from the "Charley! Why?" dept.

The BBC World Service has produced a series of radio docs focused on West Africa. Episode #1 is an eye-opener. It tells the story of Spirit Children.

Programme one begins in Northern Ghana, with the story of one man and his efforts to stop the widespread killing of babies and children in northern Ghana. Cletus Anaaya has made it his life's work to bring an end to the phenomenon known as Spirit Children. [BBC SITE]

Important listening.