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Today, many Nigerians of the region practice the deadly juju; some still swear only on hunks of iron in fealty to their blacksmith god, Ogun. But the tradition and skills that created the masterpieces are lost. What remains in Africa is enshrined in Nigeria's museums, a testament to past perfection and proud accomplishment illuminating what for centuries was considered the very heart of darkness...
Brilliant Booty. A great center of African art was the ancient kingdom of Benin, located in the south of present-day Nigeria. Its people were notorious for their practice of the black-magic juju; human sacrifices were common. And though the Portuguese navigators who discovered the realm in 1472 tried to convert the natives to Christianity, the only relict that stuck when they left was the concept and practice of crucifixion. Amidst a dark rain forest, Benin became a terrifying, slave-trading, yet advanced civilization centered in a city with 30 broad streets surrounded by ramparts ten feet high...
...nationalists. It is unlikely, however, that they will bring the Sudanese rebels much support. Although most black African leaders distrust the Arabs, few seem willing to risk splitting the continent into two hostile camps. A successful secession movement would set a dangerous precedent for such ethnic friction points as Nigeria and Chad, both of which are already hard put to keep peace between their Arab and Negro populations...
...problems pale before those faced by priests struggling to find an acceptable translation of the Latin into African and Asian tongues. The Yoruba language of West Africa, for example, has no word for priest or church. "Our language is so poor in words," says Father J. S. Adeneye of Nigeria, "that I can hardly prepare my sermon." In Japan, translators face the problem of dealing with a language that rarely uses pronouns and has a surplus of honorifics. Instead of Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you), the priest now vaguely says to the congregation, "The Lord be together with...
Makeup for Men? Today Warner-Lambert makes more than 500 products, has recently opened factories in Morocco and Nigeria, has 44 other facilities abuilding or in the design state from Argentina to New Zealand. Under Driscoll, sales have nearly tripled; last year, on a volume of $335 million, earnings after taxes grew 14% to a record $34 million. Says the growth-minded Governor, who retains a politician's knack for sharpening a cliche: "I regard eggs in many baskets as one of our prime strengths...