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African Horror Stories - Zimbabwean Story: NyamiNyami The Angry River God

Zimbabwean Story: NyamiNyami The Angry River God

05/18/21 • 5 min

African Horror Stories

In this episode, I will be telling you about the NyamiNyami and how the building of the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe separated him from his wife. The sequence of events from this story is one of the most interested recorded cases of unexplainable events.

If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to [email protected]

Some Sources:
https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-mythology.html
https://www.wozzaworks.com/index.php/the-story-of-nyaminyami/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_onQXUoqJqs

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In this episode, I will be telling you about the NyamiNyami and how the building of the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe separated him from his wife. The sequence of events from this story is one of the most interested recorded cases of unexplainable events.

If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to [email protected]

Some Sources:
https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-mythology.html
https://www.wozzaworks.com/index.php/the-story-of-nyaminyami/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_onQXUoqJqs

Kindle Unimited Free Trial (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3vbcokm

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to [email protected]

Some Sources:
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