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Wumbi Yindana, 71, lives in Kukuo.

‘Some [women] are neglected,

something bad has happened to them

and most of them are very depressed,’

says local politician Musa Atta Tanimu

Cast out:

the women of Ghana’s ‘witch’ village – in pictures

Around 80 women accused of witchcraft

live in Kukuo village in Nanumba, Ghana.

As women age in rural Ghana, signs of dementia,

mental health issues or even menopausal symptoms

can result in them being declared ‘witches’

and pushed out of their community.

Around 80 women live in such exile in Kukuo ‘witch village’

The Guardian

Wed 5 Feb 2020    02.00 EST

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2020/feb/05/
cast-out-the-women-of-ghanas-witch-village-in-pictures

Ghana        UK / USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/12/
975292632/banished-witches-sing-of-their-pain-and-their-dreams

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2020/feb/05/
cast-out-the-women-of-ghanas-witch-village-in-pictures

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