Los tuareg han sido siempre, en Europa, un producto de la imaginación popular: jinetes sobre elegantes camellos, viajeros en una tierra infinita, los últimos pueblos libres sobre nuestro planeta. S…

Dogon mother and daughter at the weekly market in Kani-Kombolé

Established after the Bronze Age collapse and the disintegration of the New Kingdom of Egypt, it was centered at Napata in its early phase. After King

The Konso are quite a rich tribe, because they have a lot of fields. The villages are really big, organized like wood fortresses, and are ruled by traditional chiefs. In the village, there are statues, called "Wagas" or "Wakas", which represent dead Konso chiefs or heros who had a heroic life -they killed animals, enemies... But since antique shops have bought the oldest ones, nowadays they tend to be very rare. The Konso had an interesting tradition after having a fight with an other tribe: they take the tibia bones of their dead ennemies, burn them to ashes, and then dance around. Before the women were all half nude with a typical white skirt, but as missionaries are very active in the area, they tend to wear Arsenal tee-shirt to hide their breast... There is actually a big challenge in Ethiopia between christian and muslim activits to convert the remote villages. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added in september 2011 the ‘Konso Cultural Landscape of Ethiopia’ to it's World Heritage List. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

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A member of the Mauritanian army who I travelled with. We took it in turns to dress up for the camera.

A previously unseen 19th Century photographic album containing images of British and native forces during the Anglo-Zulu war is to be sold at auction.

Natural pools at Isalo National Park | Ihosy, Madagascar (Southern Africa) goo.gl/IwPOA from Amazing Places on Earth Isalo Nation...