Witchcraft accusations against children in Africa have received increasing international attention in the first decade of the 21st century.[1][2][3]
The phenomenon of witch-hunts in Sub-Saharan Africa is ancient,[4] but the problem is reportedly "on the rise", due to charismatic preachers such as Helen Ukpabio,[4] as well as "urbanization, poverty, conflict and fragmenting communities".[5][6]