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Gerewol

Gerewol 2025 in Chad, the beauty of the Wodaabe people

Our last trip to Chad’s Gerewol in October 2025 Our last trips to the Wodaabe Gerewol in Chad this past...

Tadrart Rouge

Tadrart Rouge: the red treasure of the Algerian desert

Tadrart Rouge: the red treasure of the Algerian desert In the heart of the Algerian Sahara, southeast of Djanet, stands...

Tassili N'Ajjer

Tassili n’Ajjer, a jewel of the Sahara desert in southern Algeria

Tassili n’Ajjer, jewel of the Sahara desert in southern Algeria This past October 2025 we took a trip in Kumakonda...

Bwiti Gabon

Bwiti night, exploring Gabon’s traditional culture

Bwiti night, exploring Gabon’s traditional culture In the Gabonese night there is an initiatory world that never sleeps. It is...

Bai de Langoue Ivindo

The Langoue Bai and the Kongou falls in Ivindo, trip to Gabon

The Langoue Bai and the Kongou falls in Ivindo, trip to Gabon On our last trip to Gabon in June...

Viaje a Republica Centroafricana

Trip to Central African Republic and Republic of Congo: summary of our route from Bangui to Brazza

Highlights of our trip to Central African Republic and Republic of Congo If the DRC is the past, Congo Brazzaville,...

Congo visa

Congo visa (DRC) and tourist deportations by DGM

Congo visa (DRC) and tourist deportations by DGM In the middle of this past April 2025 we had to cancel...

Sudd

The Sudd, chronicles of a journey to South Sudan via the White Nile

The Sudd, South Sudan’s White Nile Expedition The Sudd (Bahr al Jabal) of South Sudan, a vast and remote region...

Gerewol de Niger

Gerewol of Niger vs Gerewol of Chad

Gerewol of Niger vs Gerewol of Chad In recent years, the Gerewol ceremonies in Niger and Chad have become increasingly...

Kulamba

The Traditional Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa people of Zambia

The Traditional Kulamba Ceremony is the most important cultural event for the Chewa people of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, taking...

Likumbi Mya Mize Ceremony

Likumbi Lya Mize, Zambian ceremonies

Likumbi Lya Mize ceremony of the Luvale people of Zambia The Likumbi Lya Mize ceremony is a series of ceremonies...

Viaje a Casamance

Trip to Casamance in Senegal, culture and dance of the Diola people

Trip to Casamance in Senegal, culture and dance of the Diola people Trip to Casamance in Senegal with Mara Bagossi...