Africa

Little boy’s hands tied after being accused of being a wizard and turning ‘from a rat to a human being’ in Port Harcourt (video)

A video of a little boy whose hands were tied as he was being interrogated over claims that he is a wizard in Rumuokoro in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has been shared online. Twitter user @BrotgerTucky who shared the video of the little boy being interrogated said the boy ”turned from a …

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Madagascar police shoot dead 14 people as they open fire on crowd trying to break into station to kill four men accused of kidnapping albino child

Police in Madagascar have shot dead at least 14 people and injured 28 others after they opened fire on a crowd  trying to break into a police station to kill four men accused of kidnapping an albino child. The kidnapping took place last week, according to Razafintsiandraofa, an MP for the Ikongo …

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Community members tie and flog widow after her late husband’s brother’s wife accused her of being a witch (video)

A video has surfaced online showing the moment a group up villagers in Abia State, Nigeria, tied and flogged a widow accused of witchcraft. The video shows the widow being tied and flogged by members of her community in Umueghu in  Amaegbuato autonomous community Nkpa Bende Local Government, Abia state, Southeast …

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