Lilongwe, Malawi, January 27, 2020//- NO sooner than the two-year-old boy was buried after suffering malaria, than his grave was tampered with by unknown suspects, likely to be criminals behind the rampant abuse, killings and desecration of graves of people with albinism in Malawi.
Category: Africa
28 Killed As Disaster Strikes Mozambique Again
Maputo, Mozambique, January 23, 2020//- At least 28 people have been killed and more than 58 800 affected in the latest floods to hit the disaster-prone Mozambique.
Tunisia: North Africa’s Overlooked Migration Hub
January 23, 2020//-Fatoumata Camara and her two young sons have spent nearly two years in a red-brick building in the desert town of Medenine in southeast Tunisia – 3,600 kilometres as the crow flies from her hometown in Guinea, and more than 500 kilometres from the closest stretch of Italian coastline where she had hoped […]
Future Bleak for Uneducated South Sudan Youngsters
Khartoum, Sudan, January 21, 2020//-Some 2,2 million children in South Sudan do not have access to quality education as a result of government not prioritising their schooling.
UN Chief to World Leaders: ‘This Terrible Situation Cannot Be Allowed to Continue
New York, United States of America, January 20, 2020/ — As fight continues between forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, which control large tracts of territory in the country, and the government in Tripoli, world leaders attended the International Conference in the hope of finding a political solution.
African Migrants Fall Foul of US, Mexico Policy Changes
January 18, 2020//-Pablo Manto Lusa’s elation morphed into dread and uncertainty. A day before, the 43-year-old rejoiced with his family after they obtained permanent residency cards issued by the Mexican immigration authorities.
South Africa Rejects Ethiopian Migrants’ Multimillion-dollar Offer
Johannesburg, South Africa, January 17, 2020//-Thousands of Ethiopian refugees living in South Africa are dangling an offer of R100 million (US$6,94 million) to the host country’s government in exchange for permanent residence permits.
Togo Issues Residence Permits to 23 Congolese Refugees
Lomé, Togo, January 16, 2020-The ministers of social action and civil protection have given this Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Lome, residence permits to 23 Congolese refugees.
The Female Face of Southern Africa’s Climate Crisis
New York, USA, January 14, 2020//-The global climate crisis is not gender neutral. Around the world, women and girls are on the front line of changing weather patterns – disproportionately shouldering the costs and burdens.
UN Report: Congo Killings May Be Crimes Against Humanity
London, UK, January 13, 2020//-Killings and rapes committed by armed militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report from the UN’s Joint Human Rights Office.