Djenné, Mali 2010: mud mosque.

Djenné, Mali

Ushongo, Tanzania 2018: working together to push a large boat uphill for maintenance.

Ushongo, Tanzania

Harar, Ethiopia 2007: local-style taxis.

Harar, Ethiopia

Accra, Ghana 2018: Eid Al-Adha celebration in the outskirts of the city.

Accra

Begnemato, Mali (Dogon Country) 2010: trekking guide Mamadou takes a rest.

Dogon Country, Mali

Mount Mulanje, Malawi 2008: young girl gathering wood on the lower slopes of the mountain.

Mount Mulanje, Malawi

Tamale, Ghana 2018: jerry cans (oil containers) are repurposed throughout Africa for fetching water. This water station in central Tamale was installed by a local NGO.

Tamale, Ghana

Arusha, Tanzania 2017: at the central market.

Arusha, Tanzania

Kande Beach, Malawi 2008: fetching water for household chores from Lake Malawi.

Kande Beach, Malawi

Atsiekpoe, Ghana: shrimpers heading out at dawn in the Volta Region.

Volta Region, Ghana

Timbuktu, Mali 2011.

Timbuktu

Timbuktu, Mali 2011.

Timbuktu

Yadukulay, Ethiopia 2007: cooks at a TESFA camp. TESFA runs treks through the communities of Meket Woreda, North Wollo, near the famed Lalibela. Trekking through TESFA is a great way to get off the beaten path as well as support a community initiative.

Yadukulay, Ethiopia

TESFA (Tourism in Ethiopia for Sustainable Future Alternatives)
Tanga, Tanzania 2018: fishermen play draughts on the beach.

Tanga, Tanzania

Mount Mulanje, Malawi 2008.

Mount Mulanje, Malawi

Dire, Mali 2011.

Dire, Mali

Kande Beach, Malawi 2008: students view a human body anatomy model, part of a health course taught at We Are One Malawi's day camp in 2008. We Are One Malawi raises educational funds for students in the Mzuzu region where NGOs are uncommon. Please view the website for more details.

Kande Beach, Malawi

We Are One Malawi
Harar, Ethiopia 2007: throughout Africa, water is refilled into used plastic oil jugs, also known as jerry cans.

Harar, Ethiopia

Arusha, Tanzania 2017: church choir competition on New Year's Eve.

Arusha, Tanzania

Nombori, Mali 2010: Festival du Danses Masques. Most of the year, trekkers in Dogon country might only see dances by paying for demonstrations. In late December/early January, the Festival gives a wonderful opportunity to see genuine celebrations in several villages.

Dogon Country, Mali

Keta, Ghana 2018: fishermen waiting for the waves to calm down before pulling in the net.

Keta, Ghana

Kilwa Kivinje, Tanzania 2018: Mahmoud hails from Ushongo, but was waiting for a few weeks around Kivinje for his next cargo ship assignment.

Kilwa Kivinje, Tanzania

Timbuktu, Mali 2011: Tuaregs at the Festival au Desert.

Timbuktu

Timbuktu, Mali 2011: in addition to musical acts, the Festival au Desert features a traditional handicraft market, food vendors, and a Tuareg camel race. Spectators spread out on the sand, awaiting the start of the race.

Timbuktu

Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary, Ghana 2018.

Northern Ghana

Nzulezo, Ghana 2018: stilt village with connecting boardwalks, the only one of its type in Ghana.

Nzulezo, Ghana

Harar, Ethiopia 2007: sandals made of recycled tires.

Harar, Ethiopia

Mzuzu, Malawi 2008: Moffat Phiri, minister and community leader of Mzuzu, Malawi. Moffat is one of the founders of the education foundation We Are One Malawi.

Mzuzu, Malawi

We Are One Malawi.
Wa, Ghana 2018: an aide to the Wa Naa (chief of Wa), photographed in front of the Sudanese-style palace.

Wa, Ghana

Timbuktu, Mali 2011: Tuaregs ceremoniously arriving on camelback at the Festival au Desert.

Timbuktu

Timbuktu, Mali 2011: food vendors at the Festival au Desert.

Timbuktu

North Wollo, Ethiopia 2007: roasting barley on the escarpment.

North Wollo, Ethiopia

Larabanga, Ghana 2018: Ghana's oldest and most famous mud mosque.

Larabanga, Ghana

Ende, Mali (Dogon Country) 2010: tea in Mali is poured multiple times from up high to create froth.

Dogon Country, Mali

Fort William, Ghana 2018: one of the lesser visited former slave dungeons on the Ghana coast, Fort William makes for an exceptional visit due to the quality of Philip the guide.

Fort William, Ghana

Konsongo, Mali (Dogon Country) 2010: Abel cooks lunch for trekkers at his village camp. Food is cooked over a wood fire and can often take more than an hour to prepare.

Dogon Country, Mali

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 2017.

Ngorongoro Crater

Wechiau, Ghana 2018: small village of mud-house compounds, where hewn log ladders are used to climb up to the flat roofs.

Wechiau, Ghana

Dourou, Mali (Dogon Country) 2010.

Dourou, Mali (Dogon Country)

North Wollo, Ethiopia 2007: primary school.

North Wollo, Ethiopia

Kilwa Kivinje, Tanzania 2018: creativity & necessity lead to a football made of plastic bags.

Kilwa Kivinje, Tanzania

Usambara Mountains, Tanzania 2018: the wheel game seems to be a universal favorite.

Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

North Wollo, Ethiopia 2007.

North Wollo, Ethiopia

Lushoto, Tanzania 2018: students are required to wear black shoes to school, but as most people buy secondhand, the color isn't guaranteed. Prompting another innovative small business: painting the used shoes.

Lushoto, Tanzania

Accra, Ghana 2018: e-waste recyclers at the massive Agbogbloshie rubbish dump.

Harar, Ethiopia

Harar, Ethiopia 2007: narrow alleys in the maze-like sacred city of Harar.

Harar, Ethiopia

Yabatalou, Mali (Dogon Country) 2010: basketweaver.

Dogon Country, Mali

Big Ada, Ghana 2018: revelers at the yearly Asafotufiami Ceremony.

Ada, Ghana