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 ...

Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Aug. 26, 2010 — -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been ...

There is a new film about being born albino in Africa, In the Shadow of the Sun. The name derives from the classic book, The Shadow of the Sun by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski. In this moving ...

Through music, albinos in Tanzania have found a way to express their pain. It has one of the highest rates in the world. 1 out every 1,500 Tanzanians is an albino. Despite the high rate, albinos are ...

In Africa, Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people according to UNICEF researchers. In Senegal alone, an estimated ...

Kris Kross plans a reunion: The duo will be onstage together for only one night, though. Miss out on the So So Def Anniversary Stars concert and risk missing jumping up and down with the ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An increase in the number of attacks on people with albinism in Malawi since late 2014 by people seeking their body parts for witchcraft prompted Amnesty ...

This story was written by Erwin Ayota and originally published by Minority Africa on November 9th, 2024. This expanded version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Willeam ...

Attacks on albino people, whose body parts can fetch up to $75,000 according to the Red Cross, have been reported in six countries in southern and east Africa since August, U.N. expert Ikponwosa Ero ...

By Chinenye AnuforoLong before she became a teacher shaping young minds, Rose Adudu was a young girl with a quiet but powerful resolve. Growing up in a community where schools mirrored the biases of ...