# This African island paradise where women rule society has beaches rivaling the Maldives (yet receives fewer than 2,000 visitors annually)
The Bijagos Archipelago: Africa’s Secret Island Paradise Where Women Rule West Africa’s last untouched paradise Off the coast of Guinea-Bissau lies one of Africa’s most extraordinary hidden treasures – the Bijagos Archipelago. This remote collection of 88 islands represents one of the continent’s last untouched paradises, where saltwater hippos wade through mangroves and ancient traditions … Read story