Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)  including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda push for concerted efforts to curb albino killings through the prosecution of killers in the region.

Salif Keita, the acclaimed international musician with albinism who is originally from Mali performs a concert in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, in the protest and awareness of the killings of persons with albinism.

A bio-chemical survey on the manifestation  and absence of melanin or pigmentation in humans.

At thr 4th national conference on albinism in Nigeria, statesmen, including former head of state, S. Shagari, urged for more government action for the prevention of skin cancer in persons with albinism.  Albinos in Nigeria are said to have suffered "untold neglect and discrimination over the years."

Persons with albinism in Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Malawi, and South Africa express similar challenges around social stigmatization, misconceptions, and health issues especially skin cancer.

Ms. Al-shymaa Kway-Geer, a Tanzanian woman with albinism, is appointed as a Member of the  Parliament of Tanzania by President Jakaya Kikwete. Ms. Kway-Geer cites the education and health needs of persons with albinism in the country and looks to use her appointment to help the plight of this group.

2 German Ministers, Ministers Westerwelle and Niebel, visit the Ocean Road Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The hospital is the only cancer clinic in Tanzania. Here they give a gamma camera for detecting tumors to a person with albinism. They also visit members of the Tanzania Albino Society to show awareness and solidarity in the wake of the recent atrocities against persons with albinism.

Report comments on 4 killings of persons with albinism over 3 months in 2007. An albino spokesman laments government's in-action and lack of response. The BBC's Vicky Ntetema confirms fear of attack in the albino community.

President Kikwete of Tanzania orders crackdown on those witchdoctors that are involved in the use of body parts of persons with albinism in making potions calling it "sensless cruelty.

The High Court of Mwanza, Tanzania convicts 50 year old, Kazimiri Mashauri in the brutal murder of a 5 year old girl with albinism. This case is the second murder conviction arising out of the recent killings of persons with albinism in the country.

On the on-going kilings of persons with albinism in Tanzania. The role that Red Cross is playing: setting up a fund to alleviate the issue and assit the victims. Highlights commetns from Rukia and Fatuma who are victims of an unsuccessful attack. Also comments from Hamis Ngomera of the Tanzania Albino Society.

20 people in Tanzania are charged with the murder of 7 men who they had accused of practicing witchcraft.  A secret ballot had been conducted in which the names of alleged witches and wizards were deposited. The accused witches and wizards were threatened to leave the area or face the "consequences." Those who organized the murder of the 7 included village officials and prominent personalities in the area. Report also  shows that the use of, and trade in human organs is becoming more common place in some parts of the country.

From abstract: "While rumors of organ stealing and the efficaciousness of albino body parts have been going on for a long time in Tanzania, there seems to be a recent spike in the killing of albinos. These killings are an intensification of an old story that began in pre-colonial Central Africa. People materialize and utilize fetishized notions of the productive magic of albino body parts. The consumption of magical paraphernalia supposedly made from albinos’ bodies is imagined to counteract the decline of the fishing industry. The story of albino killings is about the fantastic speculation of value, and this value supports the localized economy. This illustrates the desire to create and sustain specific market commodities out of albino body parts. Some say this is a story about the economy, the neoliberal, or a functionalist explanation of albino killings. Others suspect this is ultimately a story of the cumulative effects of the circulation of rumor and discourse. These contrasting views are woven to tell the story of alleged albino killings while presenting an alternative interpretation, which suggests that Tanzanian elite utilize these rumors to gather social authority and political legitimacy while benefitting from the moral hierarchy of modernity versus tradition.

The lives of persons with albinism in Uganda show that "When a group is defined as anything less than human, acts of discrimination become acceptable." Hence prevailing myths that de-humanize persons with albinism has contributed to their suffering, stigmatization and killing. Article highlights the work of Kelly Allen of Beloit College, titled "Oppression Through Omission: The Human Rights Case of Persons with Albinism in Uganda."

A sample of persons with albinism are studied at the Tanzania Tumor Centre. An extremely high skin cancer prevalance is recorded. Graphic photos of sun-burnt skins and pre-cancerous skin conditions in some persons with albinism are presented.  Also included are discussions on why persons with albinism tend to be hairier than non-albinistic persons, as well as the correlation of better education to better skin health.

A satirical op-ed by a person with albinism, on living with albinism in Kenya and east Africa.