Judges in US who sentence January 6 rioters fear a repeat of election violence if Trump loses
More than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes related to January 6 siege, which disrupted the peaceful transfer of presidential power for the first time in the nation’s history. Over 1,000 rioters have been convicted and sentenced. Roughly 650 of them received prison time ranging from a few days to 22 years.
UN agency boss Winnie Byanyima warns rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa undermines war against HIV/Aids
If debt payments and stifled budgets are unaddressed in the next three to five years, African countries will be “under-resourced to fund their HIV responses,” according to the UN agency’s report. Further data reveals that “the region’s success in having reduced new HIV infections by 56 per cent since 2010...
Law that gives South African government control over language of education opposed by Afrikaans speakers
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said he would meet President Cyril Ramaphosa before he signs the bill into law on Friday. One civil society group has said it would take legal action to oppose the bill once Ramaphosa signs it.
Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians
Over the weekend, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had developed a new “drone missile” that had been used to attack Russia and was more powerful and faster than other hardware in Kyiv’s arsenal. Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Monday its forces used high precision weapons to strike important energy infrastructure in Ukraine which it said supported the military-industrial complex.
UN comes under stinging criticism over Haiti jailbreak that left 12 dead amid protracted humanitarian crisis
Just 400 of 1,000 police pledged by Kenya have so far arrived, and of the other countries which pledged personnel to support Haiti’s under-resourced police, none have deployed.
How seeing neighbour die during childbirth pushed South Sudanese to train as midwife to save many
South Sudan’s health system continues to suffer. The government allocates less than two per cent of the national budget to the health ministry, whose system is propped up by aid groups and the international community. Many health centres outside the capital still have a desperate, wartime feel.
Trump’s lies about a helicopter accident, emergency landing and a non-existent Brown
Willie Brown has never shared a helicopter with Trump, the former mayor said. Instead, it was former California Governor Jerry Brown who rode with Trump in a helicopter in 2018 to survey wildfire damage, and no emergency landing was reported.
Protesters clash as opposition chiefs deny allegations of bribery to support embattled Kenyan president
Kenya’s anti-government protests entered their fifth week, having started as calls for legislators to vote against a finance bill that proposed new taxes. President William Ruto declined to sign the controversial bill and has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers, but protesters have continued calling for his resignation.
State, court clash over youth uprising in Kenya as organisers call for ‘camping’ in Nairobi’s central park
Kenya’s High Court in Nairobi suspended the police order until a case filed by public interest litigation group Katiba Institute was heard and ruled upon, the court order said.
Schools near Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite plant bamboo to purify air, cope with vulture menace
Students hope the bamboo will help transform the school compound into a green haven in the litter-strewn Dandora neighbourhood. The publicly funded school relies on donations to afford the seedlings that retail at 400 Kenyan shillings ($3) each.
