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Mozambique: Grave robbers steal deceased albino’s body parts after grave was reinforced

A reinforced grave did not deter grave robbers in Mozambique from destroying the grave of a dead albino man and making away with his body parts. According to BBC, the incident occurred in a village in...

Malawi gets its first albino police officers

Two Malawian nationals recently became the country’s first police officers with albinism after they graduated from a police training school in the southeastern African nation. According to VOA, rights...

Photos of Snowflake, the world’s only known albino gorilla captured in Equatorial Guinea

When local villagers in Equatorial Guinea captured Snowflake in the 1960s, there was something weird and unique about the baby gorilla. Born in the wild, the male gorilla had a coat of pure white instead...

Malawi gives personal security alarms to albinos in hopes of battling persecution

The cultural problem of hunted albinos in Malawi just got a new level of attention from the government with the provision of personal mobile security alarms to the persecuted. The mobile device is activated...

The ritual murders of albinos in parts of Africa: 6 things you need to know about the cultural beliefs

One of the most under-discussed subjects on the African continent is the persecution that is tailored towards people living with albinism (PWA). The news of the dangers albinos face may often be reported...

Meet Kenya’s first albino soccer team doing wonders on the field

People with albinism in many African countries usually face discrimination and prosecution due to the way they look. In Kenya, as part of moves to curb the stigmatisation and instil confidence in people...

These new vitiligo and albino dolls for Black girls beautify diversity [Photos]

The quest for diversity inspired two women to team up and create a collection of dolls with facial and body features of African and Caribbean children to help encourage black girls to embrace their natural...

The Muse Brothers: Two black albinos kidnapped and displayed as freaks in U.S. circuses in the 1900s

Two African-American albino brothers, George and Willie Muse, were the grandsons of former slaves and sons of tobacco sharecroppers born in Roanoke, Virginia, in the 1890’s. Harriett, their mother,...

Recalling Yellowman’s journey from an abandoned Jamaican albino to the dancehall throne

There is a lot of discrimination against people with albinism in many black societies, and they sometimes lack the company of friends as some believe horrible myths about them: that they are not human...

Ukerewe island in Tanzania, the safe haven for threatened albinos

In many African countries, people with albinism often face discrimination and prosecution due to the way they look. The genetic disorder prevents skin cells from producing melanin, resulting in abnormal...

Malawi Catholic priest linked to albino killings arrested over murder of 22-year-old

Last year, we reported on the killing of albinos in Malawi despite government intervention. We included in the article first-hand accounts of encounters with body part hunters that left survivors and relatives...

Zimbabwe crowns its first ‘Miss Albino’ and she is cute

In many African countries, people with albinism often face discrimination and prosecution due to the way they look. In Zimbabwe, as part of efforts to curb the stigmatization and instil confidence in girls...

Africans Must Work Together to Protect Albinos

Across Africa, people living with albinism – a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes – have been subjected to some of the...

Malawian Albinos Recount Encounters with Body Part Hunters

Several Malawian albinos have come out to talk about their harrowing experiences with merciless body part hunters who are known to sell albino body parts to witchdoctors. In a recent interview with Al...

UN Albinism Expert Vows To End Violence Against Albinos

The United Nations’ first independent albinism expert, Ikponwosa Ero, has promised to use her legal expertise to end the vicious attacks of albinos by people seeking to use their body parts...

Tanzania Sets Up Refuge Centers to Protect Albinos

The government of Tanzania has been forced to set up refuge centers for albinos around the country where they can live without fear of being persecuted, according to the Daily Mail. People...

Cameroon’s Albino Rap Duo Fights Stigma With Music

Cameroonian brothers Rene and Clifford Bouma are living against the stigma of being albinos in Africa by using their rap music to raise awareness about the discrimination and social ills...

Suspected Albino Killers Arrested in Malawi

Police in Malawi have arrested a woman and two men believed to be behind the ongoing albino killings in the country. Mary Gumbo, a middle-aged woman, is said to be a prime buyer of albino bones in Machinga...

Top 5 Successful Albinos in Africa

Living with albinism in Africa remains one of the greatest challenges. Albinos continue to suffer from a heightened rate of stigmatization, ritual murders and sexual abuse. A disturbing report...

Three Arrested Over Latest Albino Murder in Malawi

Three suspects have been arrested in Ntechu, Malawi, in connection with the latest murder of a 38-year-old albino man. “I received a tip from the public that the three were involved in the murder...