The voodoo religion is used to solve the problems of everyday life. Voodoo originated around 1700 as a snake cult. Important ingredients during the practice of voodoo are dance, …
Dahomey Kingdom
Today’s Benin originated in the Dahomey Kingdom, which was founded in 1610 by Do Aklin. The inhabitants of the kingdom of Dahomey (also called Danxomé) belong to the ethnic group de Fon. These were…
The Somba
The Somba are an important ethnic group, which have the northeast of Benin as its main habitat. In Togo they are best known as the Tamberma. They live in ingeniously built huts of clay…
Tamberma Valley
The Tamberma Valley has a hilly, partly inhospitable landscape with the second highest mountain of Togo, the Mt Kabyé, as a literal highlight. It’s landscape one …
Mahé Island
Mahé Island is the largest of the 115 islands and comparable in size to Texel. It is also called island of abundance because of its rich flora and fauna. You can make the most of it…
