Reminders of the Slave trade: The House of Slaves on the Île de Gorée in Senegal and Woold House in Agbodrafo/ Togo
A tall black man in a fluttering white garment is folding his hands in prayer, then sweeping them over his …
Senegal
Afterthoughts on West Africa (Mali & Senegal)
“You are from Germany? I have a German girlfriend,” the tall nerdy boy sitting next to Natascha at the street …
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National Parcs in Senegal
“We have seen hyenas! Oh, and of course kobs, the small antelopes, and warthogs and monkeys!” The Africa-experienced Austrian couple …
Short on food during our travel in Northern Senegal
At the turn-off to Podor, washed-out signs announce half a dozen different organisations with lengthy acronyms. AHMP (Association handicapé motorique …
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Dakar, a West African hub, past and present
„Guten Tag, Sie sind aus Deutschland, ja?” (Hello, you are from Germany, aren’t you?) a black woman in her 40s …
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