Gulf of Guinea

Taneka Beri, Benin 📍 - another highlight of the trip - the round mud and straw houses of the #taneka people in northern #benin, in the village of taneka beri, north of djougou 🇧🇯 ...

Taneka Beri, Benin 📍 - the fetish priest and healer of #taneka beri smokes his meter-long traditional pipe outside his mud and straw hut, and is the second most important person in the #village, after the king 🇧🇯 ...

Aného, Togo 📍 - a #church in the historic colonial center of #aneho. originally called "little popo" and once housing a bustling portuguese slave market, the town became german togoland`s first capital city in the 1880s 🇹🇬 ...

Douala, Cameroon 📍 - welcome to #cameroon! 🇨🇲 my no.132 united nations country, and no. 176 TCC country!  this is the awesome metalwork #sculpture "la nouvelle liberté", at the rond-point deïdo in #douala, cameroon`s largest #city! 🇨🇲 ...

Taneka Beri, Benin 📍 - just hangin` out with the #king and his entourage in the #village of #taneka beri in amazing northern #benin! 😉 🇧🇯 ...

Lomé, Togo 📍 - colorful west african #textiles and fabrics for sale at #lomé`s grand #marché d`assigamé in the #city centre 🇹🇬 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - a local woman carries drinks for sale at the colorful #market outside the central #mosque in #lagos, #nigeria 🇳🇬 ...

Parakou, Benin 📍 - ugh i love african markets! so much color, life... and super fresh veggies!! -- the grand #marché azeke in #parakou 😉 🇧🇯 ...

Porto-Novo, Benin 📍 - my #sketch of the incredible grande mosquée de porto-novo!  this #beautiful building was completed in 1925 by the afro-brazilian community and showcases a unique blend of architectural influences brought back to #africa from former slaves who returned home from brazil in the middle of the19th century 🇧🇯 ...

Djougou, Benin 📍 - women dressed in colorful traditional fabrics walking through a busy #market area of #djougou, the largest #city in northwestern #benin and center of the country`s #muslim population 🇧🇯 ...