SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FREE 26 ETHIOPIANS HELD NAKED IN CAPTIVITY IN JOHANNESBURG

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FREE 26 ETHIOPIANS HELD NAKED IN CAPTIVITY IN JOHANNESBURG

Faith Nyasuguta A shocking discovery in Johannesburg has highlighted the grim reality of human trafficking in South Africa. Police rescued 26 Ethiopian men, held captive without clothing in a suburban house in Sandringham, a quiet neighborhood in northern Johannesburg. The victims, suspected to be undocumented migrants, were found in disturbing conditions after residents alerted authorities […]

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 LIBYA EXPELS 600 NIGERIENS IN ‘DANGEROUS AND TRAUMATISING’ DESERT JOURNEY

LIBYA EXPELS 600 NIGERIENS IN ‘DANGEROUS AND TRAUMATISING’ DESERT JOURNEY

Faith Nyasuguta Over 600 Nigerien nationals have been forcibly expelled from Libya, enduring a perilous journey across the Sahara Desert in one of the largest recorded deportations from the country. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) confirmed that 613 individuals arrived last weekend in the desert town of Dirkou, Niger, transported in a convoy of […]

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 BURKINA FASO’S TRAORE SPARKS CONCERNS FOR WEARING GUN TO GHANA INAUGURATION

BURKINA FASO’S TRAORE SPARKS CONCERNS FOR WEARING GUN TO GHANA INAUGURATION

Faith Nyasuguta  Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, caused a stir during his attendance at Ghana’s presidential inauguration on Tuesday, where he appeared with a holstered pistol at his waist. The event marked the swearing-in of Ghana’s newly elected President John Mahama, who secured a landslide victory against former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. Traore’s […]

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 KENYA’S HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN SUICIDE CRIMINALIZATION AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL 

KENYA’S HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN SUICIDE CRIMINALIZATION AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL 

Faith  Nyasuguta  In a landmark victory for mental health advocacy, Kenya’s High Court has declared Section 226 of the Penal Code unconstitutional. This section, which criminalized attempted suicide, subjected survivors to potential imprisonment, fines, or both. Justice Lawrence Mugambi delivered the historic ruling, citing multiple violations of the Constitution. Justice Mugambi emphasized that criminalizing attempted […]

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 MOZAMBIQUE OPPOSITION LEADER MONDLANE RETURNS FROM EXILE, SPARKS CLASHES

MOZAMBIQUE OPPOSITION LEADER MONDLANE RETURNS FROM EXILE, SPARKS CLASHES

Faith Nyasuguta Mozambique was thrown into turmoil on Thursday as Venancio Mondlane, the main opposition leader, returned to the country from a self-imposed exile and defiantly claimed he won the October presidential polls. His dramatic return was marked by clashes between his supporters and police in the capital city, Maputo. Mondlane, arrived at Maputo International […]

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 IRAN BLASTS MACRON’S ‘DECEITFUL’ REMARKS ON ITS HAND IN REGIONAL INSECURITY

IRAN BLASTS MACRON’S ‘DECEITFUL’ REMARKS ON ITS HAND IN REGIONAL INSECURITY

Faith Nyasuguta Iran has dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that it poses the “main strategic and security challenge” in the Middle East, labeling the remarks “baseless and deceitful.” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned Macron’s statements as “contradictory and speculative,” urging France to reconsider its “non-constructive approaches” to peace and stability. Macron’s comments, […]

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