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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...

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,...

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,...

Kankurang

Kankurang, the Mandinka initiation rite in West Africa

Kankurang, Mandinka initiation rite in West Africa Kankurang, a Mandinka initiation rite practised mainly in Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau....

Bori Hausa ceremony: animist practices in Niger

Niger is a diamond in the rough. With an enormous cultural heritage and very friendly people. We fell in love...

A curious maternity leave in Congo (DRC)

On the 2023 Jungle Kongo Expedition trip, Austerio Alonso and the other travellers had the good fortune to witness a...

Pende Tribe, the people of the great initiations (DRC)

We travel to the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of the Pende tribe. This is one...