Category: 2024-07-17

• 2024-07-17 Africa Senegal Western Africa

  Gambian Parliament Upholds Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

  

  Local sources from Senegal: CNN, The Associated Press. UK coverage: The Guardian. In a significant victory for campaigners, lawmakers in the Gambia voted to uphold the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). Out of the 53 lawmakers, 34 voted to maintain the ban, while the rest voted to repeal it.…

  17th Jul 2024
• 2024-07-17 Africa Eastern Africa Kenya

  Suspected Serial Killer Arrested in Kenya: Confessed to Murdering 42 Women

  

  Local sources from Kenya: Al Jazeera English, The Guardian. UK coverage: The Independent. Kenyan police have made a shocking arrest in a case involving a suspected serial killer who has confessed to murdering 42 women. The suspect, identified as Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, was apprehended near a bar in Nairobi while…

  17th Jul 2024