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Tahir Guest Palace Kano

4 Ibrahim Natsugune Road, Post Box: 2123 Kano, Nigeria

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Western Nigeria and the onset of Malaria

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... and were happy to chat with us and interact with us.

A couple of days after leaving Yankarri I start to become ill, with a fever, night sweats and general pain all over, is this the start of malaria.......The doctor on the trip says yes I have malaria, his portable blood test kit does not work properly so its off to the nearest hospital several days away in Cameroon........
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The Oldest city in West Africa

A travel blog entry by bradmccartney

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... was spartan, the Emirs palace was grandiose, the mosque was packed, the market was not pumping with people and the ancient famous dye pits have been replaced with modern concrete structures. As a result I had seen all I had wanted to see by lunch time and decided to head back to the capital, Abuja, and meet up with the group who were still there awaiting visas and truck repairs.

The drive back to Abuja was interesting for all the wrong reasons. Traffic accidents ...

Nigeria

A travel blog entry by korakosa

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... a big deal there too. Most *****ians seem to be very aware of what tribe they belong to and have general stereotypes of the other tribes. In Kano, the Hausa tribe is the dominant one and Hausa is as common as English to hear spoken. Another tribe called the Fulani are also present and seem to be on the same team as the Hausas for the most part. Somehow when I hear the word "tribe" I think of a relatively small group of people. Well, in the case of *****ia it ...