Often misrepresented in pop culture, Haitian Vodou is a complex and deeply spiritual African-derived religion that blends ancestral traditions with Catholic influences. This video explores its origins ...

African Pentecostalism has emerged as a significant religious movement across the continent, characterized by its dynamic practices, rapid growth, and unique socio-religious dynamics. This ...

West Africa is fast gaining recognition ... to reclaim heart from my mouth. Voodoo rituals are ongoing in Benin. Travellers can readily encounter religious ceremonies, “We want to show visitors ...

Sand divination is an ancient African practice dating back thousands of years. It is inextricably linked to African ...

In African religion, good and bad spirits exist ... The person inclined to doing bad things is seen as ruled by destructive practices; while the one inclined to doing good things is ruled by ...

African traditional religions produced no written works ... Many communities mixed Muslim or Christian practices with traditional ones. The Wolof, in Senegal, might go to the Mosque to pray ...

The Project on Religion and Changing Patterns of Authority in Africa aspires to correct this oversight. It seeks to understand the role of spirituality in how ordinary people grapple with and ...