Case file · Witch trials
Children accused of witchcraft in northern Angola
Children in Angola's Uíge and Zaire provinces have been accused of kindoki (witchcraft), abused in exorcisms and driven from home; a 2010 UNICEF study documented the pattern.
2010 CE · -7.61, 15.06 · status: official
The account
Accusations often follow a death or misfortune in the family and are sometimes encouraged by independent churches offering deliverance. The same phenomenon affects Kinshasa across the border.