McGregor planning new motorcycle trek

Ewan McGregor is to embark on another long-trek motorcycle journey - this time through Africa.

The actor and friend Charley Boorman want to ride across the continent. This is just six months after their Long Way Round three-month motorbike trip raised money for United Nations children's fund UNICEF.

They pair travelled through Europe, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, Alaska and across North America, finally ending up in New York on August 1 last.