Burden of housing refugees must be more fairly shared, says UN
A three day forum in Geneva is trying to get countries to share responsibility for the more than 70 million refugees around the world. The gathering comes weeks after refugees besieged the United Nations High Commission For Refugees offices in Cape Town and Pretoria demanding to be moved away from xenophobic attacks in South Africa. […]
Rwandan authorities demolish houses threatened by climate change
Rwandan authorities are demolishing houses in the capital threatened by climate change. Residents complain they have not received the promised compensation. Kigali authorities say the hundreds of houses have been destroyed to save lives. At least 45 Rwandans have died from lighting strikes, landslides and other rain-related incidents in the past three months. With more […]
Adama Barrow pressed to keep to his word to step down after three years as Gambian President
Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of Banjul demanding that Gambian President Adama Barrow keep to his agreement to step down after three years in power. Barrow’s insisting he is constitutionally permitted to stay at the helm for five years. According to a memorandum of understanding signed by President Adama Barrow when he […]
Rebel violence stops medical workers fighting EBOLA in eastern DRC
New rebel activity in the epicenter of the EBOLA outbreak in DRC is causing a spike in infections by the deafly haemorrhagic disease. 43 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed by Islamist rebels in Beni at the weekend where eight new EBOLA infections were recorded. A month ago the World Health Organization was forced […]