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Diola Kahat Culture

Kahate, male initiation in Casamance, diola culture

Kahate, male initiation in Casamance, diola culture Our journey in Casamance continues to delve into the Diola culture. We are...

Viajes a Chad

Nuestra última expedición al macizo de Tibesti, el techo del Sahara

Volvimos al macizo de Tibesti en enero 2026, el techo del Sahara Tras cuatro años sin viajar a Tibesti, este...

Trip to southern Angola

Trip to southern Angola, Namib Desert and ancestral villages

Trip to southern Angola: Namib desert Our trip to southern Angola began in Luanda, Angola’s capital and a very clear...

Travel to Comoros

Trip to the Comoros Islands: authenticity, culture, gastronomy and natural paradise

Trip to the Comoros Islands: authenticity, culture, gastronomy and natural paradise We have just finished our first trip to the...

Travel to Eritrea

Travel to Eritrea, the sweet horn of Africa

Traveling to Eritrea is not the African North Korea that some say it is. Text and photography by Morgan Painter...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Makoko, community and resistance in gigantic Lagos (Nigeria)

Makoko is like an island in the chaos of the big city. It is a floating neighbourhood and we are...

Dancing to the sound of Afrobeat in Lagos, Nigeria

To be recognised as the father of a musical style is no small matter. In Lagos, the economic centre of...

Lake Chad, a stunning natural and cultural ecosystem

Lake Chad is a mythical place in Central Africa. It is one of the great symbols of the continent, like...