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Myth of 'crocodile men' promotes rough justice in C. Africa

Stéphane Obam, a Cameroonian "phythotherapist" and traditional doctor, in Bangui, Central African Republic. [AFP]

A sickening stench has wafted of late across a busy road in Bangui that runs alongside the Central African Republic’s biggest waterway.

In the reeds growing on the bank of the Ubangui River, fishermen have found grossly mutilated corpses wrapped in sackcloth.

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