Between 1990 and 1998 there were over 2,000 cases of witchcraft-related violence.13 In August 2001, a teenaged girl in Nigeria confessed to taking part in the ritual killing of 48 people after being initiated into a secret witchcraft cult.14 In June 2001, the London Sunday Times reported that the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, feared that he and his government had become the victims of black magic. ... Even though more educated continents see that there are no witches, many un-educated countries have not seen the light of day and are still punishing innocent people. ...

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