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Face of persecution: People living with albinism in Tanzania are part of one of the largest groups that are vulnerable to superstitions about the luck their body parts can bring in the world.
ALBINO KILLINGS

Albinos in Tanzania fear death as polls near

Thought to bring luck, people with albinism are hunted in Tanzania – often by family members.

  • Daniel Wesangula
6 min read
According to data compiled by the Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisations (Manepo), 11 elderly people were killed over witchcraft accusations in the first four months of 2026 alone.
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Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive in Tanzania

Police in Tanzania say 23 people were arrested in connection with the crime of seven people, accused of witchcraft, have been burned alive.

  • Sapa
2 min read
South Africa’s first working albino model Refilwe Modiselle is at once embraced and rejected by the accolade.
ALBINISM

Cousin Willie: Still beyond the pale as a loveable rogue

Saying thanks to the mourners is a special task.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
South Africa’s first working albino model Refilwe Modiselle is at once embraced and rejected by the accolade.
ALBINOS

Anatomising the myth-making and equivocations around albinos

Medical approaches to albinism try to understand the body from the outside in.

  • Raimi Gbadamosi
7 min read
Nomasonto Mazibuko
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Albinos’ lonely call for recognition

Though defined as disabled, the state does not accord a albinos any rights and South Africans "are as deaf as the ground", activists say.

  • Aneesa Fazel
4 min read
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Another albino murdered in Tanzania

Attackers murdered an albino girl in Tanzania, where albinos have been targeted by witchdoctors, an official said on Tuesday.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
ALBINOS

Burundi’s albinos flee witchdoctors

In recent weeks, Burundi has seen a gruesome string of murders and mutilations of albinos, whose body parts are sold to witchdoctors.

  • Esdras Ndikumana
4 min read