Gambaga - witches camp in Ghana (23 images)

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Many Ghanaians, like many Africans, genuinely fear witches, old women who are said to cause all kinds of calamities and misfortunes, from infertility to impotence, drought to death. Suspicion and jealousy fuel the accusations, which are often supported by nothing more concrete than a dream. Convicted of witchcraft using traditional animal scarifies, the women are banished from their villages, sentenced
to live alone in a culture where family is revered. They must fend for themselves at...
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