Other African States
By June 2008 killings had been reported in neighboring Kenya and possibly also the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In October 2008 AFP reported on the further expansion of killings of albinos to the Ruyigi region of Burundi. Body parts of the victims are then smuggled to Tanzania where they are used for witch doctor rituals and potions. Albinos have become "a commercial good", commented Nicodeme Gahimbare in Ruyigi, who established a local safe haven in his fortified house.
By 2010 cases had also been reported from Swaziland.
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