By Leo Igwe “It is confirmed. She is dead”. Bukky, who directs an NGO based in Akure, messaged me, breaking this sad news. She traveled several...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has urged Africans to stop attributing crocodile attacks to witchcraft because such attributions have no basis in reason, science or...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has condemned a recent statement by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, that all women are witches. AfAW said...
By Leo Igwe The Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation welcomes the opportunity to ponder and critically reflect on issues and challenges facing us as a society....
By Leo Igwe Kogi, known as the Confluence state, hosted the Advocacy for Alleged Witches’ the 2023 Advocate of the Year Award ceremony. The ceremony took...
By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches is pleased to announce Mr. Abdulkareem Garba as its Advocate of the Year for 2023. Mr Garba works...
By Claire P. Ayelotan An impassioned plea from a child for understanding and acceptance echoes through their haunting words, “I hide under the tensely dark shadow...
By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the government of Sychelles to keep charges linked to witchcraft beliefs out of politics in the country...
By Leo Igwe A recent incident in Malawi illustrates the link between witchcraft accusations and poisoning. A lot has been said about how allegations of witchcraft...
By Leo Igwe Studies have noted that the police in Africa cannot tackle witchcraft accusations; the police refuse to protect the accused because police officers believe...