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Before WW1 Togo was an German colony, which is seen every now and then by some weirdly familiar architecture in places where its not expected. Kpalime.
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Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military go... [read more]
Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military go... [read more] Blog: Who do Voodoo?
Date: August 2nd 2006
Date: August 2nd 2006
Crossing the border from Ghana into Togo felt like getting back to genuine Africa.
Away from modern conveniences and into overcrowded bush-taxis, driving like there’s no tomorrow (which more than once got close to true). We had entered the hilly Danyi Plateau and were travelling on twisting roads through jungle-covered hills, to get to the Benedictine monastery outside the smal ... read moreComment on Bavaria
- Africa: January 2006 to March 2008. Morocco to Ethiopia via South Africa.
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