The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo and neighbouring Benin is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses are known as takienta (sikien in the plural). Nature is strongly ...

While the world may overlook Togo, those who venture here are rewarded with the warmth of Togolese hospitality, the diversity of landscapes, and the richness of its culture. Situated in West Africa, ...

"The Batammariba name, a name used by the Batammariba themselves, means "those who are the real architects of earth," pointing to the foundational place of earthen construction traditions for ...

After heavy rains hit northeastern Togo in August 2018, UNESCO led an emergency mission to the World Heritage Property of Koutammakou, to assess the scale of the damage including to some of the ...

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