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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Togo

Updated October 28, 2020

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The legend of the sasabonsam became a way for Christian missionaries to exert control.

Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests

At least until Christian missionaries made them more purely devilish figures.
by Nicole Zakheim
October 28, 2020
The adze has become a scapegoat for a wide range of misfortunes.

In West Africa, the Adze Is an Insectoid Source of Misfortune

Historians believe it originated with the fear of mosquito-borne illness.
by Emma Starer Gross
October 26, 2020
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