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Dakar, Senegal
5 customs and traditions in Dakar — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
The Wolof concept of hospitality that Senegal genuinely runs on — expect to be fed.
Three rounds of gunpowder tea poured from height, progressively sweeter, over an hour or more.
Senegalese dance music built on the sabar drum, and the clubs do not start until very late.
Traditional wrestling with mystical preparation, and the biggest spectator sport in the country.
Flowing embroidered robes made to measure in a few days from cloth you choose yourself.
