Witchcraft: a living vice in Africa

Abstract

Witchcraft has been practised for centuries world-wide and it still deeply rooted in people's lives such that it is not ready to eradicate (Sebald, 1978). In spite of the many efforts to eradicate it, it continues to haunt the destiny or spells fear, death and destruction to its victims. The voluntary and repeated confessions and lynching of witches prove that witchcraft exists in Africa. Even within the church, some adherenJs strongly believe in witchcraft. Consequently, the belief in this vice is a reality in Africa. Africans who do not openly admit its existence, do so in their hearts. It is against this background that this article attempts to discuss the fundamental question of the persistence of this vice.

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