Will Richard Quest get home? Quest is in Kenya for the inaugural flight of Kenya Airways from Nairobi to New York, Sunday. This fireworks affair for the Kenyan nation is now immolated by airline workers threatening to strike.
For the third year straight Kenya Airways edged out all other African airlines – including headliner South African Airways – for top awards for its economy and business classes, as well as overall airline. But until now, its stellar service hasn’t included flights to the U.S.
Melania Trump’s week-long trip to Africa ended in disgrace. Two of Africa’s most powerful women, one in Nigeria and one in Kenya, bitterly criticized her for coming, going so far as to call her a “racist.”
Richard Quest of CNN arrives Nairobi today for a multiple day visit exploring the country’s economic potential. His reports will appear on CNN’s “Quest Means Business.”
Ethiopia is on the brink of becoming democratic for the first time in its 3000-year history. This very dangerous moment in one of Africa’s most reclusive countries reflects the aftermath of destructive nationalism and populism, something most of the world is still mired in.
Tanzania’s crash to the right has been phenomenal. Why do so many Tanzanians support it? That question goes a long way to explaining a lot of the world, not just Tanzania.
No, Ugandans, Kanye West will 
Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance eclipsed an historical moment over the weekend in Tanzania: Tanzania now has as many high profile kidnappings as Nigeria.
There are simpler, more horrid facts to explain the world’s relatively recent embrace of populism and authoritarianism than income and gender inequalities or climate change.
At the end of six days in two different big game reserves in South Africa each of my two separate groups was beaming. They’d seen leopards, lions, wild dogs, black and white rhino, elephant, honey badger, multiple kinds of antelope … it was a dream come true! They’d seen everything in the wild!
Today is the Columbus Day federal holiday in America.
The trip ended in the &Beyond Phinda Private Reserve at their Mountain Lodge. This is spectacularly beautiful country, and at the moment it’s lush and fresh. The massive estate is located in the rolling hills about 30 miles north of the Indian Ocean on the far eastern side of the country.
Our car skids a bit on the bend in the red dirt road that’s partly obscured by thick twiggy bushes. My fellow travelers ooh with amazement as the driver slams on the brakes. Cameras click in awe-struck silence at 17 wildebeest and 8 zebra. I feel the most horrible pains of homesickness.
Is a luxury train trip a good addition to a South African experience? My current group and my previous group three weeks ago both took the three-day/two-night Rovos Rail trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, my 8th trip on Rovos and 10th luxury rail trip in South Africa.
I have an absolutely wonderful group of people on safari at the moment. Kind, extremely articulate, incredibly enthusiastic. No tour guide – indeed, no individual could be more honored to be the organizer of such a group.
We wrapped up our touring in The Cape with a day trip down to the Cape of Good Hope and then a day in and around Stellenbosch.