Patricia* is 15 years old and has a tough look. Like thousands of girls and women in recent months, she was raped while searching for food for her family around the displaced camps in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sitting in a Médecins sans Frontières tent, pregnant, she hides her…
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Top Libyan officials detained in investigation into deadly floods
Sixteen officials in Libya have been detained amid an investigation into the deadly collapse of two dams after heavy rain in the coastal city Derna earlier this month, according to a statement by the Libyan attorney general’s office. Thousands of people died in ensuing floods. “The investigating authority initiates a criminal case against sixteen officials…
Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions, and LGBTQ activities and campaigns. It also intends to prohibit gay parades, assemblies, marches, and public cross-dressing. According to the…
At least 8 dead in military helicopter crash in Kenya
The crash of a military helicopter in Kenya, near the border with Somalia, killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. The cause of the accident in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast, was not immediately clear. Kenyan defense forces operate in the region to help deter al-Qaeda- linked extremists from the Al-Shahab group, based…
Libya’s Leaders Urged to Bury Differences After ‘Shocking’ Floods
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on all Libyan political actors to overcome political deadlocks and divisions and collectively ensure relief access. The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 after the catastrophic event, according to the city’s mayor. Sky Newsreports that Abdulmenam…
Moroccan rescue teams step up last-ditch hunt for earthquake survivors
Rescue teams stepped up a massive effort to bring relief to devastated Moroccan mountain villages Wednesday as the chances faded fast for finding survivors from the powerful earthquake which killed 2,900 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Vehicles packed with supplies were inching up winding mountain roads to deliver desperately needed food and tents…
Nigeria court rejects bid to overturn Tinubu’s victory
An appeals court in Nigeria rejected two out of the three petitions Wednesday challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February election, with the last petition still under deliberation in a case that has put Africa’s most populous country on edge. Three opposing parties challenged the election results which they said was…
Johannesburg fire: ‘The desperate search for the bodies of my sisters’
Families have been searching mortuaries in the South African city of Johannesburg a day after one of the worst building fires in the country’s history. At least 76 people were killed in the blaze, including 12 children. Panic-stricken and desperate, Grif, a Malawian who would only give his first name, arrived at the Diepkloof morgue….
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