Written by adf on March 4, 2007
- As I entered the courtyard of the largest of the mud-brick mosques at Bani, I noticed two older men holding a young goat. My guide, a young imam, said, "Excuse me for a moment". Joining...
Written by adf on March 4, 2007
- You've seen them featured in endless National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and BBC documentaries: the nomadic Touareg are still very much a presence in the Sahel and Sahara, and still very much nomadic. A proud, pious,...
Written by ezrab on November 14, 2003
- Near Po and the Nazinge Reserve is the village of Tiébélé. According to its inhabitants, it’s one of the last villages built in the traditional Gourounsi. To visit the houses, a guide is obligatory, but...
Written by ezrab on November 14, 2003
- Gorom Gorom is one of the most northern cities of Burkina Faso and lies on the edge of the Sahara -- that edge is moving southwards continuously. Two busses visit Gorom Gorom daily from Ouagadougou,...
Written by ezrab on November 14, 2003
- Some 30 kilometres east of Ouagadougou, one can find the village of Laongo, which harbours a garden with modern sculptures in granite. It is found by taking the route to Fada N´Gourma and turning left...
Burkina Faso
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