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Joost Bastmeijer

Africa Correspondent & Photographer
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This is where I post brief updates about my recent work.


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Recent work
The perilous migration journey through the 'Port of Tears' in Djibouti
about 11 months ago
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On safari in Senegal: visitors simply must see wild animals, even if most have been eaten.

July 23, 2025

Many Western tourists still primarily see Africa as a savanna teeming with wildlife. Capitalizing on that "Africa feeling," an entrepreneur opened a safari park in Senegal, which is inherently devoid of savanna, with hundreds of animals flown in from South Africa.

Read the full reportage story here, on the De Volkskrant website.

Tags: Bandia, Senegal, Lions, Dafari, Safari, Tourist Trap, Dakar
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