Cape to Cairo for Free: An African's Penniless Misadventure through Africa

During the height of the famine in the Horn of Africa a young South African embarks on a uniquely extreme awareness campaign aimed at galvanising his peers. Without a cent in his pocket, he manages to hustle and charm his way through ten African countries, the world's largest refugee camp,Egypt's Arab Spring protests, hunger and bureaucratic indifference in order to complete a gruelling Cape Town to Cairo overland expedition. His incredible four month journey not only debunks the myth that one has to have money in order to make a difference but resoundingly puts to bed the long standing narrative of Africa as a Dark Soulless Continent. Through his daring eyes we experience the quintessential warmth of Africans and the new age of continental co-operation. Liberation icon, Steve Biko said of Africans, "So many things are said so often to us,about us and for us but very seldom by us." This contemporary indigenous account of a penniless African misadventure is undoubtedly an exciting leap forward within the travel memoir genre.