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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 ...

Tourists increasingly visiting festivals such as Maralal Camel Derby, in Kenya There is always a reason to party, and Africa, with its rich cultural diversity, could be described as a festival ...

Deep in West Africa, we went looking for real voodoo—and found something we didn’t expect. What started as a simple interview ...

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 ...