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Francis Tapon, author of Hike Your Own Hike and The Hidden Europe, is creating a TV series and book called The Unseen Africa, based on his eight-year journey across all 54 African countries. On his quest to hike every nation’s tallest mountain, he knocked both Uganda and DR Congo off his list with Mt Margherita — which he rates as far more fun than Kilimanjaro. Francis is a three-time TEDx speaker and lives in San Francisco, California. Click for our interview with him. [bio updated: 2026-04]