togo: Charismatic Churches Prey on Vulnerable Women

Ayele Ajavon is a happy woman, so she believes. After she was divorced by her husband, she sought solace in the church. ''I turned to the church and found a job and a new partner,'' says Ajavon, now a secretary in the capital Lome. But Ajavon cannot take any step or decision without consulting her pastor who also happens to be her ''new partner''. And she donates part of her salary to the church, as tithe.