Tom Collins has always had Africa on his mind. To get there, he studied first French and then African Politics. Armed with these tools, at the age of 24 he set up his company Vodoun Creations, specializing in African travel and contemporary issues. He is currently somewhere in West Africa on a whirlwind bike ride to Lagos, blogging for Verge along the way.
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