Sean Connolly first travelled to Africa as a student in 2008 and returns to the continent whenever possible to research, teach or simply soak up the ambiance in Africa’s countless little-visited corners. He’s been poring over maps since before he could read them and working with Bradt since 2011. Along with authoring two editions of Bradt’s guidebook to Senegal and the third edition of Bradt’s guidebook to The Gambia, he has also updated or contributed to Bradt guides to Somaliland, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana, Uruguay, Sierra Leone, Gabon, two editions of Rwanda, and São Tomé & Príncipe. When he’s not updating guidebooks, leading tours, or discussing the many merits of camel meat, you’ll find him seeking out a country’s funkiest records or clacking away at a desk in Copenhagen.