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Catholic Priest, Others Convicted Over Albino Murder In Malawi

30Apr

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Crime, Justice, Life, Malawi, News, Violence

Catholic Priest, Others Convicted Over Albino Murder In Malawi

A Malawi Catholic priest, a policeman and a hospital worker are among a dozen convicted over the 2018 gruesome murder of a man with albinism. Five out of the 12 were found guilty of killing MacDonald Masambuka, 22, at the height of a crime spree that saw more than 40 murders and 145 assaults on people with the condition in the country. The priest, Masambuka’s brother, a police officer and a hospital employee were convicted of selling human body parts. “MacDonald was betrayed by those he had trust in, namely the brother, the priest, the policeman and the clinical officer. These are positions of trust,” said the country’s public prosecutions director Steve Kayuni. From 2014 Malawi suffered a wave of assaults over several years against people with albinism, whose body parts a...

29Apr

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Ghana, News

Ghana To Rebury Kwame Nkrumah

One of Ghana’s opposition political parties, The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has announced plans to rebury the country’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Nana Yaa Jantuah General Secretary of the party, Nana Yaa Jantua claims that the freedom fighter was not given a befitting burial hence the decision for the reburial which has been planned for November this year. The CPP believes the “restless” soul of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah needs to rest, she told local media on Wednesday during a visit to the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum on Wednesday while celebrating 50 years since the demise of Nkrumah. Read Also: Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at age 90 The party also added that “in no time, the CPP will bring out the timetable of activities that will culminate in the actua...

27Apr

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News, Uganda

Three Lions Electrocuted in Uganda

Three lions have been found dead in one of the best-known national parks in Uganda after possibly being electrocuted, a conservation official said on Tuesday. The three lionesses were found dead near the fence of a private lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, a popular tourist destination The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says it suspects that the adult lioness and two cubs may have been electrocuted. UWA spokesman Bashir Hangi described the deaths of the animals as a "big blow" in a country with only 400 lions left. There is currently no law in Uganda that regulates land use on areas bordering national parks. Several lions have died in recent years at Queen Elizabeth National Park in what appears to be an increase in human-wildlife conflict. In March last year,...

Hoodlums Kill Three, Loot Hospitals in Darfur – MSF

26Apr

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News, Security, Sudan, Violence

Hoodlums Kill Three, Loot Hospitals in Darfur – MSF

At least three people have been killed following a hospital raid in Kreneik area in the Sudanese region of Darfur, medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said. The hospital´s pharmacy was also looted, it said in a statement. The victims included two medical workers. MSF teams were not present at the facility at the time of the attack, the charity added. The MSF says a second raid was staged at El Geneina Teaching Hospital, in West Darfur’s capital city, with Médecins Sans Frontières Read Also: Senegal: Health Workers Strike Over Death of Pregnant Woman shooting taking place inside the facility, including the emergency room. One hospital staff was killed, and health workers, including those from MSF, were evacuated. “We are shocked by these attacks and...

Senegal: Health Workers Strike Over Death of Pregnant Woman

25Apr

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Judiciary, Justice, Labour, News, Senegal, Women Empowerment

Senegal: Health Workers Strike Over Death of Pregnant Woman

Health workers in Senegal went on strike to protest at charges filed against six midwives accused of negligence in the death of pregnant woman that sparked nationwide anger. The National Association of Midwives and several other groups in the health sector said they were joining a work stoppage ranging from one to three days. The public health system has been “paralysed,” Mballo Dia Thiam at an umbrella group of healthcare workers called ASAS, said. The health ministry, gave no details about the impact of the strike, saying only that it had “taken steps.” The affair was sparked by the death of a nine-months-pregnant woman named Astou Sokhna at a public hospital in the northern town of Louga. She repeatedly pleaded with doctors to perform a caesarean secti...

Didier Drogba Loses Ivorian FA Elections

24Apr

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Cote d'Ivoire, Elections, News, Sports

Didier Drogba Loses Ivorian FA Elections

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has lost his bid to become the president of the Ivorian Football Federation after failing to gain the required votes in the first round of the election. The former Chelsea star polled only 21 votes in a three-way race, with the two other candidates, Yacine Idriss Diallo (59) and Sory Diabate (50) polling more than double his tally. Diallo won a second round to decide the presidency of the federation. Drogba’s candidacy had been disputed last year when he first attempted to stand for election but did not receive the required support from clubs and other interest groups, such as the players' union and coaches’ association, whose nominations he needed to get on the ballot. Read Also: Ivory Coast FA Presidency: Players Refuse to Support Didier...

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at age 90

23Apr

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Kenya, Life, News

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at age 90

Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s third president has died at 90. President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed the death of Mr Kibaki in a statement on Friday. He said the country would observe a period of national mourning from Friday until his burial. Mr Kenya described the former president as “the gentleman of Kenyan politics” and recalled “his dignity, his diligence, candour, and concern for the well-being of all Kenyans.” “Kibaki was a quintessential patriot whose legacy of civic responsibility will continue to inspire generations of Kenyans long into our future,” Mr Kenyatta said. A household name in Kenyan politics, Mr Kibaki’s political career spanned decades, including serving as vice president to Daniel Moi, the man he replaced as president of the East African nation in 2002. Wha...

Chinese Businessman Jailed 20 years in Rwanda For Torturing Local Mineworkers

22Apr

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African Development, Human Rights, Justice, News, Rwanda, Violence

Chinese Businessman Jailed 20 years in Rwanda For Torturing Local Mineworkers

A court in Rwanda has jailed a Chinese national for 20 years for torturing local mineworkers after a video showing him whipping a man tied to a post went viral on social media. Sun Shujun, the manager of a mine in the west of the country, was convicted on Tuesday along with an accomplice following his arrest last September. “It is clear that (Sun) tortured the victims and issued corporal punishment with malicious intent, and this is a grave crime,” Judge Jacques Kanyarukiga ruled, ordering him to serve a 20-year term in prison. Sun, who was in court for the verdict, acknowledged assaulting two workers, saying he beat them because he was “frustrated and fed up of them constantly stealing minerals”. The 43-year-old had argued for his release, saying he compensated the two by pay...

Alarm As Kenyan IGP Declares 2,000 Kenyan Police Officers ‘Mentally Unfit’ To Serve

21Apr

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Kenya, News

Alarm As Kenyan IGP Declares 2,000 Kenyan Police Officers ‘Mentally Unfit’ To Serve

The Kenyan Inspector-General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai has said that 2,000 police officers are mentally unfit to serve in the police service. The IGP made this revelation on Tuesday during a meeting with bishops and senior clergy of the Anglican Church in Nairobi. According to him, the findings were established after medical examinations were conducted on police officers. “We have subjected all the officers to medical examination, and to our surprise, we got a big number. We isolated almost 2,000 police officers who are unfit to do their law enforcement work,” said Mutyambai in a video by local TV station NTV. The police IG however says a process to manage some of the mentally unstable officers, has started. Read Also: Police Bans Officers From Conducting Road Chec...

Ethiopians Storm Russian Embassy To Enlist For War

20Apr

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Economy, Ethiopia, News, Security, Violence, Youths

Ethiopians Storm Russian Embassy To Enlist For War

Dozens of young Ethiopians continue to gather at the Russian embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday following rumours of soldiers being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine. But the embassy’s spokeswoman, Maria Chernukhina, said no recruitment was being carried out in Ethiopia. She said the crowd was showing solidarity with Russia. "We have a lot of visitors to the embassy in order to express support for Russia," she told the BBC. "Some of them are telling us they are willing to help in any way they can. But we are not a recruitment agency," Ms Chernukhina added. Read Also: Drunk Soldiers Kill 15 in DR Congo Many of the Ethiopians at the embassy were seen carrying their personal documents. A young man waiting at the entrance told the BBC that he's loo...