Locusts, legends and an Irish nun: Hector is back in Africa 

Hector Ó Heochagáin's new series was filmed just before lockdown, and features some incredible encounters on a return to a continent he last visited 16 years ago 
Locusts, legends and an Irish nun: Hector is back in Africa 

Hector Ó Heochagáin (third from right)  in Kenya with members of  the Samburu tribe. 

It's 16 years since Hector Ó Heochagáin last filmed in Africa, and the well-travelled presenter was lucky to get enough footage for a new series of travels just before Covid struck. 

The Navan man and his crew managed about five weeks on the continent at the start of the year, returning to Ireland on March 10. They were due to return to film the series in May, but by then the world had changed. Instead of travelling to the remote parts of the continent, Hector was locked down at home.

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