At the age of just 7, Brigitte was labelled a trokosi, or “a wife of the gods.” This is what she had to go through every day, before she was adopted and moved to the US.pic.twitter.com/jZL7TpkpN4
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Come on
@BBCAfrica. West Africa constitutes 18 countries & 360 million people. It’s like saying hundreds of bulls in Europe die from bull-fighting. Did you not have enough characters to spell out the countries, or were you just too lazy?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why are we saying « West Africa » when we can pinpoint the actual country(ies). We did not go through the partition of Africa for you to choose when to put us together or tell us apart
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It's totally unfair of BBC to make a sweeping generalization on the whole of West Africa as practising this abominable custom. Specific reference to the particular people and region would guide the audience better.
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@jacobswellchild Saying 'West Africa' is about as informative as saying, "in Western Europe they practice wedding shooting". West Africa is extremely diverse in customs and culture as i expect you would know. Is there any reason you can't name the country?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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West Africa? Name the countries or even ethnic groups
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Its in Ghana here. And its mostly practiced by the Ewe people in the Volta Region in the country...
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Thanks for the clarification. West Africa is not a village, couldn't understand why
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Slave-Master Journalism by white saviour. The real information/news is lost, completely.
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It's sad this is still happening in 21st century. It's prevalent in ewe communities Benin,Togo and Volta region of Ghana.
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is that comparable to the free homosexes?
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Important issue but irresponsible reporting by
@BBCAfrica! Where in West Africa?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Its just a blackmail journalism. They're telling the illiterate westerners that africa is still a bush. Thank God the black panther movie has opposed them.
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BBC is either ignorant of African continent or insensitive while reporting about news in African countries
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......rights and dignity. It's been abolished long time ago though. Some of these practices kept us safe and respect our elderly, some also, on the part of the females, were for their own good but it could lead to the spread of diseases..
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...And they were part of our culture. Although it's not practiced anymore in the country, it's believed that some ethnic groups still practice it. These acts are our outmoded cultural practices; so we've termed it. They've lost its usefulness and are dehumanizing to human.....
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This act was practiced in Ghana by the Ewe people in the country in the Volta Region. There were other acts like widowhood rites, female genital mutilation, and tribal marks. All these were customs and traditions practiced by our forefathers...
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