UNBELIEVABLE: 48 - The Untold Story

Ugandan Olympic Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Killed In Gender-Based Violence

Tragic death of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei in Kenya reignites conversation on gender-based violence, sparking calls for action.

Top News · Sep 13, 2024

Jamaican soldiers and police arrive in Haiti to help fight criminal gangs

Two dozen soldiers and police officers from Jamaica has arrived in Haiti to join a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight powerful gangs

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result – podcast

An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in the country, and more than 600 people have died, more than two thirds of them children. Cases have begun to appear…

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Kenya Airport Strike Disrupts Flights

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at Kenya's main airport on Wednesday as staff went on strike over a planned takeover by an Indian company.

International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024

Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Man accused of setting Rebecca Cheptegei on fire dies of burns

NEW DELHI: A man suspected of dousing Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei with gasoline, which led to her death a few days later, has passed away from burns received in the incident, according to the Kenyan hospital where he received treatment.

The Times of India · Sep 10, 2024

Man accused of setting on fire a Ugandan Olympic athlete dies of burns

A Kenyan hospital says a man accused of dousing gasoline on an Ugandan Olympic athlete, causing her death days later, has succumbed to burns sustained in the attack

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Man accused of killing Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei ‘dies from burns’

The alleged killer also died of burn injuries, hospital says

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Kenya-led mission to Haiti faces scrutiny as UN mandate deadline looms

Almost one year after the United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti, the future of the Kenya-led operation in the Caribbean country is in doubt. Having met with limited success in combatting gang violence, it's not certain the UN mandate will be renewed next month.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 10, 2024

Kenyan and queer: how going public as gay and non-binary has led to a life of activism and optimism

When media personality Chris Muriithi was outed online, they went public on their own terms, and in the process became an outspoken LGBTQ+ activist

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024