Wodaabe is a Fulani Islamic polygamous tribe of nomadic cattle herders dwelling in Sahel part of Niger. The men of this tribe take pride and pain in looking good for the women. No self-respecting man ...

THESE vibrant snaps show tribesmen wearing flamboyant face paint as part of a tradition to attract a wife. The striking images of male members of the Wodaabe tribe at their Gerewol festival in Chad ...

Universally, women are the ones who wear makeup with hopes of impressing and attracting young men, but this is not the case with the Wodaabe tribe found around Chad, Niger, Northeast Nigeria, and ...

The Wodaabe tribe is a Fulani tribe in Niger, West Africa. The males in the tribe are regarded as very vain because they believe that they are the most handsome set of men and they always carry ...

How the men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long festival. Wodaabe men perform the "Yaake" ritual dance as part of the ...

Herzog creates a stunning portrait of the nomadic Wodaabe tribe in the southern Sahara during their annual Gerewol celebration. The director wastes no time in blurring what is foreign and confusing in ...

The word "nomad" might make us dream about freedom, but in the southern Sahara it describes a man locked in an epic struggle against drought, locusts and oblivion. The scrubland of the Azawak, an ...

With an estimated three thousand tribes nestled within 54 countries occupied by over 1.4 billion people, the African continent boasts unique cultures and traditions passed down over centuries. Owing ...