Kenyan police officers arrested over human smuggling claims
The operation uncovered 37 Ethiopian nationals, believed to be victims of human smuggling and trafficking.Sourced from Africanews
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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday urged greater support for the country’s efforts to build a professional national army, as part of a security overhaul, and stem the proliferation of deadly illicit weapons. UN Africa News
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World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks in Donetsk, Afghan quake costs, ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in US, benefits of multilingual education
As the war in Ukraine nears the two-year mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday that attacks along the frontline in the Donetsk region had disrupted clean water supplies in Kramatorsk City. Source UN News
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UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls
The United Kingdom must take action to end all forms of violence against women and girls, having labelled it a “national threat”, a UN independent human rights expert on the issue said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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Myanmar: Mandatory conscription shows junta’s ‘desperation’, rights expert says
Myanmar’s military government is becoming an even greater threat to civilians following the imposition of a mandatory draft this month, the UN independent expert on human rights in the country said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development
Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the deputy UN chief said on Tuesday. Source UN News
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Football: Rafael Leão victim of racist insults on Instagram
AC Milan striker Rafael Leão has hit out at “narrow-minded” people after becoming the latest victim of racial abuse, as the problem continues to plague Italian football.Sourced from Africanews
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A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town
Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation Monday after a foul stench swept over the South African city.Sourced from Africanews
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Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia’s access to sea through a breakaway region
“Somalia will have a true ally, a friend, and a brother in the international arena,”Sourced from Africanews
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The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike
At the law courts in the coastal town of Mombasa, Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku directed Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu and others charged with 238 counts of manslaughter to be escorted to hospital for an immediate doctors’ examination.Sourced from Africanews
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