Africa

As the capital city of Guinea Bissau, Bissau is actually the largest and most affluent city in the country. Direct flights in to the city are readily available especially by the Senegal Airlines which have frequent flights from Dakar to the country.

Despite being the capital city of Gambia, the island city of Banjul is not the largest in the country but comes second. It has a population of just over 40, 000 inhabitants with a significant portion of the population preferring to stay on mainland between Banjul and the airport.

While the Bangui, Central African Republic enjoys the pride of being located at the geographic center of the African content, the city has remained as one of the unsafe places in Africa.

After a day exploring the souks and experiencing the bounty of cultural attractions that Marrakech boasts, the night beckons travelers to revel in the city’s enchanting nightlife.

Bamako is one of the largest West African cities and among the most visited for that matter. While traveling to the city is a great idea for a holiday get away, navigating through Bamako can be quite hard as the city is in itself very complicated and there are no street signs.

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea and while the economy has been battered by civil liberties, the city is a life of luxury. Asmara is one of the most beautiful African cities that qualify to be a highlight of a memorable African journey.

Simply referred to as Tana Antananarivo is the capital city of Madagascar. Being on the Indian Ocean, the city enjoys a temperate favorable climate that is very conducive for touristic travel.

The French called Algiers ‘la blanche’, translated to mean the white one. The capital city and economic hub of Algeria, the whitewashed city of Algiers is a big and bustling city with Mediterranean set at its front and rich farmland and hills at the behind.

Addis Ababa, the major city in the country is experiencing a fast paced development. Even though the city is not well off as such, the mere fact that the government anticipates the economic growth to be growing at a rate of 5% or more in 2013 gives you a confidence feeling when organizing a trip to the city.

It is sad that most travelers tend to pass through Casablanca or when they are taking a connection flight to another destination or catching a train. However, this sprawling city deserves to be given much more time as it has more to offer than catch the eye.

Abuja is set in scenic, attractive scenery and established in 1976, the city initially served as the capital for the new federal territory in Nigeria. However, construction of the modern day Abuja didn’t start until 1980s when the city was methodically laid down.

With a population of 2 million, Accra is the administrative capital of Ghana. It is the most developed and populous city in the country and has enjoyed its capital status since 1877 during the colonial time. Prior to this, the city was just a collection of small Ga villages dating back in 17th century.