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 ...

The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds -- and some are deemed sacred.

A swirling Zangbeto performs in Ouidah, Benin, during the Voodoo Festival on Jan. 10. Photo: AFP She is a follower of voodoo, an animist practice based on respect for nature, ancestors and invisible ...

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 ...

Benin's second largest lake. She is a follower of voodoo, an animist practice based on respect for nature, ancestors and invisible forces. Such ceremonies are common in villages in the 346,000 ...

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 ...