Guinea Gallery

Coloured Map of Nigeria with Flag

Nigeria is located in western Africa. Nigeria is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea, Benin to the west, Niger to the north, and Chad and Cameroon to the east

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Pa News Photo January 1982 Mark Thatcher Reunited with his Parents at Chequers, the Prime Ministers Country Residence in Bucki

PA NEWS PHOTO JANUARY 1982 MARK THATCHER REUNITED WITH HIS PARENTS AT CHEQUERS, THE PRIME MINISTER'S COUNTRY RESIDENCE IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. HE HAD BEEN MISSING FOR SIX DAYS IN THE SAHARA DURING THE PARIS, DAKAR RALLY. 25/08/04: Mark Thatcher - who, according to media reports in South Africa, has been arrested by South African police over allegations he was involved in a planned coup in Equatorial Guinea

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Senegal - Griot playing a Kora

Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal. Griots from most Mande groups in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau play the kora, which has featured on a number of western recordings in recent years. A Griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal personages. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection