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Two Ugandans arrested on suspicion of stealing child from Nairobi
By Paul Ombati,
1254, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
Two Ugandans arrested on suspicion that they stole a child and a vehicle in Nairobi have been detained. Police said the suspects were waylaid at th...
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Lawyers say Epstein victims to sue financier’s estate this week
By Reuters,
1756, August 12, 2019 (EAT)
Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate ...
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West African slavery lives on, 400 years after transatlantic trade began
By Reuters,
1130, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
Blessing was only six years old when her mother arranged for her to become an unpaid housemaid for a family in the Nigerian city of Abuja, on the prom...
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Woman arrested for selling her 45-day old baby
By George Juma,
1540, July 25, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Migori have arrested a middle aged woman for allegedly selling her 45-day old baby. Speaking to Citizen Digital, Migori County Director o...
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Billionaire Epstein sought to pay off potential witnesses in child sex trafficking case
By Reuters,
1000, July 14, 2019 (EAT)
Jailed American financier Jeffrey Epstein made payments to two potential witnesses seeking to influence them in the child sex trafficking case against...
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US billionaire accused of sex trafficking
By VOA,
1125, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. hedge fund billionaire with links to top politicians and celebrities, was charged on Monday with running a sex trafficking rin...
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Central American migrants plead to seek asylum in U.S., not Mexico
By Reuters,
1110, June 28, 2019 (EAT)
Several Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States were allowed to return there on Thursday after being forced to wait in one of Me...
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UN: 1 in 10 Children Globally Is Victim of Child Labor
By VOA,
2116, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The International Labor Organization is calling for the elimination of child labour, which victimizes tens of millions of children in all regions of t...
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Police rescue 14 victims of human trafficking in Gikomba
By Ian Omondi,
1941, May 30, 2019 (EAT)
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday rescued 14 underage girls suspected to be victims of human trafficking. ...
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Kenya’s Jeneria Lekilelei guns for Ksh.2M Tusk award
By Wambui Kihara,
1223, May 28, 2019 (EAT)
Jeneria Lekilelei has been shortlisted for the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa. He was nominated for his work with Ewaso Lions, a non-profit ...
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50 children saved as Interpol exposes international paedophile ring
By CNN,
1530, May 25, 2019 (EAT)
Interpol has saved 50 children and prosecuted nine sex offenders after uncovering an international pedophile ring that was sharing child abuse images ...
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American couple demand answers, says Kenyan authorities took 3-year-old in their custody
By CNN,
1811, May 13, 2019 (EAT)
An American couple living in Nairobi, Kenya, is demanding answers after a three-year-old boy in their custody, they say, was taken away by authorities...
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Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack on southern Libya: official
By Reuters,
1212, May 9, 2019 (EAT)
Three people were killed on Thursday in a suspected hit-and-run attack by Islamic State militants on a town in southern Libya, residents and a militar...
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US border patrol to fingerprint more migrant children
By VOA,
1836, April 27, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. border authorities say they’ve started to increase the biometric data they take from children 13 years old and younger, including fingerprints,...
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State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1902, April 4, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...
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Young women trafficked to China to be brides and held until they give birth, report says
By CNN,
1646, March 22, 2019 (EAT)
Seng Moon was an impoverished refugee in an internal displaced person (IDP) camp in northeastern Myanmar when her sister-in-law convinced her to cross...
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Two women sentenced to 30 years in prison for child trafficking
By Agnes Oloo,
1722, February 28, 2019 (EAT)
Two women have been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for child trafficking and child neglect. Isabella Wambani Walubengo alias Conspeta Mutenyo N...
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Peru launches ‘sustained’ crack-down on Illegal mining in Amazon
By VOA,
1244, February 20, 2019 (EAT)
Peru on Tuesday launched a new, "sustained" effort to uproot illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon's most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 police ...
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UN moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks
By VOA,
1146, February 20, 2019 (EAT)
The United Nations on Tuesday took steps to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within its ranks, naming an array of experts to a panel aimed at endi...
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Son of former Guinean president Toure convicted over enslavement in Texas
By VOA,
832, January 15, 2019 (EAT)
A U.S. federal court has convicted Mohamed Toure, the son of a former Guinean president, along with his wife, for enslaving a young, undocumented girl...
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