Globe Trekker

West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso & Mali (2x12)

Uitzenddatum: Nov 29, 1996

West Africa is one of the poorest but most culturally diverse regions. For decades many parts of West Africa were under French rule and a strong connection with France still exists today. Traveler Justine Shapiro visits three former French colonies: Benin, Burkina Faso andMali, travelling north from the old slave coast into the Sahara ending her journey at the legendary city of Timbuktu.