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South African team first to ‘officially’ fly off Kilimanjaro

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
The happy team on summit of Kilimanjaro, 16 September 2011.

A South African team of paraglider pilots flew from Mt Kilimanjaro on 16 September

Kili20twelve: paraglide from Kilimanjaro

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Paraglide from Mount Kilimanjaro with Kili20twelve

200 paraglider pilots set to launch from Kilimanjaro for Tanzanian charities

200 km tandem paraglider out and return record in Africa’s Rift Valley

Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Skywalk's Join't2, setting records in Kenya's Kerio valley.

Markus Schapler has provisionally broken the paraglider tandem out-and-return world record with a 202 km flight in Africa’s Rift Valley.

Razmott electric paramotor on French television

Friday, January 7th, 2011
Nicolas Hulot flies Razebuss' Razmott 130 above the Mozambique channel

French company Razeebuss had their Razmott 130 electric paramotor exposed to millions on 29 December, when it appeared on channel TF1′s Ushuaïa nature documentary, in a program on the wildlife of the Mozambique channel.

Arrested: Dark Times in Deepest Africa

Wednesday, February 19th, 2003
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Two pilots get more than they bargain for when African troops arrest them for paragliding