Tanzania vows to end albino killings (KBC/BBC)

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete has vowed to end the killings of albinos, which he said had brought shame on the East African nation.

“I’m shocked and saddened at the sudden upsurge in these macabre killings,” he is quoted as saying in a TV address.

Albino people, who lack pigment in their skin, have faced attacks for their body parts, which witchdoctors believe bring good luck and wealth.

The president said such beliefs were false and fuelled the “ongoing evil”.

The Tanzania Albinism Society (Tas) had planned to march to State House in Dar es Salaam on Monday to deliver a message to President Kikwete, but the police banned the demonstration, citing security reasons.
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