Roads turned into gushing rivers and homes swamped by waist-high muddy waters: storms and flash floods wreaked devastation across the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, claiming at least four lives.The East Africa region has been lashed by relentless downpours in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the seasonal rainfall.Across Nairobi, images posted …

Four dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capitalWed, 24 Apr 2024 12:37:01 GMT Read More »

Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved.”I’d rather die,” said one of them. But none of those living on the government-leased Bibby Stockholm knows whether they will be on the list.”Everybody is …

UK Rwanda deportation law leaves asylum seekers fearfulWed, 24 Apr 2024 10:31:36 GMT Read More »

Days before Togo holds legislative elections, opposition and civil society have been torn between the desire to mobilise and the fear of repression since the adoption of a controversial constitutional reform.Lawmakers on Friday approved a reform switching from a presidential to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend …

Critics fear Togo reforms leave little room for change in electionWed, 24 Apr 2024 09:06:22 GMT Read More »

A total of 118 people were the victim of extrajudicial killings by Kenyan police last year, local and international rights groups said in a report published on Wednesday, decrying the “impunity” still enjoyed by the security forces.The figure is down around nine percent from 130 in 2022, while the number of “enforced disappearances” dropped by …

118 people killed by Kenyan police in 2023: rights groupsWed, 24 Apr 2024 08:15:03 GMT Read More »

At least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency said Tuesday.It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called Eastern Migration Route from Africa to the Middle East.Another vessel carrying mainly …

Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 21 deadTue, 23 Apr 2024 20:23:42 GMT Read More »

At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency said on Tuesday.It was the second fatal maritime accident on the perilous so-called Eastern Migration Route from Africa to the Middle East in as many …

Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 16 deadTue, 23 Apr 2024 17:13:58 GMT Read More »

The UK readied on Tuesday to start detaining migrants within days for deportation to Rwanda after the controversial plan got parliament’s approval, sparking outrage from the UN and rights groups.The new legislation — a flagship policy of the Conservative government that aims to curb irregular cross-Channel migration from northern France — cleared its final hurdle …

Migrant deportations loom after parliament passes UK-Rwanda planTue, 23 Apr 2024 16:33:34 GMT Read More »

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) confirmed Tuesday that it will examine the appeal of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya against regulations requiring female athletes with high testosterone levels to take medication on May 15.The 33-year-old South African athlete won a long legal battle last July against Switzerland at the ECHR, which ruled she …

European rights court to examine Semenya’s appeal on May 15Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:47:22 GMT Read More »

At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency said on Tuesday.The accident occurred about two weeks after another boat carrying mainly Ethiopian migrants sank off the Djibouti coast, claiming several dozen lives, on …

16 dead, 28 missing in migrant boat capsize off Djibouti: UNTue, 23 Apr 2024 12:56:51 GMT Read More »

The UK readied on Tuesday to start detaining migrants within days for deportation to Rwanda after the controversial plan got parliament’s approval, sparking outrage from the UN and rights groups.The new legislation — a flagship policy of the Conservative government that aims to curb irregular cross-Channel migration from northern France — cleared its final hurdle …

Migrant detentions set to begin after parliament passes UK-Rwanda planTue, 23 Apr 2024 09:17:57 GMT Read More »