In African countries such as Tanzania[26] and Burundi,[27][28] there has been an unprecedented rise in witchcraft-related killings of people with albinism in recent years, because their body parts are used in potions sold by witchdoctors.[29] Numerous authenticated incidents have occurred in Africa during the 21st century.[30][31][32][33] For example, in Tanzania, in September 2009, three men were convicted of killing a 14-year-old albino boy and severing his legs in order to sell them for witchcraft purposes.[34] Again in Tanzania and Burundi in 2010, the murder and dismemberment of a kidnapped albino child was reported from the courts,[27] as part of a continuing problem.