Bogolan, Mali’s earthenware textiles Bogolan, ‘mud textiles’ in the Bambara language, is the type of dyeing technique that artists in...
Kankurang, Mandinka initiation rite in West Africa Kankurang, a Mandinka initiation rite practised mainly in Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau....
The Sahel is a land of transition between the desert and the savannah that precedes the jungles of the south....
It is still possible to find salt for sale in the markets of the Sahel and Saharan cities such as...
The Ennedi rock art is one of the riches of Chad’s most important national park. A territory of more than...
Niger is a diamond in the rough. With an enormous cultural heritage and very friendly people. We fell in love...
Created in 2006, the Lomaoko-Yokokala Reserve is a protected area with an area of 3,625 km² (slightly larger than Luxembourg)...
On the 2023 Jungle Kongo Expedition trip, Austerio Alonso and the other travellers had the good fortune to witness a...
We travel to the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of the Pende tribe. This is one...
We like to include a strong cultural component in our trips. For example, the Kuba kingdom of the Congo, an...
Makoko is like an island in the chaos of the big city. It is a floating neighbourhood and we are...
To be recognised as the father of a musical style is no small matter. In Lagos, the economic centre of...