South African cabinet minister and 3 other lawmakers cleared of corruption/in /by
The four lawmakers had been under investigation since last year over separate allegations.
South Sudan: Refugees fleeing the war in Sudan at risk of hunger – WFP/in /by
Among the nearly 300,000 people who arrived in South Sudan in the last five months, one in five children are malnourished and 90 percent of families say they are going multiple days without eating, WFP said after gathering new data.
US senator blocks military aid to Egypt/in /by
US senator blocks military aid to Egypt
Young people commit to non-violent elections in Liberia/in /by
A man collapses, tears on his cheeks. At his side, his neighbour holds the murder weapon in his hand. This scene entitled "war" is the image of violence for the young Liberian who drew it and will vote on Tuesday for the first time.
South Africa: 7.5 million chickens culled in effort to contain bird flu outbreaks/in /by
The 7.5 million birds represented about 20-30% of South Africa's total chicken stock, South African Poultry Association general manager Izaak Breitenbach said.
Haitians welcome approval of Kenya-led mission/in /by
Haitians on Tuesday welcomed the news that the United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of a Kenya-led armed force to Haiti.
Sudan: 10 civilians killed in paramilitary shelling in Khartoum/in /by
“Shells hit houses, a mosque and a medical center ,” this source told AFP by telephone in Port Sudan, in the east of the country. “Ten civilians were killed and 11 injured in the bombardment carried out by the Rapid Security Forces (RSF) ,” she added.
Seized Sassou Nguesso plane sold at auction for 7.1 million euros/in /by
The Falcon 7X of the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was sold on Tuesday at auction for 7.1 million euros at the Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux, after being seized in June 2020 at the airport of the Gironde capital.
Haiti: Music keeping children out of gangs in Port au prince/in /by
“Parents say that before, when they did not see their children, they worried because of the gangs in their neighbourhood. Now they know they are at the music school; they are learning to play music and that is one worry they don’t have anymore.” Emmanuel Piervil, music program manager
Kenyan schoolgirls hit by unknown illness/in /by
These students, attending Eregi Girls High School in the western region of Kenya, have reported difficulty walking and symptoms of knee pain.