| Nigerians wear the boubou, Ghanaians the kente, former president Mobutu Sese Seko of the former Zaire made the safari suit his own. |
| The grand boubou consists of a gown worn over a shirt and trousers for men, and over a wrapper with a head-scarf for women. |
| The word boubou, derived from the Wolof word mbubb, designates a large gown with long sleeves or a shirt that slips over the head. |
| The best-known and best-studied duettists are certain African shrikes, notably the tropical boubou shrike Laniarius aethiopicus. |
| Depending on the purpose of the boubou, it may be elaborately embroidered and could cost two to three hundred dollars. |
| The heavy air vibrates with cooing of doves and the creaking-gate single note of the tropical boubou. |
