The US will provide more than $1.6 billion to Kenya’s health system under a new five-year agreement, the first of its kind after Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts

The US will provide more than $1.6 billion to Kenya’s health system under a new five-year agreement, the first of its kind after Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts In September , the US administration announced a new “America First Global Health Strategy” that calls for poorer nations to play a bigger role in fighting HIV/AIDS, […]

Kenya’s parliament has accused British armed forces of decades of sexual assaults, killings, human rights violations and environmental destruction while training in the country

The Report detailed disturbing testimony from communities in Laikipia and Samburu districts, near the military training bases The British army are accused of evading accountability by refusing to cooperate with the parliamentary investigation. The UK High Commission in Kenya announced its regret that, its submission was not reflected in the report’s conclusions and affirmed its […]

The Nigerian SENATE has advanced amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, approving provisions that extend the death penalty to all involved in abduction

The Nigerian SENATE has advanced amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, approving provisions that extend the death penalty to all involved in abduction The categories included perpetrators, financiers, informants, logistics suppliers, transporters, and anyone who knowingly aided criminal abductions The bill grants security agencies, the authority to trace illicit financial flows, disrupt […]

The Zimbabwean Human Rights Commission  has warned that women and girls are facing the growing threat of technology-facilitated gender-based violence

The Zimbabwean Human Rights Commission has warned that, women and girls are facing the growing threat of technology-facilitated gender-based violence This comes as the ongoing 16-days of activism against GBV are observed under the theme “Unite to end Digital violence against all women and girls” In a statement to mark the International Day for the […]

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Country Director, Ms. Pepukai Chikukwa, has reported a notable improvement in Lesotho’s fight against the pandemic.

Speaking at the national commemoration of World AIDS Day at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre, Ms. Chikukwa announced that, Lesotho has achieved an 83% reduction in new HIV infections. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Country Director, Ms. Pepukai Chikukwa, has reported a notable improvement in Lesotho’s fight against the pandemic. Speaking at the national commemoration […]

Hong Kong authorities say, a judicial-led committee will investigate the cause of the city’s fire that reportedly killed at least 151 people

Police have arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter into last week’s tragedy. The fire was blamed on renovations and preliminary investigators have since found that, a protective netting used around the buildings failed to meet flame retardant standards John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive said, in order to avoid similar tragedies in the future, a […]

Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, he was among the leaders of an opposition coalition who endorsed Issa Tchiroma Bakary in October’s presidential election

Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested. He was among the leaders of an opposition coalition who endorsed Issa Tchiroma Bakary in October’s presidential election Bakary claimed he won this year’s poll, officially won by 92-year-old Paul Biya. He has since fled to The Gambia after pro-election […]