The gods of the Yoruba tribe in Africa have been spread by Satan sending the followers out to the new world as slaves.  These slaves came up with variations on these gods, since they were not organized and had to adapt.  These so-called gods are clusters of demons, all of which pretend to be a certain 'god.'  That way the 'god' can appear to be working in numerous places at the same time.

Here's an explanation of these 'gods.'

The present day African demonic religions.

As a Christian, you may be held back by the lingering influence of these religions.  Here's some self-deliverance pages you can use to knock out this influence.

Here's a deliverance page to back off a spiritual attack by their followers.