France officially signs over artworks taken from ex-colony Benin | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Malawian campaigner makes history as country’s first elected MP with albinism The first Malawian with albinism to become an elected MP took his seat in the new parliament on Monday, making history in the southern African country. It also marks... Read More

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albinism, COVID-19, Ethiopia, Malawi

November 4, 2021

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First albino joins Malawi’s parliament | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: First albino joins Malawi’s parliament An albino activist was sworn in to Malawi’s parliament on Thursday, a first in a country where people with albinism have suffered discrimination and killings. – Yahoo News reports. Dozens killed in jihadist attack in... Read More

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albinism, Malawi, Niger Repubkic

February 1, 2021

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Call me by my name | There’s violence in the culture of nicknaming disabled people

Like everyone else, he was christened with a name of his parent’s choosing, a name that will later come to hold great significance for him. Unlike everyone else, however, at least in the immediate environment he grew up in, he was born with mild albinism so everyone around him took to calling him ‘Yellow’ from... Read More

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albinism, albino, Disability, nigeria

January 9, 2017

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#Impact365: “Can you date an albino?” | OAM Foundation commits to ending the discrimination against persons living with albinism

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see an albino in these parts? Queer, deformed, ill or even superstitious. These are the myths that have long lived with us and we’ve never understood why. Albinos across Africa have been discriminated against, counted as outcasts, used for money rituals and even killed out... Read More

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africa, albinism, discrimination, Impact365, myth, nigeria, oam foundation, stigmatisation

May 18, 2013

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“We are killed, we are hunted”: Albino activist fights witchcraft murders (READ)

Carefully maneuvering around a jumble of slippery rocks, Josephat Torner slowly steps inside a cluster of dark caves in northeast Tanzania. Ahead of him, leading the trail with an air of assurance, walks a local witchdoctor. Aided by a couple of artificial lights, the two figures venture deeper into the darkness, running their hands along... Read More

albinism, josephat torner, Murder, Tanzania, Witchcraft

France officially signs over artworks taken from ex-colony Benin | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

First albino joins Malawi’s parliament | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Call me by my name | There’s violence in the culture of nicknaming disabled people

#Impact365: “Can you date an albino?” | OAM Foundation commits to ending the discrimination against persons living with albinism

“We are killed, we are hunted”: Albino activist fights witchcraft murders (READ)

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