NAIROBI, Kenya — 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 ...

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - A man was sentenced to death in Malawi on Friday for killing an albino teenager in a case has become a campaign issue ahead of a national election this month, with the opposition ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

Tanzanian police have arrested a 44-year-old man accused of trying to sell his albino niece to undercover security officials posing as witch doctors as part of a nationwide crackdown on the illegal ...

Tanzanian albinos said Sunday they were living in fear of their lives after the remains of an albino were exhumed in what they said was a "bestial" and "barbaric" act. The Tanzanian Albino Society ...

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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 ...