For the first time, an albino has been elected in Tanzania...

An albino has been elected as an MP in Tanzania for the first time.

"This win is a victory not only for me but also for all the albinos in this country," Salum Khalfani Bar'wani, from the opposition Cuf party, told the BBC.

Albinos have suffered widespread persecution in Tanzania, where witch doctors say magic potions made with albino body parts can bring good luck. More...

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