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Child witches of Kinshasa

Between 20 000 and 50 000 children live in the streets of Kinshasa. Organized in gangs, they get by, sometimes thanks to theft or prostitution. According to Médecins du Monde, more than a third of them were chased away from their home in the pretext that they were child-witches and responsible of all the troubles of the family (death, unemployment, disease, etc.). The immense majority of the people living in Kinshasa are persuaded by the truthfulness of this curse. More than one hundred new “child-witches” are so discovered every month and thrown out in the streets. The following show powerful photographs of these children captured by Gwenn Dubourthoumieu. See here.

African witchcraft in theological perspective

This article is a theological contribution aimed at creating an understanding of the phenomenon of witchcraft in South Africa. Witchcraft still causes major social problems in this country. Thearticle argues that the development of a culture of human rights and the improvement of the judicial process alone will not solve this problem. Witchcraft is a too deeply rooted religious phenomenon. The phenomenon is described in its religious complexity and diversity. Witchcraft is discussed within the framework of the African theodicy. Full article here.

The dangers of anonymity: Witchcraft, rumor, and modernity in Africa

This article deals with a series of rumors that spread across West and Central Africa during the last two decades. These rumors of penis snatchers, of killer mobile phone numbers,and of deadly alms constitute a transnational genre that is characteristic of Africa’s occult modernity. The article casts new light on witchcraft and the occult in contemporary Africa, and suggests new ways of tying together micro and macro levels of analysis, by grounding the wide-ranging dynamics of modernity in the minutiae of human interaction. See here

Islamic Exorcism of Jinn (Demon) Possession

Short video exploring the Islamic exorcism of Jinn possession. See here.

Tanzania: Commission: Witchcraft instils hatred, hinders social progress

Superstitious beliefs are counter-development for they make people find simplistic solutions to real problems and they induce fear and hatred to other people. The Nyalali Commission looked at the law that regulates witchcraft and proposed what should be repealed. Read more here.

Palestine: PA police detain 5 men accused of ‘witchcraft’

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Authority police on Monday detained five people in Bethlehem accused of practicing witchcraft and sorcery. Read more here.

Ghana: Hypertension cases high in Kukuo witches camp

A health screening exercise conducted on the alleged witches at the Kukuo camp in the Nanumba North District has revealed high hypertensive cases among the inmates. Read more here.

Nigeria: Enugu Community in Turmoil Over Suspected Ritual Murder of 4-Year-Old Boy

Reverend Pastor Charles Nwachukwu Ejim of All Nations for Christ Bible Church, Akpugo, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State and his wife, Charity, have given a graphic and pathetic detail of how their last child, four-year-old Marvelous Ugochukwu Ejim was cunningly picked by a trusted friend of the family and subsequently had his throat slashed with a knife. Read more here.

India: Santhals framing rule guide book to eradicate superstition

With witchcraft and dowry killings being increasingly reported among the Santhals, the tribe, living mostly in eastern India, is engaged in framing a “codified rule guide book” to do away with the social ills. Read more here.

Ghana: ActionAid Ghana celebrates Mother’s Day with alleged witches

As part of efforts to redeem the human rights and dignity of alleged witches, ActionAid Ghana (AAG) and its partner Songtaba, both non-governmental organizations on Friday celebrated Mother’s Day with the inmates of the Gnani witches camp. Read more here.

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