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SEX TOURISM AND THE SEXUAL POLITICS OF RACE IN AFRICA
Sex tourism is a global trend, it is not unique to Africa and it is no way a rare occurrence. Certain countries are known for being specific destinations where one can engage in certain kinds of transactional sex. Thailand and Cambodia are, unfortunately, known for their thriving child-sex tourism industries which have established multi-billion dollar paedophile destinations. In the Gambia, Africa's smallest country, female sex tourism is the major source of revenue from tourist profits. In a t...
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VILANCULOS:SNIPPETS OF PARADISE
Vilanculos: Snippets of Paradise
Kiki Macfarlane-Mudenda
Until recently I’d been looking for an exotic place in the sub-Saharan region which would leave me dumbfounded and relaxed in the same breath. I’d tried all kinds of destinations - the majestic Victoria Falls in Zambia, the surreal dunes of Namibia, the hypnotic mountains of Swaziland, and finally the blue waters of Zanzibar, Mombasa and Cape Town, but without much success. Although these places all have something magnificent to...
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ANGOLA
For most people Luanda Angola may not be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of a vacation, in fact finding tourist information on Google about the city proved to be difficult. After emerging from a 27 year civil war in which most of the country's tourist attractions were destroyed, the country is slowly beginning to revive its tourism industry. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Luanda for the first time in December 2009 and I have provided a short glimpse of Luanda through ...
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