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Not only in Liberia Ritual Killing Mali (3 cases reported here)
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Mozambique, like most African states, has serious problems
from certain aspects of its culture – the growth in witchcraft and human
sacrifice - that appear to inhibit its impressive growth. The growth of
such negative cultural practices over the years show that Mozambique and
other African states are yet to have holistic grasp of their cultural
values, positive or negative, that drive their development. Such
features are not factored in when developing policies, bureaucratizing,
and consultancies. It is, therefore, not surprising that the BBC (2
August 2007) reports that “murder, mutilation and exhuming human bones
for witchcraft have become a common practice, particularly in the
country's northern and central regions. Items are sold in neighbouring
Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.” Such worrying practices occur
against the backdrop, paradoxically, of growing economy and poverty
remaining widespread and Mozambique still heavily dependent on donor aid
- and subject to the whims and caprices of conditions attached to such
assistance.
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