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Togo and Benin De Somba

The Somba

Togo and Benin

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…

Togo Tamberma

Tamberma Valley

Togo and Benin

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 …

Abomey

Togo and Benin

Abomey is located in the south of Benin and is the former capital of the kingdom of Dahoney. The ruins of the royal palaces have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The city…