West Africa is fast gaining recognition ... at Church by day,” warns Mr Akakpo. Nearly half of Benin’s population practices voodoo officially, and two-thirds unofficially.

It has suffered from a bad press internationally but is an official religion in the West African country of Benin. In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men ...

In western Africa, different communities practice the religion of Voodoo, a belief system based on the idea that their ...

Benin to celebrate the country's voodoo holiday. Ouidah was once an important port in the slave trade. Attendees say this festival is 'very important to representing African routs and traditions'.

Millions of enslaved Africans were dispatched from the shores of West Africa ... planning to make a pilgrimage to Benin in January to attend a festival of Voodoo in Ouidah, a beach town ...

29, 2019 file photo, the flags of the nations of Benin and Togo, the west African homes of the survivors of the slave ship ...

Mel B takes a personal journey exploring traditional religions in West Africa. In Benin, the cradle of Voodoo, she encounters priests and zombies and discovers the fate of her father's ancestors.

A Haiti gang boss ordered the killing of more than a hundred people who appeared to be practicioners of voodoo after accusing them of casting spells that killed his son.