Opposition, Church accuse police and army in Tanzania of secretly dumping bodies of thousands they killed in election violence

Opposition, Church accuse police and army in Tanzania of secretly dumping bodies of thousands they killed in election violence

The main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that more than 1,000 people were killed and said on Tuesday that security forces were trying to hide the scale of the deaths by secretly disposing of the bodies. The authorities have not responded to the claims.

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Police officer guarding national exams in bandit-infested north-western Kenya shot dead, firearm stolen

Police officer guarding national exams in bandit-infested north-western Kenya shot dead, firearm stolen

Achieng said she struggled to educate Ouma with meagre income from menial jobs after the death of her husband John Otieno many years ago.

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Khat: Lethal herb turning avid consumers in northern Kenya into zombies as abuse outstrips control capacity

Khat: Lethal herb turning avid consumers in northern Kenya into zombies as abuse outstrips control capacity

According to NACADA Compliance Officer in Isiolo County Collins Kipchumba, miraa remains the most abused substance among residents, surpassing alcohol, bhang and other narcotics.

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How Brazilian meat giant JBS became nexus of corruption, labour abuses, cattle laundering and Amazon deforestation

How Brazilian meat giant JBS became nexus of corruption, labour abuses, cattle laundering and Amazon deforestation

In 2019, our first major story lifted the lid on how its beef was driving the destruction of swathes of the Amazon. And earlier that year, when truck driver Alessandro Ale posted a photo on Facebook of his journey carrying 250 cattle across the southern Amazon rainforest, he would’ve had little inkling of the storm that would follow.

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