While there is a critical need for sceptical rationality in Africa, it has not been such a potent force in the region. Sceptical viewpoints are seldom...
The Traditional Healers' Organisation, THO, in South Africa has described an upcoming summit on pseudoscience and quackery as a form of ‘medical apartheid’. The program is...
The mistaken idea that human beings can harm or kill others through magical/supernatural means underlies the belief in witchcraft. The idea persists and drives...
Recently, there have been media reports of paranormal claims from different parts of Africa. These reports highlight cases in which witches supposedly crash-landed in...
As I write this piece, a military operation called Operation Python Dance takes place. Its target is a secessionist movement in Nigeria’s Southeast, led by the...
Why are western nations taking responsibility for the radicalisation of Muslims when the problem is not confined to these countries? Why are these countries...
Leo Igwe, an outspoken atheist, examines Zamfara Governor Abdul'aziz Yari's claim that the on-going meningitis outbreak in Nigeria is "punishment from Allah for fornication".
Recent...
The recent case of a traditional priest in Ghana who was fatally wounded in the process of testing his supposed anti-bullet charms has once again illustrated the...
