Wrestling to become a man in Togo's ancestral rite of passage
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Source: AfricaNews
Published: 2026-07-25 01:18 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Military & Defence, War & Conflict
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The bare-chested young men emerged from a forest ceremony in northern Togo chanting war songs, ready for the initiation tradition of "Evala" in which they wrestle to become men.
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