The Journey

Every country in Africa, all seven continents, both poles — the authority earned on the ground.

  • All 60 African countries
  • 7 continents, 120 countries
  • The Traveller — the book of the journey
African countries
60
Every AU and disputed country
Continents
7
North Pole to South Pole
Countries travelled
120
Across the globe

The journey, mapped.

Select any country to see where he has been.

Every African country visited by Thebe Ikalafeng — all 60TanzaniaW. SaharaDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadSouth AfricaLesothoZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiMadagascarGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaEritreaMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaS. SudanCabo VerdeSão Tomé and PríncipeComorosMauritiusSeychelles

60 African countries. 7 continents.

Hover a country, or select a marker to read the story behind it.

Beyond the continent

  • North Pole · Greenland
  • South Pole · Antarctica
  • North America · United States
  • South America · Brazil
  • Europe · Spain and the United Kingdom
  • Asia · China
  • Australia · Oceania

The African register, A to Z.

Every African Union member and disputed territory, in his own naming.

  1. Algeria
  2. Angola
  3. Benin
  4. Botswana
  5. Burkina Faso
  6. Burundi
  7. Cabo Verde
  8. Cameroon
  9. Central African Republic
  10. Chad
  11. Comoros
  12. Congo
  13. Djibouti
  14. DRC
  15. Egypt
  16. Equatorial Guinea
  17. Eritrea
  18. eSwatini
  19. Ethiopia
  20. Gabon
  21. Gambia
  22. Ghana
  23. Guinea Bissau
  24. Guinea Konakry
  25. Ivory Coast
  26. Kenya
  27. Lesotho
  28. Liberia
  29. Libya
  30. Madagascar
  31. Malawi
  32. Mali
  33. Mauritania
  34. Mauritius
  35. Morocco
  36. Mozambique
  37. Namibia
  38. Niger
  39. Nigeria
  40. Rwanda
  41. Sao Tome and Principe
  42. Senegal
  43. Seychelles
  44. Sierra Leone
  45. Somalia
  46. South Africa
  47. South Sudan
  48. Sudan
  49. Tanzania
  50. Togo
  51. Tunisia
  52. Uganda
  53. W. Sahara (Moroccan Sahara Disputed Territory)
  54. Zambia
  55. Zimbabwe

Tafelberg, 2024

The Traveller: Crossing Borders and Connecting Africa.

The journey became a book — launched on Power to Truth with JJ Tabane in November 2024, and carried into the keynote “I am Africa | Crossing Borders, Dodging Bullets and Connecting Africa.”

The travel keynoteAll published writing