How looting humanitarian aid has become source of revenue for cash starved South Sudan and rebels
In one incident, government soldiers looted hundreds of boxes of medical supplies from a humanitarian-run facility near Ayod town in January, shortly after recapturing a nearby military barracks, according to an NGO incident report and multiple interviews. The facility was stripped bare.
Why bitter political feud has left former Zambian president unburied nearly a year after his death
Lungu’s family wanted to bury him in South Africa because of his bitter political rivalry with current Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema (pictured).
Pope Leo wants US and Iran to return to ceasefire talks in Islamabad as he condemns capital punishment
Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.
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.
When play is mourning: Saeed, a Gazan boy spends hours holding and speaking to a doll as if it were his brother killed by Israeli army
What stood out most to viewers was not visible suffering. It was how quietly the children had taken it in. The four children were not acting out sadness for attention. They were repeating something they had already lived through. And something they may face again.
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.
Kisumu port manager expresses confidence the facility will handle over 700,000 metric tonnes of cargo this year
With plans to handle-up to 4,000 TEUs as containerised lake transport gains traction, Makau said Kisumu is rapidly consolidating its role as a critical inland gateway linking Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
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.
