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Thousands of refugees in Sudan are desperate for humanitarian support as torrential rains in the country have caused flash floods and devastated whole communities.
Farmers in northern Nigeria have lost more than two million tons of rice, 25 percent of the country's projected harvest, due to flooding. Despite the loss, Nigeria is upholding a year-long ban on land-based imports of rice to crack down on smuggling and boost local production.
The director of Poland’s Auschwitz memorial is offering that he and another 119 volunteers serve the ten-year prison sentence given to a 13-year-old boy in Nigeria.
The story of how Paul Rusesabagina protected Hutu and Tutsi refugees during the Rwandan genocide was the subject of a 2004 Oscar-nominated film, Hotel Rwanda. But Rusesabagina was arrested last month in Rwanda, accused of funding rebel groups. Observers tell VOA they fear his conviction in a Kigali court is a foregone conclusion.
The Rwandan National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide says it welcomes the decision by a French appeals court to extradite alleged genocide perpetrator Félicien Kabuga, to the United Nations-run tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania. Kabuga is accused of masterminding the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. French authorities arrested Kabuga in May this year. Bideri Diogene is principal advisor for the commission, he says the decision sends a strong message to the fight against impunity because Kabuga played a major role in the effort to exterminate the Tutsis.
Cancer experts in Ghana lament that little attention is paid to screening for colorectal cancers, leading to a high death rate, despite the disease's relatively low occurrence. The death from colon cancer of American actor Chadwick Boseman, who played the lead role in the Hollywood film black panther, might bring fresh awareness of the disease.
Kenya’s ministry of education has ordered all teachers to report to their respective schools next week to prepare for schools' reopening. Kenya shut schools in March when the country announced its covid-19 positive case.
Sudanese women played a pivotal role in ousting former president Omar al-Bashir in 2019. As Sudan’s transitional government moves toward democracy, for the first time in decades, women are again playing a key role in seeking justice and equality.
A group of Malawi women are changing lives in villages that have long lived without power by installing and maintaining solar equipment in homes and schools. The women, known as the solar mamas, were trained in India as solar engineers with sponsorship from charities. The solar power is helping rural students to study at night and families to earn more income.
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