PORTO-NOVO, Benin (AFP) — In his long life, voodoo priest Kpohinto Medji has seen his religion flourish and then go into decline, banned for years by the authorities and pressured by other faiths.

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 ...

OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are ...

More than six months later, the city of News Orleans is still coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Residents search for ways to rebuild, and some are also turning to their spiritual leaders ...

The ancient origins of African magic -- The gods of prehistoric Africa -- The slave trade and its consequences -- Christianity encounters the old African religions -- Strange religious hybridization - ...

Africans believe in the interference of the extraterrestrial with the physical. Even though we are now in modern times where western education and globalisation have taken centre stage, Africans and ...

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction. OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and ...