German President says Germany has constantly to live up to the forgiveness it was given
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says South Africa is a reminder that Europe is not the only place people migrate to when they’re force to flee their countries. He was speaking at the apartheid museum in Johannesburg on the eve of his state visit to South Africa. Frank-Walter Steinmeier says the history of Germany and South […]
UN fears the world fight against malaria has stalled
The United Nations expresses fear that the fight against malaria has stalled. There were more cases of the mosquito-borne disease last year than in 2015. The overwhelming majority of these were in sub-Saharan Africa. The tragic reality of malaria is that every two minutes a child dies of it. Children under five are most susceptible. […]
Tough beginning to a debut trilogy from an award winner who patently avoids happy endings
“Iréne,” by Pierre Lemaitre. Steel your way through some very tough opening chapters and one will be rewarded with the compelling tale of a crafty policemen pursuing a diabolical murder who’s chosen to re-enact classic murders torn from the pages of classic crime novels. Lemaitre calls this an homage to great crime writing. Not surprisingly, […]
Warlord turned MP extradited to the International Criminal Court
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says warlord-turned MP Alfred Yekatom must answer for his crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic. No date has been set for the hearing in The Hague of the man who was known as Rambo. Alfred Yekatom led a Christian militia called the Anti Balka against the Muslim Seleka rebels […]