NAIROBI, Kenya The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa's albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian albinos are living in terror following 30 murders in the east African nation by people apparently seeking their body parts for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MWANZA, Tanzania — Bibiana Mashamba loves to ...

"Witchcraft" and mysterious occult beliefs have been blamed for the surge in attacks targeting albinos in Africa over the last decade, but a UN expert said those theories leave a lot unexplained.

Hunted and mutilated for their body parts, and faced with stigma in their homes and workplaces, some albinos in Malawi say they will contest in next year's elections to fight back. Hunted and ...

Two Tanzanian boys with albinism got new prosthetic limbs after they had their arms cut off. One out every 1,500 Tanzanians is an albino. Despite the high rate, albinos are not seen as ideal human ...

Attackers in Burundi chopped off the limbs of a 5-year-old albino boy and pulled out his mother's eye, killing them over the belief that their body parts would bring wealth and success, human rights ...

AN ALBINO toddler has been kidnapped in northern Tanzania raising fears he may be killed and his body parts used for witchcraft. Unknown attackers broke into the house and slashed the child’s mother ...

Since the onset of capitalism, mankind has been embroiled in cut-throat competition for wealth. Thus, unscrupulous businessmen in East Africa went crazy when some witchdoctors announced they could ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers ...

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