Health Official Alleges ‘Sexual Slavery’ In Tigray; Women Blame Soldiers
The young mother was trying to get home with food for her two children when she says soldiers pulled her off a minibus in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, claiming it was overloaded. It was the beginning of an 11-day ordeal in February, during which she says she was repeatedly raped by 23 soldiers who forced nails, […]
Nepalese Superintendent in DR Congo Is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
A Nepalese peacekeeper serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was on Friday named the recipient of the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Superintendent Sangya Malla with the UN mission in the country, MONUSCO, is Chief of its Police Health and Environment Unit, based in the capital, Kinshasa. Ms. Malla, […]
Amhara State Council Declares Emergency Including Region-Wide Curfew, Suspension of Activities By State Institutions
The Amhara National Regional State Council, in its 6th round, the first year, 4th emergency meeting held today has declared a nine-point emergency decree which includes the suspension of regular activities by all government institutions in the state and state-wide curfew. The following is the translation of the nine points emergency decree by the Amhara […]
UK To Launch Resettlement Scheme For Vulnerable Afghans
Britain will launch a new resettlement scheme for Afghans who are most in need of help, especially women and girls, after the Taliban seized control of the country, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce. British soldiers are working amid chaotic scenes in Kabul to help evacuate UK nationals and those Afghan citizens who worked for […]
Fifth Death in Senegal’s Most Violent Political Unrest for Decades
A schoolboy has been killed during violent protests in Senegal at the weekend, bringing the death toll from days of violence in the West African state to five. Clashes between opposition supporters and security forces began last Wednesday, following the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and have continued throughout the weekend. People torched cars, […]
Somalia Agrees to De-Escalate Tensions With Kenya
Somalia agreed to de-escalate tensions with neighbouring Kenya during a conference Monday in Djibouti. Somalia said the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) put pressure on the country to resolve its diplomatic tiff with Kenya during the 38th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government. IGAD, which consists of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South […]
Record Climate Disasters In Asia-Pacific Push Millions To ‘Breaking Point’
Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people already hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it had responded to 24 climate-linked crises this year in the world’s […]
Islamists Behead 50 People in Troubled Province
Militant Islamists have decapitated more than 50 people in Cabo Delgado province in the north of Mozambique, police say. The militants have been carrying out brutal attacks in the province since 2017. Islamist militants have attacked several villages in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique in the past few days, beheading more than 50 people, […]
AU Speaks On Zimbabwe Crisis, Orders Mnangagwa to Respect Rule of Law
THE African Union Commission (AUC) has added its voice to rising human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to uphold the rule of law. In a statement Monday, AUC chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said the commission was following closely, political developments in Zimbabwe hinting authorities were taking advantage of the Covid-19 […]
Teen Pregnancy Crisis – More Than COVID-19 Is To Blame
Kenyan media exploded with a disturbing story last month: “Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during COVID-19 lockdown”, read one headline. “Alarm as 3,964 girls impregnated in Machakos County in five months”, stated another. The articles all cited data from a recently released Kenya government health information survey and most attributed the high […]
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