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Africa's Child 'Witches' Abused, Abandoned

Superstition, poverty take ugly toll on Angolan, Congolese youth

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2007 1:34 PM CST

(Newser) – Thousands of children in Angola, Congo, and the Congo Republic are being abused, abandoned, and even killed after being accused of witchcraft, the New York Times reports. Such accusations—born from tribal superstition and poverty that leaves some families unable to care for children—are...   Read full story »

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