Night falls in the ancient city of ... Harar's other moniker is the African Mecca, and locals here claim that the area's inhabitants accepted Islam eight years before people in the holy Muslim ...

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 beckoned ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where ... “This is a way to show people the pomp, the beauty, and the value of Voodoo and more importantly ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of ...