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US withdraws from United Nations human rights body

US withdraws from United Nations human rights body

The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday accusing it of a “chronic bias against Israel,” a move that activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult. Standing with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Haley slammed Russia, China, Cuba and Egypt for thwarting US efforts to […]

Israel soldiers set dogs on elderly Palestinians and teens in Jenin refugee camp

Israel soldiers set dogs on elderly Palestinians and teens in Jenin refugee camp

Israeli occupation forces set dogs on elderly Palestinians and teenagers in their homes during a raid of Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank last month. According to rights group B’Tselem, on 7 May, a group of some ten Israeli soldiers raided Jenin refugee camp at around 4am, along with “two attack dogs”. The […]

Families of terror victims demand $150m from Qatar Emir

Families of terror victims demand $150m from Qatar Emir

A number of families of those who were killed and wounded in armed attacks in Egypt have filed a lawsuit against the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, demanding compensation of $150 million. The families accuse Qatar of being responsible for the killing of four officers and wounding a civilian during attacks […]

Daesh executes 6 hours after kidnapping them near Mosul

Daesh executes 6 hours after kidnapping them near Mosul

Daesh executed six people including two pro-government fighters hours after kidnapping them in an ambush south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. Captain Abdul Khaliq Al-Aifan from the Rapid Response Force told the news agency: “Daesh militants disguised in military uniform have erected a fake checkpoint on the road between […]

UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders

UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths left Sanaa on Tuesday, wrapping up a four-day visit during which he spoke with leaders of the Shia Houthi rebel group. Griffiths will now head to Jordanian capital Amman, a source at Sanaa’s airport told reporters on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media. The […]

Former DR Congo Child Soldier Works to Normalize Peace Not War

Former DR Congo Child Soldier Works to Normalize Peace Not War

Michel Chikwanine is a long way from where he grew up in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but not from the memories of war. They haunt him every night — ever since he was captured by rebels in the city of Beni at the age of five. Chikwanine’s father had an imposed an early-evening curfew, […]

Pierre-Christophe Gam – Paying Homage to Thomas Sankara Through Art

Pierre-Christophe Gam – Paying Homage to Thomas Sankara Through Art

Thomas Sankara might be dead but his spirit is alive, a source of inspiration to many Africans, including artists like Pierre-Christophe Gam, a Cameroonian-Chadian artist. Gam titled his work The Upright Man “a mixed media installation offering an apocryphal look at the life and legacy of Thomas Sankara”. The spirit of Thomas Sankara is alive […]

African Cities Must Address Social and Economic Issues When Upgrading Slums

African Cities Must Address Social and Economic Issues When Upgrading Slums

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 55% of the urban population are estimated to live in areas categorised as slums and informal settlements. These slums and informal settlements are largely the physical manifestations of urban inequality, socially and economically. They embody the exclusion of poor urban households from cities’ formal economy and its environmental amenities like green […]

Traditional Chiefs Back President George Weah’s Private Jet Bid

Traditional Chiefs Back President George Weah’s Private Jet Bid

At the just ended National Tradition Leaders Conference held in Ganta, Chief Zanzah Karwor, speaking for the chiefs, gave their backing to President George Weah for obtaining a presidential jet to facilitate his travel. Presenting their 11 count resolution to Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf, Chief Karwor said the bid to purchase the jet was […]

Chinese Top Tax Fraud List

Chinese Top Tax Fraud List

Companies represented by individuals with Chinese names have dominated the list published by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) that the tax collection body says are engaged in fraudulent activities regarding Value Added Tax (VAT). The public notice issued by the Commissioner General, Ms Doris Akol, and published in Daily Monitor on Friday, URA explained that the […]

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