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As new law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up
By Reuters,
2127, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’ war on drugs. Now ...
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‘This is our land’: Uncertain future for Ugandans facing eviction from wildlife reserve
By Reuters,
953, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
The landscape is bucolic: shoulder-high grass, patches of woodland and the occasional homestead, all sloping down to the east bank of Uganda’s River...
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Hong Kong police criticized over failure to stop attacks on protesters
By Reuters,
1806, July 22, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong police faced criticism on Monday for an apparent failure to protect anti-government protesters and passersby from attack by what opposition ...
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Algerian protesters return to streets for demand reforms
By Reuters,
1203, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
Tens of thousands of Algerians returned to the streets in the capital Algiers and other cities on Friday to demand radical political reforms and the d...
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South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town to help fight gangs
By Reuters,
1418, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
South African soldiers were deployed to gang-ridden Cape Town suburbs on Thursday to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year...
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Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in
By Reuters,
2031, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cit...
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African club finals to be played over one leg
By Reuters,
1800, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
The finals of Africa’s two international club competitions will each be played in one single match in future rather than over two legs as at present...
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Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
By Reuters,
1354, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
Meat sizzling on the barbecue (BBQ) might be synonymous with summer, but consumers should re-think their menus to save the planet, a U.S.-based resear...
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More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia
By CNN,
2022, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
The death toll in South Asia continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged the border region of India and Nepal, leaving tens of thousands d...
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New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike
By Reuters,
1736, July 14, 2019 (EAT)
More migrants have been moved to a detention centre in Libya capital where an air strike killed more than 50 people last week, despite a risk it could...
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Hong Kong protesters resume chorus of opposition to extradition bill
By Reuters,
1326, July 14, 2019 (EAT)
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people rallied for a second day on Sunday in an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as deep-seated anger and f...
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Thousands demonstrate in Sudan to mark 40 days since deadly crackdown
By Reuters,
943, July 14, 2019 (EAT)
Tens of thousands demonstrated in cities across Sudan on Saturday, witnesses said, to mark 40 days since security forces killed dozens when they storm...
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East Africa’s Got Talent judges finally unveiled
By Citizen Reporter,
1813, July 13, 2019 (EAT)
Four East Africa’s Got Talent judges have finally been revealed in a much anticipated ceremony, for one of the world’s most popular reality televi...
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Cameroon fights Boko Haram with goats and sheep
By VOA,
1415, July 12, 2019 (EAT)
The government of Cameroon this week began rolling out an unlikely weapon in the fight against Boko Haram militants. Authorities are distributing t...
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210,000-year-old human skull in Greece is the oldest found outside Africa
By CNN,
1448, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Two skulls found in a Grecian cave paint a surprising portrait of who lived there hundreds of thousands of years ago. One fragmentary skull has bee...
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As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals
By Reuters,
1438, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Endale Terefe from Addis Ababa,Ethiopia remembers a time when he used to go to school so hungry he had trouble staying awake during lessons. The 14...
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Girls not brides: Niger women fight against child marriage
By VOA,
1419, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Niger has one of the highest known child marriage rates in the world, with three out of four girls in this West African country married before age 18....
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Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment to seek amnesty
By Reuters,
2126, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
An Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for reporting her employer for sexual harassment said on Monday she will ask President Joko Widodo for an amne...
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Sudan’s military council to be dissolved in transition deal
By VOA,
2125, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan's top general says the military council that assumed power after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April will be dissolved with the i...
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A mother gave birth to other couples’ babies because of an IVF mix-up
By CNN,
1051, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
A couple from New York is suing a fertility clinic after a woman gave birth to other couples' babies because of an IVF mixup, according to a federal l...
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