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Living in fear: Tanzania's albinos

freerepublic.com     13 hrs ago          

Once, albinos used to seek shelter from the sun. Now they have gone into hiding simply to survive, after a series of killings linked to witchcraft. In Tanzania, 25 albinos have been killed in the past year. The latest victim...                

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Tanzania: NSSF Vows to Move Heart Partient At City Hospital

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 The fate of heart patients admitted at the Tanzania Heart Institute (THI) will be known today when the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) moves in to remove them over a Sh2.3 billion rent...                

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Ward Schools Will Bring Equality - Kikwete

allafrica.com     Jul 24, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 President Jakaya Kikwete has said that the newly built secondary schools in all wards were a historical move aimed to promote equality among Tanzanians. The President said this at a meeting with...                

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Tanzania: Food Plan Workable

allafrica.com     Jul 24, 2008   1 related          

Agriculture and Food Security minister Stephen Wasira has outlined measures intended to make Tanzania gain from rising food prices in the world market. The crucial aspect about the plan is raising production by close to 800,000...                

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EAC Retirees,Police In Face-Off

allafrica.com     Jul 24, 2008          

A confrontation broke out yesterday at the State House between the police and retirees of the defunct East Africa Community who wanted to meet President Jakaya Kikwete. The nearly 100 retirees engaged police in a duel-like...                

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Tanzania’s Albinos Targeted for Body Parts

findingdulcinea.com     Jul 23, 2008   6 related          

At least 25 albinos have been murdered since March due to the belief that their body parts are useful in witchcraft. A BBC investigation in Tanzania has found that killings of albinos linked to witchcraft have continued in what...                

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We Will Never Go Back to Violent Ways, Vows PM

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008   22 related          

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Julius Mbaluto Nairobi Prime Minister Raila Odinga has vowed that never again shall Kenya descend into the orgy of violence that rocked the country after the disputed presidential election...                

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Sudan: Salva Kiir in Uganda to Plead Bashir's Case

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008   22 related          

Sudan is sending its First Vice President, Gen. Salva Kiir to lobby President Yoweri Museveni to rally behind the country's leader, Gen. Omar al Bashir, indicted for war crimes in the Darfur region by the International Criminal...                

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Tanzania: Albinos Now Want to Meet President

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008   2 related          

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Jane Kajoki, Mwanza Albinos here are seeking audience with President Jakaya Kikwete to brief him of predicaments as victims of sporadic killings. According to them, they are frustrated with the...                

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Tanzania: MDG 3 Torch for Launch

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Polycarp Machira Tanzania will tomorrow launch the millennium development goal III, a Champion Torch that seeks to put gender equality and empowerment of women higher on the international agenda....                

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