The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has directed Tanzania to revise its witchcraft laws to clearly distinguish between traditional healers and witch doctors.

Ms Bamishe explained that for years, persons with albinism in Nigeria have faced significant health challenges.As the world marks the 2025 World Cancer Day, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Kenya: Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura has called on East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to ...

By Jethro Ibileke The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC), a non-governmental organization, has called for urgent support to combat skin cancer among individuals with albinism in ...

Mpho Gape Jonas’ The Black Albino is a powerful work of fiction that addresses critical social issues such as identity, ...

But a widely-held belief that their body parts can impart wealth or good luck means people with albinism are frequently abducted, murdered or mutilated in East Africa. Others are raped due to a ...

The southern African country is home to up to 10,000 people with albinism, a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes. Their body parts can fetch high sums in an underground trade ...