The brutal yet not-so-told war on DR Congo’s women

 Leonie Kyakimwa Wangivirwa is a petite, tired-looking woman whose life has been punctuated by violence. She bears a sizable keloid scar on her upper arm where her flesh was once badly torn during an arrest for her work educating women about their rights.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

LAKE ZONE: Brutal killings of old women resurface

>The killing of old women over witchcraft beliefs have resurfaced in Geita Region after a resident of Nyabalasana Village, Kakubilo Ward in Geita District, Shiduki Masala, 60, was murdered by unidentified assailants.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Sep

‘Terminator’ terrorised DR Congo, court told

Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda gave “orders to attack and kill” hundreds of victims in a decade-long campaign of terror in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Criminal Court heard yesterday.

 

10 years ago

BBC

DR Congo war crimes 'test case'

The war crimes trial in the DR Congo of a senior ex-army officer will be a test of military justice in the country, the UN says.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Dec

Why target women in the dress war?

According to the Human Right’s section of the Constitution of our country, Article 15 (1), every citizen has the right to be free and exist as a free person.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Jul

Women entrepreneurs to get more support, summit told

Women were yesterday the big winners at Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015 as US President Barack Obama announced over KSh100 billion to support women entrepreneurs.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

08 Jul

Women pursuing public posts told to be brave

Women pursuing public posts told to be brave
Daily News
WOMEN aspiring for various political posts in the country have been challenged to be strategic and prove their mettle by always addressing matters afflicting the society. The challenge was thrown here on Monday by a facilitator during a special seminar ...

 

9 years ago

BBC

17 Dec

Fears of 'brutal crackdown' in Ethiopia

Anti-terror rhetoric by Ethiopia's government could escalate into a brutal crackdown on protesters, human rights group Amnesty International warns.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

11 Aug

Man wanted over brutal defilement of toddler

Man wanted over brutal defilement of toddler
Daily News
A 30-year-old man, Rajab Mkoba, is wanted by the police here after allegedly sexually defiling a one-year-old baby girl, seriously injuring her private parts. Nurse-in-charge of the children's ward at Mount Meru Hospital, Sr Florah Kessy, said the toddler (name ...

 

10 years ago

News24

23 Jul

Brutal black magic in Tanzania's election

Brutal black magic in Tanzania's election
News24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - "Doctor" Manyaunyau doesn't know how he decides which cats' heads he chews off, and which he chops off. According to him, the cat-killing is the work of "spiritual powers" that attack him and render him unconscious. But as he ...

 

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