And in traditional African communities, albino individuals are a precious commodity. Thought to have magical powers, their body parts can be sold for thousands of dollars on the black market ...

Violent gangs are targeting albinos in Tanzania, seeking a grisly prize: human albino limbs, which are thought to bring good luck, and can fetch thousands of dollars on the black market. Published ...

In Tanzania, a tourist mecca known for safaris and visits to Mount Kilimanjaro, people with albinism who have faced discrimination are now being hunted down like animals. Since 2007, 54 Tanzanians ...

Brutal black magic in Tanzania’s election. To ensure success, politicians are said to seek out witchdoctors who use albino body parts to work their ‘magic’.

Last year, 20/20 revealed Tanzania’s gruesome black market for Albino body parts. Since then, its victims—and would-be victims—have seen a rush of compassion and aid from around the world.

About 1 in every 1,400 people in Tanzania exhibits the condition, as compared to 1 in 20,000 worldwide, according to NPR. Researchers suggest the predominance of albinism can be attributed to two ...

As elsewhere in Tanzania, body-snatchers have come to the island to dig albino corpses from their graves and in 2007 one person was attacked and had his white hair cut for use in witchcraft, says ...

It's an hour after dawn on Ukerewe island in Lake Victoria and Alphonce Yakobo, face and hands withered by the scorching sun that has tortured his pigment-free skin for all of his 57 years, is ...

An island refuge for Tanzania's albino people. Ukerewe (Tanzania) (AFP) – Issued on: 20/06/2016 - 08:46. Advertising. Read more ...