Mayor of Minneapolis rejects Donald Trump’s comments against Somalis/in /by
City officials said they would stand by its sizeable Somali community amid fears of an anti-immigration operation.
Kenyan MPs accuse British troops of sexual abuse and environmental harm/in /by
A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has accused British soldiers stationed in the country of repeated sexual abuse, unsafe training practices and environmental violations , saying the behaviour has made the foreign troops feel like an “occupying force.”
Hundreds of Airbus A320s face checks after metal plate defect discovered/in /by
Airbus says up to 628 of its A320 aircraft worldwide may need inspection after a newly discovered metal plate quality issue. The company stressed that this number represents the maximum potentially affected jets not the number actually impacted.
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens as famine spreads and aid funding falls/in /by
Sudan is in the grips of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with more than 14 million people forced from their homes as disease spreads and famine tightens its hold.
Gunman hijacks aid plane in South Sudan, demands flight to Chad/in /by
A gunman hijacked a small aid plane in South Sudan on Tuesday and forced the pilot to fly for several hours before the aircraft landed safely in the northern town of Wau, police said.
Sudan: Amnesty accuses RSF of war crimes in assault on refugee camp/in /by
Amnesty International said in a report that the RSF's multi-day attack on Zamzam displacement camp in Darfur involved killings of civilians, hostage taking and the destruction of mosques, schools and health clinics, and that they must be investigated as war crimes
Trump freezes all immigration applications from 19 countries/in /by
The announcement comes after last week's a shooting in Washington of two National Guard troops by a suspect who is an Afghan national.
South Africa convicts ex-apartheid cops for 1987 killing/in /by
Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murdering student leader and activist Caiphus Nyoka nearly four decades after his killing, in a case that highlights renewed efforts to confront unresolved crimes from the white-minority era.
Family of deceased opposition leader refuses to allow “rushed” government autopsy/in /by
The family of Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane’s has refused to allow an official autopsy scheduled for Tuesday, saying that they were concerned about the rush to conduct the procedure.
Gabon detains tourism minister after alleged $18m funds theft/in /by
Investigators see Pascal Ogowé Siffon as a serious flight risk after he was detained while attempting to leave the capital.