Posted by A team of adventurers from Essex in Southern England have begun their journey through African war-torn countries and kidnapping hot spots on a charity mission aimed at raising money.
Their route is through Europe to the tip of Spain, followed by a ferry to Ceute-Fez in Morocco. From there they will venture through the Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia and finally to South Africa.
The five-member team includes farmers George Wright, Sam Lawrence and Robert MacDonald, electrical engineer Mick Johnson and his son Martin.
They intend to return to the UK in February 2009.
“One of the biggest worries is that we are going through five countries that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against traveling”, says the team leader George Wright.
“There is a war going on in the Congo but we will be about 1,500 miles away from where it is happening so it should be fine.
“In Nigeria, there have been kidnappings, but that is usually of oil workers who are quite static whereas we will be on the move all the time,” he said.
The team has a satellite phone with them and will be doing daily updates for their website.
Source African Press Agency
