Popobawa
A bat-winged devil with political implications
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Popobawa created mass hysteria, panic events in the Tanzania coastal areas and Zanzibar in 1995. I did have some memories of reading about these events when they occurred, but had completely forgot about them until one of the MOW readers, Mkwawa shujaa, reached out to me, mentioning that I should do a Monster of the Week on Popobawa. He is a writer from Tanzania who I’m glad connected with me. Please give him a follow and check out his stories.
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