A hundred schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
At least 303 schoolchildren were seized at the Niger state school together with 12 of their teachers when gunmen attacked the St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community on November 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed.
‘Bloody peace’: 30 killed, 20 injured in bomb explosion in eastern Congo after army clashes with militia
More than 300 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern DRC near the border with Rwanda, most prominently the Rwanda-backed M23 group. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises with more than seven million people displaced, officials say.
Fish farming in arid north-western Kenya’s Turkana County draws in interest of marginalised groups
Lattice Aquaculture Project Manager Mika Mitoto said the project targets empowerment of women and youth that have invested in fisheries. The organisation is providing access to market.
Minister: Kenya working on policy to revive moribund local vehicle assembly plants
He stated that the government was planning to raise a bond in Japan, which will be restructured so that at least Ksh13 billion from the total amount will be used to promote growth of the local automobile industry by making available affordable credit facilities to local players.
Children’s hair may hold clues to depression and behavioural risks years before symptoms appear
One in every 4 children is currently living with a chronic physical illness. These include various respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, such as asthma, congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and stroke.
Understanding why Uganda’s political dinosaur Museveni is whining as Bobi Wine drains country’s moral and economic swamp
Bobi Wine’s rise as a populist leader in the 21st century has, of course, been catalysed by his viral political, effective social media presence and crowd dynamics, heavily driven by young people. Most of these are in their 20s and 30s, who have grown under and seen only President Tibuhaburwa Museveni.
Will GSF breed to more violence? Locals complain foreigners come with preconceived plan that isolates Haitians as key partners in intervention
According to the latest BINUH – the UN’s office in Haiti – report, more than 60 per cent of gang-related casualties between June and September came during security operations.
