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Georja CALVIN-SMITH

The felling of the spirits: Benin's shrinking voodoo forests

Benin Africa Ivory Coast Religion

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Benin's forests have long been seen as places of hope for believers of the voodoo religion, but urbanisation threatens the green spaces. Also, Ivory Coast's ghost children are invisible to the state. The number of babies whose births are undeclared are on the rise.

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