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“The love of liberty brought us here” was the motto the freed American and Caribbean slaves who founded modern Liberia. Unfortunately Liberia, “the land of the free” was largely destroyed in last decades by civil war (1989-1996 and 2002-2003). [...]

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Nigeria is a federal republic made up of 36 states and one territory. This vast nation (the size of France, the United Kingdom and Ireland combined) is the most populous African nation, with 490 ethnic groups and a total population of at least 130 million.

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Songhai believers face incredible obstacles to live a life of faith since Islam is so prominent in Niger. This land-locked, sub-Saharan country of over 11 million people is four-fifths desert.

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In many cultures, Mali is famous thanks to Timbuktu (Tombouctou in French) which is used in phrases and quotes to suggest something beyond ones experience or a great distance which may not be reached.

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The Songhai of West Africa live in extended families which are centred around the male heads of households, who have the responsibility to keep the family strong and united. One of their priorities is to keep all family members grounded in the Islamic faith and practice.

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One of the world’s poorest countries, Sierra Leone is looking desperately for hope, anywhere and from anyone. This small country (about the size of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg combined) is still staggering to its feet after a decade-long civil war that brutally snuffed out more than 50,000 lives.

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There are about 1.4 million people in Guinea-Bissau. Only 5 percent of the people claim to be Christian, while 50 percent are adherents of various indigenous beliefs and 45 percent are Sunni Muslim.

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Ghana is at a crossroads. Areas in the north of the country are strongly Muslim whereas the south of the country is predominately Christian. New, cement-built mosques are rising up among grass huts of villages.

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