Topic - Houeyogbe

Houéyogbé is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Mono Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 290 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 74,492 people. - Source: Wikipedia

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Children play under the remaining sacred tree of the Odjou Ekoun Oro forest in the village of Houeyogbe, Benin, near Port Novo, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. As the government grapples with preserving the forests while developing the country, Voodoo worshippers worry the loss of its spaces could have far reaching effects. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press