocket? Turns out it was one of those rare occasions when I was right, so now seems like a good time to find out why
https://t.co/lbonMO01zl

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The story everyone needs right now https://t.co/OfucY0XnTY

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@TravWriters @Pafos_Region @CBHotelsCyprus @visitcyprus @PaphosTravel My last few images until we wave goodbye, from the Akamas Peninsula yesterday

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Today's ridiculously insane sea view is brought to you by @pafosregion #PafosRegion @travwriters #BGTWPafos - a fine a scene as any I've found on the island, close to Aphrodite's Bath #unfiltered