Two million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought, U.N. warns
NEW YORK – A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than 2 million men, women and children could die of starvation in Somalia by...
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Sudanese official admits to 46 protest deaths
A Sudanese official has denied that at least 100 people were killed by a paramilitary unit during protests, saying that the number was at most...
KENYA: You can now apply for your e-passport in Embu, Kisii
The government has opened four new Immigration centres in the country and six others in the diaspora as it seeks to ease congestion in the...
President Kenyatta pledges to end FGM
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he wants to see an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by the end of his time in power in...
BREAKING NEWS: Six Change UK MPs quit party months after its creation
Six Change UK MPs have quit the party, including its outgoing leader. The remaining supporters in parliament are Anna Soubry – who is the new...
Gay Rugby Player Denied Asylum, Faces Deportation to Kenya
A gay rugby player fearing persecution in his birth nation of Kenya was just denied an asylum request by the United Kingdom. Kenneth Macharia, who...
Libyan Coast Guard Intercepts Some 100 Europe-Bound Migrants
BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted a boat carrying nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the country’s Mediterranean...
Sudan opposition warns Arab countries against interference
One of Sudan’s main protest groups, the Democratic Alliance of Lawyers, on Tuesday urged “some Arab countries” not to interfere in Sudanese affairs and to...
2 killed as Kenyan security forces clash with al-Shabab suspects
MANDERA — Two people were killed and unknown number injured in clashes between Kenyan security forces and Somali militants in the northeastern county of Mandera...
Sexual abuse against children in Ethiopia: End of the taboo?
Addis Ababa – Twin sisters Dagim and Yeabsera were young children when their uncle first sexually assaulted them. The abuse continued for years, as their...
