May 25, 2014 – Agadez, Niger – To celebrate Africa Day adventure travel writer Francis Tapon is announcing the production of a new TV series called The Unseen Africa. Tapon, who is traveling nonstop to all 54 African countries over four years, will host the show. In addition to capturing Africa’s unseen parts, he plans to summit the tallest mountain of every African country.
Tapon said, “This ground-breaking travel TV series will reveal the sides of Africa that CNN and National Geographic never show.” The Unseen Africa will move beyond the standard images of Africa (war, wildlife, poverty, and pyramids). Instead, it will capture the everyday life of Africans and also show how 21st century Africa is different than how most Westerners imagine it.
Tapon said, “Besides going to unseen parts in Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa, we will go to African countries that rarely appear on TV such as Benin, Guinea Bissau, and Comoros.” To make the show’s pilot episode, Tapon has created The Unseen Africa Kickstarter project, which aims to raise $20,000. The campaign launches May 25 and lasts 30 days.
Tapon started his African journey in Morocco and has spent the last year in West Africa. He plans to finish in North Africa in 2017. He has walked across America four times, written two travel books, and has visited nearly 100 countries.
Contacts
Public Relations: Zorica Lončar <zorica@wanderlearn.com>
Creator/Host: Francis Tapon <FT@FrancisTapon.com> +1 415.692.5462
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