It is muggy and slightly clouded. The road is rough and either consists of mud or dust, but we are lucky: The rainy season has not begun yet. In this case our way probably would be impassable. In the last…
Lagos, the city of extremes
The sky is cloudy, it is a grey sunrise. The closer we get to the border, the more run-down and abandoned is the setting. The border village appears like a ghost town. Slowly we drive on a muddy path until…
About border chaos, 3D printers and used water bags
It is Monday. Picking up our visa for Angola: Check. Togo, we are coming! Police checkpoint: Passports, vehicle papers, fire extinguisher, signal wests, triangle: Okay. Second triangle: we don’t have. Obviously a severe violation, as we are directly ordered into…
Fruit juices, bamboo bicycles and cow investments
The immigration into Ghana is professional and straighforward. We witness as a man gets almost beaten, as he doesn’t stand still while the Ghanaian flag is pulled down at 6 pm. The sun goes down and and we hurry to…
Searching for the lost package
For the route towards Ivory Coast we have to go far through the Liberian hinterland, driving along the coast apparently is barely impossible. Our detour gets greatly rewarded by an incredible landscape. Similar to the last part of Sierra Leone…
4 days in Liberia – hosted by friends
Along the west coast of the Freetown peninsula we continue driving south. The area is known for its idyllic beaches, already several advertisings of popular brands have been recorded here. We make a short stop at Tokeh Beach, an absolute…
Freetown – loud, chaotic and incredibly sympathetic
Arriving in Freetown Friday in the late afternoon, we are amazed by its charme – even though it is barely possible to drive during rush hour and an angry policeman threatens us with arrest after a dubious turn around maneuver.…
Ideas made in Africa goes Crowdfunding…
… and therefore we need You! Right now we are in the starting phase on Startnext.de and need 50 fans as soon as possible in order to reach the funding phase. Check our page startnext.de/ideasmadeinafrica, register on Startnext.de and become…
An adventurous travel from Bissau to Freetown
Bissau. Because of our comfortable accomodation, including a very good infrastructure – an own water pump is located on the property as well as a gasoline generator and satellite internet – we stay a couple of days on our parking…
From Senegal through Gambia to Guinea Bissau
Arriving in Dakar, we can immediately feel the city’s bustling vibe. We go directly to the harbour, where we get our customs document stamped. Then we search for a place to spend the night, and find a camping ground in…
Arriving Subsaharan Africa
On the last day in Nouakchott we look forward to the meeting with our lokal contacts: We get picked up by car from Mahmoud and Moussa. Together with his friend Ismael, the former plans to establish the first coworking space…
In ten days through the Sahara. A chronicle.
Wednesday: Agadir. After working for 8 hours at McDonalds, including a nerve-wrecking birthday party, me meet with Younes in the evening. He tells us how he, during a road trip, came up with the idea of bringing together bloggers so…
Interviews, city tours and an atmosphere of departure
On Thursday we had another premiere: Our first video interviews! We talked to Mohamed from BlueBox as well as Chama from LIOUMNESS about their ideas and experiences. In the evening we met some guys from StartupYourLife for a drink. The…
The first Ideas made in Africa
Monday’s to do: VISA for Mauritania. In the embassador’s quarter it was quite empty in the early morning, the queue in front of the VISA office comfortably short. Quickly we got into conversations: With a group of french travellers to…
About Moroccan nights and American fast-food chains
Looking back at about 2.500 km across Europe, we finally arrived the African continent on Thursday morning. At 6am we started with the ferry from Algeciras to Tanger, watching the sunrise at the street of Gibraltar. The entry into the…
A quick way through Europe
We started! After our departure in Stuttgart on Saturday we made a short stop in Karlsruhe and then left towards Gibraltar. The first night we spent on a field in the french hinterland. There we quickly realized how much we…
The last preparations…
Our departure comes closer – although the starting date January 13th was calculated slightly unrealistic, as we have learned meanwhile. All purchases are made, the technical equipment is ready. But particularly our car still needs a lot of preparation. Apparently…
