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 ...

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 ...