The chestnut bellied starling is another permanent resident of the Zinder bush, and also a favourite of mine… It’s not a remarkable bird at first glance, …but as it turns out, it is quite a willing poser, and very handsome too! I have grown to love our encounters in the bush! For more birds around [...]

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The sun goes down over Eden’s field station, 13 km south of Tanout… Beautiful sun, beautiful skyline and a beautiful land. To meet the people of Edenland who enjoy these sunsets all the time, go to the Eden blog Stories of Edenland that was launched only ten days ago. I hope you have not missed [...]

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The Zinder bush is not only vast and beautiful, …but a place full of discovery. Did you know for instance in that date palm [Phoenix dactylifera] petioles are used to make local beds? I’ve known them as “Hausa beds” all my life, and they are very beautiful – as furniture made of 100% natural material [...]

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We are approaching home! We arrived in Niamey (the capital of Niger) last night, and are spending the day dealing with visas (for those flying out of Nigeria later this month) and car papers. If all things go well, we could be heading for Zinder tomorrow. Nothing would make me happier!!! Greetings from Niamey!

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We are now in Burkina Faso! After two days in Mali, we crossed the border yesterday and are now in Ouagadougou (known as Ouaga), where we have applied for visas. We are about a day’s drive from Niamey, the capital of Niger – where we will need to apply for visas to Nigeria (for those [...]

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Whenever friends comes to visit in Niger, a Skywatch Experience on the Mt Zinder Hilltop north of town is on the menu. When Karin was there, we were lucky to enjoy a deep blue afternoon sky. Perfect for a picnic! Watching the sun go down is a peaceful moment. In Niger, the sunsets are quick [...]

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“Girls, over here! …Perfect!” “Now, look sideways!” “Look up? …Awesome!” “Now Sheba, what do you think of your human?” “Perfect, girls!” All shots above were taken during Sheba’s first visit to the ancient baobab forest of Mirriah… More to come!

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Cash handouts – the solution for West Africa or another way of keeping the aid circus running? IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks), which is part of the UN but supposedly editorially independent, recently published an article about aid and cash handouts, entitled “West Africa: Do high food prices warrant a cash response?” Experts say many [...]

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