Ghanian Witch Doctor Claims He Cursed England’s Harry Kane Before World Cup Matchup
Ghana battled the heavily favored English to a scoreless draw during World Cup action on Tuesday, in a shocking result few predicted.
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Kenya Legalizes Medical Advertising to Curb the Witch Doctor Business
In west Africa, trust in traditional herbalists significantly worsened the outlook in the unprecedented Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015. In Tanzania, authorities banned witch doctors entirely after years of attacks on the nation’s “magical” albino population. Now Kenya has taken a bold new move in eradicating the practice of unlicensed medicine: letting certified physicians advertise their services in public.
In Uganda, Election Season Means Spike in Witch Doctor Child Sacrifice
The number of incidents of child sacrifice — in which witch doctors abduct children to use their body parts in potions or rituals — in Uganda increased significantly in 2015 as the nation braced for election season, thanks to desperate political candidates seeking any possible advantage at the polls.
Witch Doctor Business Booms as 30,000 Lose Jobs in Zimbabwe
A Supreme Court decision allowing employers to fire workers with only three months’ notice has led to a boom in the witch doctor industry as the nation’s unemployed turn to any means possible to help land themselves a new job.
Tanzanian Witch Doctors Take Limbs from Albino Children as Good Luck Charms
Five albino children from Tanzania are receiving care at Shriners Hospital in North Philadelphia after witch doctors cut off their arms and hands, according to a superstition that says the limbs of albinos are good luck charms that bring fortune and wealth.
Malawi Issues ‘Shoot First’ Order to Police to Stop Albino Hunters
As attacks on albinos continue to rise in Malawi, the government ordered all police to shoot anyone attacking albinos on the spot.
As Tanzania Cracks Down on Albino Witchcraft Murders, Malawi Sees Rise in Attacks
A man in Malawi was arrested this week for attempting to murder a 16-year-old albino boy. Authorities say attacks against people with albinism have risen in the past year, as witch doctors claim potions made with the body parts of albinos can change the fate of those willing to pay to kill them.
Tanzania Bans Witch Doctors in Response to Widespread Albino Killings
The government of Tanzania has outlawed witch doctors in response to the increasingly widespread practice of hunting albino individuals to use their body parts in magic spells. Witch doctors have convinced clients that the body parts of an albino can bring good luck and attract money, which has led to the killing of at least 70 albino individuals and the disfigurement of countless others.