Sudan frees apostate woman
A lawyer for Sudanese Christian who gave birth in prison after being sentenced to hang for apostasy says she has been freed. The woman’s chains were removed last weekend, almost a month after her sentence. The case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag sparked an outcry from Western governments and rights groups. On May 15, a […]
Kenyan jets strike Al Shabab bases
African Union peacekeepers say at least 80 Al Shabab militants have been killed in two strikes by Kenyan fighter jets. They say the Kenyan planes hit insurgent bases at Anole and Kuday. The African Union Mission in Somalia says the air strikes in Anole left more than 30 Al Shabaab fighters dead and destroyed vehicles, […]
US unlocks military aid to Egypt
Egypt US relations are creeping back to normality following last year’s coup. Secretary of State John Kerry’s the most senior US official to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi who won the election earlier this month. Washington’s resumed military aid to Cairo. Secretary of State John Kerry says the US is very interested […]
Egypt jails Al Jazeera journalists
There’s growing international condemnation of the seven year-jail sentences given to three journalists for allegedly spreading lies about Egypt and supporting the now illegal Muslim Brotherhood. Amnesty International’s declared the three to be prisoners of conscience. Canberra has expressed anger. One of the three is an Australian citizen. The three journalists, who’ve been held since […]