Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1317 EAT on Thursday 9th June 2022. Philippe is the first Belgian official to express regret for atrocities inflicted on the Congolese, but he is yet to apologise. Belgium’s King Philippe has reaffirmed his “deepest regrets” for his nation’s colonial-era abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but…
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India Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1225 EAT on Wednesday 8th June 2022. While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. Mumbai, India – In February last year, Divya Pawar*, 35, left home after a dispute with her husband to visit…
Train derailment kills at least 17 in Iran.
Reports suggest that the train collided with an excavator near the desert city of Tabas. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1112 EAT on Wednesday 8th June 2022. 17 people have died after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency has said, while over 50 passengers were seriously injured. The…
Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk Have Been Nominated For The 2021-22 Men’s PFA Players’ Player Of The Year Award.
Updated at 1910 EAT on 01 June 2022. Three Reds on PFA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been nominated for the 2021-22 Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year award. The Liverpool trio make up half of the six-man shortlist having played integral roles during…
China eyes security pact in talks with Pacific islands in Fiji.
China’s top diplomat holds talks with 10 Pacific nations in Fiji to discuss increasing security and economic ties. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1225 EAT on Monday 30th May 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is holding talks with his counterparts from 10 Pacific island nations in Fiji as part of a diplomatic tour…
Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected as head of WHO.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1551 EAT on Thursday 25th May 2022. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as director general by a strong majority for another five years, the president of the World Health Assembly said on Tuesday. The vote by secret ballot, announced by Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh from…
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi heads to the Pacific.
Wang Yi will visit the Solomon Islands this week followed by other Pacific nations. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1124 EAT on Tuesday 24th May 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to the Pacific this week to visit several countries, including the Solomon Islands, as Beijing seeks to solidify its presence there….
At least 17 Rohingya, including children, killed in boat capsize.
UNHCR expresses shock and sadness after incident in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Myanmar. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1109 EAT on Tuesday 24th May 2022. At least 17 Rohingya refugees, including children, have been reported dead after their boat capsized in bad weather off the Myanmar coast. The boat, with…
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