National Geographic: Africa

Episode 1: Savanna Homecoming
Witness the splendor of East Africa's golden plains in this story of two women and their journeys between bustling cities and rural landscapes. Through these personal tales, set against a backdrop of age-old animal migrations, you'll experience urban and traditional life in the magnificent land known as the cradle of humankind.

Episode 2: Desert Odyssey
Examine the harsh beauty of the Sahara desert through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy as he embarks on his first camel caravan. Following time-honored Tuareg tradition, the boy and the men of his village make a 1,500 - mile, six-month trek that provides an opportunity for commerce and serves as a voyage of discovery.

Episode 3: Voices Of The Forest
The dense, mysterious rain forest of Central Africa's Congo River Basin is home to the Baka people and a complex variety of plants and animals. But the logging of its old-growth timber by outside interests could endanger the rain forest itself, threaten Baka villages, and have an adverse impact on a local business.

Episode 4: Mountains Of Faith
Discover Ethiopia's rugged beauty and ancient traditions in a tale tracing the lives of two ambitious young men on the brink of manhood. Follow a precocious entrepreneur on his annual pilgrimage from the cosmopolitan capital to a time-honored celebration in his family's rural village. Then join another young man as he embarks on a spiritual journey deep in the Horn of Africa.

Episode 5: Love In The Sahel
Near the edge of the desolate and wind-swept Sahara, two young men participate in age-old rituals guided by nature's complex rhythms. But despite their different backgrounds, both youths have the same goal: to make successful passage into manhood and become full-fledged members of their respective communities.

Episode 6: Restless Waters
In the midst of Africa's fertile heartlands, on Lake Victoria, the continent's largest lake