This is Calabar

Calabar is the capital of Cross River State and has an estimated population of 1.2 million residents. It is located in the extreme southeastern corner of Nigeria. The city has been named the cleanest city in Nigeria (though not totally rubbish free).


George (working for IBM Nigeria) showing us how to eat Anfang. I tried it today and it was delicious. Didn't finish the big chuncks of goat meat though (the waiters wouldn't let me order a plain vegetarian version).

By Calabar River:

Traditional Nigerian building built of clay and thatch. According to our guide these houses have stood here for over two hundred years...


Calabar was a major port in the transportation of African slaves. The Atlantic slave trade lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Most enslaved people were taken to North and South America to work as unpaid labour on plantations, mines, fields, or in houses to work as servants.

Wall of the slave museum inside the Marina resort:




Our tour guide wearing a national attire. Our team is also planning to get those outfits done for ourselves.


Today we had the security and medical briefings as well as some internal kick-off exercices organised by CDS. Tomorrow we will have a kick-off meeting with all our clients, the governor of Cross River State and the president of IBM Nigeria. Let the work begin!