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Nigeria: Spirituality and horseback parades

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is also home to the continent’s largest number of Muslims.

The mainly Muslim northern regions are home to a range of ethnic groups, chief among them the Hausas and Fulanis. In the past decade, the north has become synonymous with instability and violence amid conflict with bandits and armed groups like Boko Haram.

But for those who live there, the region is a bastion of colourful cultural…