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 ...

STORY: For Carine Kiki, protecting her daughters from the sun in Benin's Cotonou requires constant vigilance. Her girls are living with albinism. That makes them part of an already vulnerable group ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Africa, Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people according to UNICEF researchers. In Senegal alone, an estimated 10,000 ...

Stares, taunts fill life of black twin, 10, with albinism; brother unaffected. Oct. 1, 2009— -- Kenyen and Khari Flowers are 10-year-old, African-American fraternal twin brothers. Born 25 minutes ...

For many albinos — born with a partial or total lack of pigment in their skin, hair and eyes — life is difficult, and that is particularly... Tanzania's Albinos Face Constant Threat Of Attack Life is ...

THE government has set aside 1.9bn/- in the 2025/26 financial year for the procurement of skincare lotion for persons with albinism, in line with national policies, laws and service-delivery ...

Tanzania has seen a decrease in attacks on albinos, whose body parts are often sought for witchcraft, but has seen an increase in their bodies being exhumed, an NGO said yesterday. “Recent trends ...

BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) - Like many people, Malian musician Salif Keita first became aware he was different when he started school. His skin was white; all the other kids were black. "I was the sole ...

In Africa, Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people according to UNICEF researchers. In Senegal alone, an estimated 10,000 people live with the condition, which results in reduced amounts of ...

A belief that their body parts have magical powers has sparked a grisly trade. NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos ...