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Medicine Men of Biafra Struggle as War Drives Patients to Starvation
In Owerri amid Biafra's civil war, the last of the island’s dibias, herbalists and fortune tellers, face dwindling demand and hunger. Onyé kwe, 145, recalls prewar wealth but now cannot feed his six wives and starving children. Modern doctors gain prominence as prices soar and traditional practitioners contend with a vanished client base.
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New York Times
Owerri
Biafra
Onyékwe
Biafran
Biafrang
Onyekwe
Gdaku Iyiafo