Photos: Malawi's albino youths now under army protection to stop hunters slaughtering them to use body parts for rituals

These are the albino men and women put under police and army protection in a desperate bid to stop the cruel East African black market trade of their body parts. Police across Malawi have been ordered to shoot any person caught attacking albinos. Tanzania's prime minister has also made a statement urging citizens to kill anyone found with albino body parts.

And in nearby Burundi, albino youngsters from across East Africa are being housed in special accommodation under heavy army protection in a bid to prevent attackers.

See more pictures after the cut.