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Destination: West and Central Africa Video For the intrepid traveler, West and Central Africa presents exciting new places to explore. Check out a plethora of festivals and colorful celebrations or hire an eco-guide to see a menagerie of wildlife throughout this rich region.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- Art of the Deal - How to get the best price in a Morocco market? Negotiate! Here's how.
- Birth of Voodoo - Voodoo was born in the West African nation of Benin. And here it is an official religion.
- Coffin Maker - In part of Ghana, eye-catching coffins have become popular. Meet a man who makes them unique.
- Dama - In Mali, a young Dogon male may believe that without a unique ceremony, he will remain suspended between boyhood and manhood.
- Destination: North Africa - In this land of vast deserts, ancient cities, and bustling markets, the cultures of Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean come together.
- Destination: West and Central Africa - For the intrepid traveler, West and Central Africa presents exciting new places to explore. Check out a plethora of festivals and colorful celebrations or hire an eco-guide to see a menagerie of wildlife throughout this rich region.
- Djerba Island Jews - For Muslims and Jews in Djerba, living together and working together is a part of their heritage.
- Eating Dogs - In northern Benin, humans revere dogs for their loyalty and bravery, the very qualities people here hope to absorb when they kill and eat the animals.
- Eating Rat - Rat is considered a delicacy in Togo, and the only way for men in this small village to get rat meat is to hunt it themselves.
- Essaouira - An old Moroccan fishing town, Essaouira, has developed into one of the country's hottest tourist spots.
- Fes - One of Morocco's most beautiful and historic cities is being restored to its ancient splendor.
- Fulani - For a young Fulani cattle herder in Mali, a long journey with his herd becomes a test of manhood, and his planned marriage could hinge on the outcome.
- Fulani Initiation Rites - Benin boys move toward manhood by enduring the sting of a whip.
- Ghana Witches - Travel to Gnani, a village in northern Ghana and home to a group of women accused of practicing black magic. Banished from their homes and shunned by their families, these former witches must live out the rest of their days in exile.
- Guelta Archei - In the Sahara Desert, an ancient pool of water sustains life. It also harbors incredible danger.
- Leather Production - A 17-year-old boy apprentices his way through one of the hardest, foulest-smelling jobs in the world.
- Mali Desert - In the West African desert, gathering and hauling salt is a grueling task, not left for the meek.
- Marrakesh - Sample the best of Moroccan culture in Djema'a al Fna, where fortune-tellers, street preachers, and storytellers have shared their talents since the 11th century.
- Multiple Marriage - A Muslim tribe in Togo practices polygamy. For them, another wife means another set of hands to do the work.
- Niger's Dinosaur Graveyard - Sift through the shifting sands of the Sahara to uncover Niger's dinosaur graveyard.
- Senegal Monoliths - Scientists seek to unravel the mysteries of thousands of odd, ancient burial markers in Senegal.
- Speaking to the Dead - In the jungles of Central Africa, holy men from a religion called Bwiti believe they have found a way to talk to the dead. The key is a mind-altering drug that brings on violent, terrifying visions, and occasionally even death.
- Trial by Oil - In Togo trials both accuser and accused plunge their hands into boiling oil to determine who is telling the truth.
- Tuareg Farmer - Farmers in Mali make the Sahel bloom and attract a plague of giant elephants.
- Voodoo New Year - Join the pilgrimage to the village of Glidji, Togo, for the Epe Ekpe festival, where voodoo worshippers have gathered for over 300 years to discover what the sacred stone portends for the coming year.
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