GLOBE TREKKER

Globe Trekker: West Africa

Presenter: Justine Shapiro

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 and Mali, travelling north from the old slave coast into the Sahara ending her journey at the legendary city of Timbuktu.