African peoples have developed many different legal systems. in the late 1800s, the bakongo took their major conflicts to an nganga - a powerful person who could activate spiritual forces to reconcile people at odds. see a sacred sculpture used to bring the power of the spirits to life. learn more about how the nganga settled conflicts. 000.gif

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2001_20africa_20map_20orphans_20copy.jpg the future of africa depends upon it.” unicef's latest report details the severity and extent of the hiv orphan crisis in africa and the urgent need for support families supporting the massive and growing orphan populations in sub-saharan africa need immediate help says unicef’s newly released report, af