BBC News, Nairobi Tear gas was fired when hundreds of Kenyans protested on Thursday The head of the main police station in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been detained over the killing of a young blogger in police custody, independent investigators say. As well as Officer Commanding Station Samson Talam, another policeman, PC James Mukhwan, plus a technician accused of disabling …
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Congolese rebels want peaceful solution to crisis, UN says
BBC News Little more detail was released about progress made in peace talks with the Congo River Alliance The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with Rwanda-backed rebels about protecting civilians in areas under their control in the east. Bintou Keita, the UN secretary general’s special representative, said the rebels spoke …
Read More »Disbelief as Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages
BBC News Religion is important to many in Nigeria but some say the government has gone too far A call for all staff in Nigeria’s ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An internal memo from the head of the ministry’s HR department urges staff to attend a solemn prayer session and …
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