Laborers from Kenya say they have endured abuse in the Middle East, often at the hands of their employers. But an aid agency is offering them a chance to rebuild their lives in Kenya. Hundreds of survivors of forced labor are now able to access support…
Continue ReadingEthiopian forces have carried out another airstrike on the capital city of the northern Tigray region Wednesday, two days after an airstrike killed three children there.United Nations spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters Tuesday that one other person wa…
Continue ReadingThe U.N. refugee agency reports weeks of unrelenting rain and heavy flooding in South Sudan have washed away whole communities and wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people.Floods are not new to South Sudan. What is new is the freque…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Secret Service said in a statement Wednesday that an investigation it conducted with the FBI has led to federal charges related to internet scams against seven leaders of the Cape Town Zone of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as “B…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week:US-South AmericaPromoting democracy and managing migration are the focus of Blinken’s first trip to Ecuador and Colombia from October 19 to 2…
Continue ReadingBotswana wildlife authorities have refuted reports the country’s rhinoceros population is on the verge of extinction due to poaching. The southern African country has battled a rise in poaching, with more than 60 animals killed in the last two years.De…
Continue ReadingA prominent professor studying communication in Namibia says member countries in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community, or SADC, have enacted and drafted cybersecurity laws which infringe on citizens’ freedom of expression. Zimbabwe is o…
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