Fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar in 1896, the war is the shortest in history.

The deaths are a blow to the tourism industry in Zanzibar, where thousands of visitors go to watch and swim with wild dolphins.

When the British’s demands were not met, they opened fired on the far weaker Zanzibar.

Increases in average temperature and rainfall were associated in Zanzibar with higher numbers of cholera cases within a definite time period.

And then there is the country beyond Freetown – the peninsula and its incredible jungle sierra, endless sands and fishing communities remind me of Zanzibar or Tobago without the hotels.