Kenyan candidate solo in TV debate
A televised political debate ahead of next months presidential elections in Kenya took place with a single candidate. Some of his opponents were excluded because they arrived late. However the major contenders boycotted it because they say they were not properly consulted. Muthiora Kariara had to put up with commentators struggling to pronounce his name. […]
UNICEF warns of attacks against children in the Central African Republic
The United Nations Children’s Agency warns that months of renewed fighting in the Central African Republic have led to an increasing number of violent acts committed against children. UNICEF says this includes murders, abductions, rape and recruitment into armed groups . In several incidents in the eastern Central African Republic, 14 girls aged 9 to […]