Missing Belarus exile group leader, Vitaly Shishov found dead in Kiev
Belarusian activist was discovered dead in Kiev on Tuesday, a day after he was reported missing. Vitaly Shishov, the director […]
Human Interest
Eleven die as boat sinks in Lake Tanganyika off DR Congo
According to local authorities on Monday, a boat struck a rock and sank on Lake Tanganyika off the coast of
[In Video]: Veteran actress tells her heart-touching story: ‘How I spent one year in American jail for drug trafficking’
Source: Robert Agyare, Contributor Veteran Ghanaian actress, Naomi Kumiwaa Banefo, has opened up about how she landed in an American prison
IOM task Nigeria to take decisive measures against human trafficking
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urged Nigeria to take decisive measures to combat human trafficking and sex slavery in
Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN
United Nations reported on Tuesday that 24,000 Eritrean refugees are stuck in two camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray area, shut off
ALKALERI: Time for purposeful people-oriented leadership, By Austine Tsenzughul
UNDER normal conditions, citizens of any civilized country endowed with huge human and profitable natural resources are not entitled to
Rights group demands release of Tanzanian opposition leaders
Amnesty International, a human rights organization, has urged Tanzanian authorities to cease targeting the opposition and to free all opposition
Why relocation of asylum seekers to Rwanda slowed down – UNHCR
By Kwanta Douglas – United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), has explained that the relocation process of asylum seekers
Congolese children evade gangs to sell sex drugs on Kinshasa streets
Candy, a Congolese teen who started selling aphrodisiacs and illegal opiate-based cigarettes to drinkers in the gang-infested city Kinshasa, has
[Video] South Africa mother throws child from burning building as riots continue
A highpoint of the violence that broke out in South Africa following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma was recorded as
How 93 Kenyans died in the Middle East in three years
A majority of the deaths of 93 Kenyans in the Middle East between 2019 and 2021 were said to have
Zimbabwe: Road crash kill 20
By Kwanta Douglas – Not less than twenty people died on the spot on Monday when two vehicles collided on
Tunisia’s south local charity welcome migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa
In Tunisia’s south, migrants are being taught how to sow in the underdeveloped southern city of Medenine by local charitable
150 beachgoers in Algeria become ill after probable seawater pollution.
By Jacob Kubeka – According to a regional official quoted by local media, said that over 150 individuals were hospitalized
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Over 300 migrants seeking to enter Europe rescued in Mediterranean
After six rescue operation in a few days, SOS Méditerranée’s Ocean Viking picked up 369 new migrants in the Mediterranean
Women demonstrate against the ‘rape culture’ in Senegal
Dakar, Senegal’s city, on Saturday, had dozens of feminist activists trooped in to criticized the legal system and Senegal’s overwhelming
Uganda: Market vendors must adhere to a rigorous coronavirus curfew.
By Kwanta Douglas About 600 sellers at Kampala’s largest market, Nakasero, have been forced to spend overnight in temporary cold
Ex-Egyptian MP arrested for trafficking 201 ancient artefacts
Egyptian police arrested a former lawmaker and others on Thursday on allegations of illegal excavation and smuggling of 201 Pharaonic,
Tunisian navy rescues over 250 migrants currently in quarantine
After their boat was damaged while attempting to reach Europe from Libya, over 250 migrants, the great majority from Bangladesh,
Man convicted for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 56-year-old man, Abiodun Abdulahi, be arraigned in Ikoyi Custodial Centre for
leaking roof stirs flood in Nigeria National Assembly
The Senate lobby of the Nigerian National Assembly on Tuesday has experienced an unprecedented flood as a result of leaking
About 1,600 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast- IOM
The issue of illegal migration have been on the lips of many in recent time. The past week has witnessed
How ECOWAS leaders showed off presidential jets in Accra
The just concluded 59th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Governments in Accra, Ghana, may have
Crocodiles kill Indonesian mineworker
An Indonesian mineworker popularly known for feeding crocodiles was killed by the reptiles on Indonesia’s Belitung island, as stated by an official
ECOWAS Parliament meets in Monrovia to discuss women empowerment in sub-region
The ECOWAS Parliament will in Monrovia meet for the first time in 2021 to discuss ways of fostering women empowerment
Uganda rescues 29 Burundian girls, arrests five suspects in human-trafficking racket
Ugandan Police have rescued 29 Burundian girls and arrested five suspects involved in a human-trafficking racket in the East African
US report cites rights abuses in Burundi since 2015
The US government’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices documents human rights violations in Burundi from 2015 to date.
Action needed as hunger looms in Horn of Africa
Somalia has sent out an appeal for help to address the escalating impact of drought in the country’s Gedo region,
US raises red flag over human rights violations in Zimbabwe7
The United States has raised the red flag over alleged human rights violations in Zimbabwe, which include torture of government
‘Leah Sharibu gives birth to second baby in Boko Haram captivity’
Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has