‘Noradala’ Festival in Norassoba Unites Generations amid Shrinking Waters
Thousands of villagers and amateur fishermen gathered this week on the edge of Norassoba, a quiet community in Upper Guinea, to take part in Noradala, a centuries-old collective fishing tradition that marks the beginning of the rainy season. The sacred lagoon, untouched for an entire year, came alive as young men formed a cordon around the waterbody, regulating access for what many describe as…














