The horsemen of Djougou They are traders in exotic products, company directors, schoolteachers and truck drivers. They're all different, yet they share a common passion: Arabian horses. We are in Djougou, a small crossroads town in northwest Benin, forty kilometers...
The enthronement of the Bariba king We're in Natitingou, a town in northwest Benin, capital of the Atacora department. 32 ethnic groups speaking 32 dialects meet in this crossroads town between Togo, Burkina-Faso, Niger and Benin. This evening, the main artery is...
Cedar iris, iris cedreti dinsmore, is an endemic plant of the Bsharry cedar region in Lebanon. It is in danger of extinction. Today, one man is trying to save it. Cedar iris, iris Cedreti Dinsmore, is endemic to the Cedar region (Al Arz) above Bsharry in Lebanon. It...
Forty-two years ago, in September 1982, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place. For 3 days, so-called "Christian" militias, supported by the Israeli army, massacred the camp's civilian population 1. The exact number of casualties is unknown, but some estimate...
Of all the world's ancient cities, few are as astonishing and awe-inspiring as Petra. Located between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea in Jordan, 200 km south of the capital Amman. Petra, the Nabataean, lies in a valley in the mountainous region of Edom. It is the...