This Market Sells Dead Dogs? (Lome, Togo)

We visited Lomé’s Akodessewa fetish market, described as the largest voodoo market in the world, where we saw animal bones, skulls, corpses, and live snakes. We spoke with vendors about the animals’ use in traditional medicine, rituals, and blessings, while learning about the market’s connection to voodoo religion. We found the open-air market’s sights and smell disturbing.