Vodun is an ancient religion practiced by some 30 million people in the West African nations of Benin, Togo and Ghana. With its countless deities, animal sacrifice and spirit possession, voodoo — as ...

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ROME-- Pope Benedict XVI leaves tomorrow morning for the West African nation of Benin, and for anyone seeking an off-beat lens through which to see the journey, there’s almost an embarrassment of ...

Woman arrives dancing and singing at an Epe Ekpe festival, dressed in a traditional white toga. Statue of a voodoo god in the fetish market in Lome, Togo. Monkey skulls are just a few of the animal ...

Statue of a voodoo god in the fetish market in Lome, Togo. Monkey skulls are just a few of the animal parts for sale at the fetish market in Lome, Togo. Epe Ekpe revelers take a dugout canoe across ...