Women in Ghana accused of witchcraft, exiled

Prosecution of witches might seem like something from the history books, but groups of women in Ghana have been exiled in recent years after being accused of witchcraft. About 80 women now live together in a village called Gambaga, and other witch camps have sprung up in other villages. They live in mud huts with thatched roofs and often struggle to survive. This is just one of many “witch camps” throughout the country, where women who are accused of causing harm to their families and others in the village through supernatural powers are sent to live, according to a report by Al Jazeera. The women who are exiled are often elderly or widowed, and are occasionally killed for their supposed crimes. While men are also sometimes accused of witchcraft, they are more likely to be viewed as using it for protection or good, rather than to hurt people.