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 ...

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 ...

Owo — The Oba emerges with plaited hair and the men and chiefs of Owo wear finery, wigs, braids and beads. The Igogo festival of the Yoruba of Owo seems to bear similarities with the Gerewol dance by ...

Wodaabe men perform the "Yaake" ritual dance as part of the Gerewol, a week-long courtship ceremony in Chad. It must be one of the only African cultures which allows girls to take the lead in choosing ...