Unanswered questions after Tanzanian President Suluhu’s handpicked commission finds 518 people died in last year’s violence
The commission chairman Mohamed Chande Othman said the number of deaths was likely to be higher, because some families buried their loved ones without taking their bodies to morgues
Museveni’s draft Protection of Sovereignty law faces resistance from opposition, civil society and banks for fear it’ll contract of liberties
If the bill is passed in its current version, Ugandans abroad would have to register as foreign agents to avoid delays in the processing of transactions through the banks, which would be punished for non-compliance.
Hague-based ICC rules it has jurisdiction over former Philippine President Duterte case
The defence argued that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in the Philippines, on the grounds that the country is no longer a State Party to the Rome Statute, the Court’s founding treaty.
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for normal flow in Strait of Hormuz to forestall imminent economic turmoil
On the current situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region, Xi stressed that China calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, supports all efforts conducive to restoring peace, and remains committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.
When guns flower in US: Louisiana dad who massacred his eight children and wife in ‘a domestic incident’ had ‘dark thoughts’
The victims – Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5 – were killed in a massacre at a Shreveport, Lousiana, at home a little before 6am on Sunday, April 19, the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has said in a statement.
Israeli soldier kicks up worldwide storm after knocking down Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon with sledgehammer
Locals say the statue was on a crucifix outside a family home on the edge of Debel, one of the few villages where residents have remained during Israel’s war with Hezbollah.
US gun violence reigns: A Louisiana dad kills eight children – seven his own – before he’s chases and neutralised after carjack
Police in Shreveport shared at a press conference on Sunday, April 19, that the suspect – identified as Shamar Elkins – shot 10 total people, including two adults, before being killed by police after he fled in a carjacked vehicle.
PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations
Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) Director General Laxmana Kiptoo, speaking during the marking of PBO Week in Mombasa, said the sector must embrace innovation amid declining donor support.
Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty
Following the ceasefire in Lebanon – once a major flashpoint in the early days of the US-Iran truce – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was completely open to all commercial vessels.
Dutch ambassador to Kenya tells Turkana County humanitarian support is key component of his government’s foreign diplomacy
Ambassador Beerends who was accompanied by representatives of International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF, UNHCR and the World Bank – five partners implementing projects funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in climate change, humanitarian services, natural resources governance, inclusive financing and systems strengthening under the PROSPECTS partnership, said humanitarian support is at the centre of Dutch foreign diplomacy.
