The fears that voting time brings for those with albinism

Alfred LasteckBBC Africa, Northern Tanzania

BBC Mariam Staford sits in a chair in front of a yellow-painted wall. She is wearing a red knitted hat and an open-necked shirt. Her mutilated right and left arms are visible.BBC

Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford.

For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to…

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