Gulf of Guinea

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 the shitta bey #mosque, one of the most historic sites in #lagos, was built in 1892 in a unique afro-brazilian architectural style, and is located adjacent to the busy oyewole market 🕌 🇳🇬 ...

Djougou, Benin 📍 - part of the royal #palace of the king of #djougou.  in #benin, like many other countries in #westafrica, tribal chiefs or kings coexist with the federal government, keeping local traditions alive.  and they aren`t just found in remote villages, even big cities like djougou have kings! 👑 🇧🇯 ...

Parakou, Benin 📍 - bienvenue à #parakou!  the largest #city in the northeast of #benin is a bustling marketplace - the streets leading away from the grand #mosque behind me morph into a huge, lively market area.  located at the crossroads of important trade routes, parakou lives up to its name, which in the local language means "a city for everyone"! 🇧🇯 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - group #selfie with my new #nigerian friends and my #sketch of the national arts #theatre in #lagos 😉 🇳🇬 ...

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 🇹🇬 ...

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

Agbodrafo, Togo 📍 - #masks for sale at a small shop outside the old slave house in the town of #agbodrafo, just half an hour east of lomé 🇹🇬 ...

Lomé, Togo 📍 - the beautiful palm-lined beachfront #boulevard du mono, running along the entire length of #togo`s capital of #lomé on the gulf of guinea 🇹🇬 ...

Lomé, Togo 📍 - the "sacré-coeur" of #togo - #lomé`s elegant #cathedral of the sacred heart located in the busy central market area was built by the germans in just one year and completed in 1902 🇹🇬 ...

Koutammakou, Togo 📍 - my #sketch of a typical #tamberma house in the #koutammakou region (land of the batammariba) of northern #togo.  the valley and its unique #architecture of fortified mud tower houses was listed as a #unesco world heritage site in 2004 🇬🇭 ...