As Kenya marks the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule more than five decades ago (Dec 12, 1963), two communities in the Great Rift Valley want the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab. The Kipsigis and Talai communities accuse the British of collective punishment by forcefully evicting them off their land, which was turned into profitable tea farms. Mohammed Yusuf reports from Kericho, Kenya.
Rwanda this week (Dec 9) co-hosted the annual Anti-Corruption Excellence Award summit to celebrate and encourage successes against graft, including at home. Transparency International ranks Rwanda as the fourth-least corrupt country in Africa, behind the Seychelles, Botswana, and Cabo Verde. Eugene Uwimana reports from Kigali~ VOA NEWS
Tibetans who protested the seizure of their pasture land by Chinese authorities in Markham county in April have been subjected to a series of political education sessions after they were accused of protesting for political reasons, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.
This week, protesters disrupted Google’s annual conference over the tech giant’s deal to provide the Israeli government with artificial intelligence and other services.
Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi, Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations, attends the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq.
North Korea is opening more information technology exchange centers across the country – facilities that sell apps to the growing number of smartphone users, residents told Radio Free Asia.
The widespread drought in Malawi, which is linked to the El Nino climate pattern, will be assisted in its recovery by the United Nations. According to officials, the crisis has caused a food scarcity that affects about half of the nation’s population. After visiting Malawi to assess the damage firsthand and identify ways to provide support.
A record number of people have been internally displaced globally as a result of conflict; these people were forced to flee their homes but are still living in their own countries, frequently in refugee camps.
Human rights advocates and lawyers are demanding the Thai justice system be reformed after a jailed 28-year-old activist who was on a hunger strike while in custody died of apparent heart failure Tuesday.
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, Pedro Comissário Afonso, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.
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