Ghana's Concentration Camps For Witches

Academics, NGOs and the struggle to explain why Ghana has had witch camps for over a century.

From the years 2005 to 2011, over 3,000 people were put to death in Tanzania for the crime of witchcraft. Before that, around 50,000 to 60,000 more were killed between 1960 and 2000 for the same reasons. The majority of these victims were elderly women, who fit the Tanzanian witch stereotype.

However, accusations have been made on all grounds, such as if…