Tag Archives: East Africa

Waugh and the African Railways

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Sueddeutsche Zeitung published in Munich has a feature story (“Afrika-Express”) by Bernd Doerries about the expansion of the railway networks in East Africa financed by the Chinese. Most recently, this involves the opening of a new line in Kenya from … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Africa as Prophecy

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A blogger has posted on the internet his 27-page article on Waugh’s final (and much neglected) travel book Tourist in Africa. This is Dr. Robert Hickson who sees in Waugh’s descriptions of 1959 East Africa (particularly those of Tanganyika and … Continue reading →

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