Comments: Essay In and out of Kampala, Uganda’s capital, the City, supposed to radiate enlightenment to some of Uganda’s dark ancient cultural practices, has failed to do so. The City is entrapped in obscurity. “The villages and farming communities that surround Uganda’s capital, Kampala, are gripped by fear.” Human sacrifices, the BBC World TV reports,… Continue reading Uganda/Africa: In the Land of Human Sacrifice
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Ghana Government Looking at Ways to Reintegrate the Nation’s ‘Witches’
Accra — Ghana’s government is looking at ways to support people accused of witchcraft – mainly women and children banished by their communities to “witches’ camps” in the north – and to reintegrate them in their home villages. Currently around 1,000 women and 700 children are living in six camps in northern Ghana, where they… Continue reading Ghana Government Looking at Ways to Reintegrate the Nation’s ‘Witches’