Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania said on Wednesday it would allow pregnant students and teenaged mothers to continue with... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
A Rwandan church offers safe haven to LGBTQ community
Kigali – When popular Rwandan singer Albert Nabonibo came out as gay, he lost everything overnight: the love of... Read more
24 Nov, 2021
Gambia to publish delayed report on ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh
Banjul – Gambia’s truth commission into crimes committed under former dictator Yahya Jammeh is set to publish its long-awaited findings... Read more
23 Nov, 2021
US, UN demand proof of missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s well-being
Geneva – The United States and UN on Friday demanded proof of Peng Shuai’s whereabouts and well-being amid rising... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Nigeria security forces ‘killed’ #EndSARS protesters, says report
Lagos – A preliminary report by a commission probing the deaths of Nigerian protesters last year has found the... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
Lagos panel on protest crackdown submits report
Lagos – A judicial panel probing a bloody crackdown on protesters against police brutality last year in Nigeria’s economic hub... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Singapore death row man’s family pleads for his life
Tanjung Rambutan – The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled has... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Jailed Egypt hunger striker says ‘doing well’ in letter
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has written he is “doing well” and is taking liquids after... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Women to sue Qatar over invasive airport searches
Sydney – A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Ugandan AU troops convicted of killing civilians in Somalia
Nairobi – Five Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia have been found guilty of killing... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
