Nwanaokwo Edet was one of an increasing number of children in Africa accused of witchcraft by pastors and then tortured or killed, often by family members. Pastors were involved in half of 200 cases ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...

The children were, however, rescued by African Children Aid Education and Development Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, which contacted the police The victims - 14-year-old Shedrack Esin, ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A Catholic bishop in Ghana has called on Catholics in the African nation to go beyond simply providing charity to individuals accused of witchcraft, and to try to change the ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - When Pascal's little brother got sick, his family accused him of witchcraft and took him to a pastor who forced him to drink pigeon's blood and oil. Denied food and beaten for ...

An 81-year-old woman was brutally beaten by her neighbours in Uganda, who accused her of witchcraft and blamed her for a prolonged drought. Ayder Kanyomushana, a stooped octogenarian, became the ...

Former steamrolling NFL running back Christian Okoye isn’t The Nigerian Nightmare, according to folks like Deana Holmes. Self-proclaimed witch hunter Helen Ukpabio is. “Not sure that we need to have ...