Globally, UNICEF estimates that sexual violence has affected some 370 million girls and women, with around one in five in sub-Saharan experiencing sexual assault or rape before they turn 18.
Zaidi ya watu milioni 17 walipiga kura siku ya Jumatano kwa ajili ya uchaguzi wa rais mpya na wabunge katika nchi hiyo ya kusini mwa Afrika, ambayo ni miongoni mwa nchi maskini zaidi duniani licha ya kuwa na akiba kubwa ya gesi.
Duniani kote, UNICEF inakadiria kwamba unyanyasaji wa kijinsia umewakumba wasichana na wanawake wapatao milioni 370, huku takriban mmoja kati ya watano aliyopo Kusini mwa Sahara akipitia unyanyasaji wa kijinsia au ubakaji kabla ya kufikisha umri wa miaka 18.
Uchaguzi huu unakuja katikati ya mvutano wa kisiasa katika taifa hilo la kusini mwa Afrika, ambalo linakabiliwa na viwango vya juu vya umasikini na ukosefu wa usawa, huku ghasia za kiusalama kaskazini zikizuia miradi mikubwa ya gesi.
Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation.
The nation, known as the “Kingdom in the Sky,” gained independence from Britain on October 4, 1966
Maiti zaidi ya 20 zimeopolewa baada ya meli kupinduka kwenye ziwa kivu. Watu kadhaa bado hawajulikani walipo katika mkasa huo mbaya zaidi kuwahi kushuhudiwa katika taifa hilo linalokabiliwa na miundombinu duni
Akol Koor was removed in a presidential decree late on Wednesday, reportedly while on a visit to Dubai. No reason was given for the decision.
At least 45 people died and “many” others were missing after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency said Tuesday.
Nigeria inatarajia kushuhudia maandamano mapya hii leo Jumanne wakati wananhi watapokusanyika kupinga gharama ya maisha.Maandamano hayo yaliyopewa jina la ‘Bila woga Oktoba 1’ yamepangwa kuendana na maadhimisho ya miaka 64 ya uhuru wa Nigeria ambayo yanaadhimishwa Jumanne, Oktoba
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