The fetish market in Togo, Africa, is a one-stop shopping paradise for witch doctors and medicine men – as well as a must-see for tourists. This dusty lot in the center of town covers an entire city ...

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Lucien Yekpon, a Lome traditional healer, sat on a stool surrounded by voodoo objects -- skulls, feathers, statuettes -- to place his hand on the head of a patient and recite incantations. "You will ...

UMOA-Titres announces the organisation of the 8th edition of the Regional Public Securities Market Meetings (REMTP), to be held on 27–28 January 2026 at the Hôtel 2 Février in Lomé, Togo. Held under ...

Here’s what you need to know about Togo’s capital city Lomé – what it lacks in skyscrapers it makes up with an exciting introduction into West Africa. The city is much tamer than cities like Lagos, ...

John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to build a modern market in Aflao as part of his comprehensive plan to revitalize economic ...

Months ago, during a stuffy and hot weekday morning in Shenzhen, I was informed that I would be assigned to a city in West Africa that I had never heard of before. Although its name sounds very ...

About 100 healers and witchcraft doctors work in the Akodessewa district of Lome, the capital of Togo About 100 healers and witchcraft doctors work in the Akodessewa district of Lome, the capital of ...