Abstract
The aim of the paper is to examine what evil is from a Traditional African point of view and how they tried to combat it. The reality of evil in our world is questionable. The whole reality of evil has constituted to a large extent lots of discomfort, havoc and other related problems in human life. From a critical point of view, in our present world, the appalling depth and extent of human suffering is evident as experience reveals to us. From a wider perspective, there are many occurrences in nature, for instance, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes just to mention but a few; which cause harm and misery/suffering to humanity. Humanity also suffers from sickness, injuries due to all sorts of carnages, terrorist acts as witnessed recently in the Dusit 2 Complex attack here in Nairobi. Across our African continent there are wars (As seen in the Congo, Somalia, South Sudan among other countries) that cause a lot suffering to human life. These painful experiences arouse a number of questions in any sensible person. The prevalent questions one can ask are: Why should this happen to humanity? What is the genesis of these evil acts? How can it be negated? With these questions in mind then, this paper will attempt to unmask through a rigorous and critical examination of the concept of evil from the African standpoint.