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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...

Emir Kano Nigeria

Sallah Durbar Festival in Kano, the magnificent celebration in Northern Nigeria

Back home after the Sallah Durbar Festival in Kano… Ranka ya Dede! (May you live long!) shouts the people and...

Sharo

Sharo Ceremony, the scars of Fulani love in Nigeria

Sharo fulani ceremony in northern Nigeria We travelled to northern Nigeria to attend a Sharo or Shadi Fulani ceremony. There,...

Ilha da Baia dos Tigres​

Ilha da Baía dos Tigres and Foz do Cunene​, trip to the southern Angola

Ilha dos Tigres​ and Foz do Cunene A few days ago we travelled to the desert coast of the Namib in...