In the years after World War II, Eliot Elisofon traveled from Capetown to Cairo in a mobile photography studio. The pictures he took for Life magazine helped reshape Americans' understanding of the continent. Susan Stamberg takes a look at an exhibit of Elisofon's photos, currently on display at the Museum of African Art in D.C.
Janvier Karairi, leader of a militia force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, says that the government and the army have come begging his help in defeating a local Tutsi rebellion. Karairi's movement is formed of traditional fighters like many other Mai Mai groups, whose fierce reputation is based partly on their beliefs and practices.
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When I was a little girl, the power of bridges fascinated me mostly because it seemed to be a representation of two worlds that were connected by this amazing structure. The feeling when I was leaving one side and at the same time wondering what was waiting on the other one was delightfully thrilling and dramatic. And even though I didn't grow up near jungles, I fell in love with them shortly after I stepped into them. Their bridges are mesmerizing, freely floating somewhere above, fairily jiggling in the air. And still connecting the world, one way or another. Those bridges look amazing and scary at the same time. Which translates: I'd love to walk them! What about you? Would you dare? Cane bridge in the village Kabua, Republic of the Congo Borneo rain forest canopy walkway Jungle bridge in Langkawi Bridge in Monteverde, Costa Rica Bridge somewhere in Laos Photos found here, here, here, here and here.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over
Traveling through Rwanda, one of the prettiest places in Africa. We visited everything from the volcanic mountains to the monkey-laden forests.
boston-based studio MASS design group has completed 'ilima primary school' - its first conservation school in the rural congolese jungle village of ilima.
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Just east of Brussels in Flanders is the small town of Tervuren the historic home of the Dukes of Brabant.
Image 18 of 33 from gallery of SOS Children's Village In Djibouti / Urko Sanchez Architects. Photograph by Javier Callejas
