Depression killing marriages? Gov’t urged to intervene after Mugure family murder

By Shadrack Ilava,

Two legislators have opined that depression is one of the major causes of domestic violence and murder citing the recent case of Major Peter Mugure. ...

mugure

Boy 12, allegedly killed by mother’s lover in Karatina

By Martin Munene,

Police in Mathira have arrested a 45-year -old man in connection to the disappearance and murder of a 12 -year-old boy in Karatina. Charles Muriuki...

boy killed , love affair

Kenya set to review laws on sexual, reproductive health

By Imani Mitchelle,

Kenya is in the process of reviewing its laws related to sexual and reproductive health. According to the National Council of Population Developmen...

contraception , reproductive health , sexual health

Texas shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’

By Reuters,

The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas last weekend confessed while surrendering and tol...

El Paso , Patrick Crusius , United States

Bolivia declares emergency plan to end gender killings

By VOA,

Bolivia, which has one of South America's highest rates of women being killed because of their gender, has declared femicide a national priority and w...

bolivia , femicide , The United Nations U.N

Ivory Coast passes legislation encouraged by Ivanka Trump

By VOA,

Ivanka Trump is applauding the recent passage of legislation in Ivory Coast related to changes she pushed during her April trip to Africa. The coun...

Ivanka Trump , Ivory Coast , women empowerment

European Court says Russia not facing up to domestic abuse problem

By Reuters,

Russia failed to protect a woman from repeated acts of violence by her former partner, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday, saying her...

European Court of Human Rights. , russia

Woman on the run after allegedly killing husband in Narok

By Citizen Reporter,

Police in Kilgoris are hunting for a woman suspected to have killed her husband following a domestic quarrel on Sunday evening in Nkararo village, Nar...

Narok County

1 in 3 married women have no say over healthcare: UN report

By VOA,

Three million women live in places where rape in marriages are not criminalized, a UN Women report says. Additionally, one in five countries have d...

gender equality , UN Women

German interior minister warns of far-right threat after politician’s murder

By Reuters,

The murder of a prominent politician by a suspected right-wing radical is an assault on Germany’s democratic system and should serve as a wake-up ca...

angela merkel , germany , Horst Seehofer , murder , Walter Luebcke

Men suing women who accused them of sexual misconduct. Will it stop others from speaking out?

By CNN,

A series of high-profile defamation cases have been brought against women in response to the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in the wake o...

#Metoo , sexual harassment , Workplace misconduct

Sudan’s military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections within 9 months

By Reuters,

Sudan’s ruling military council said on Tuesday it was canceling all agreements with the main opposition coalition and called for elections within n...

elections , omar al bashir , Sudan , terrorism , Transitional Military Council

Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

By Reuters,

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a milita...

Sri Lanka , SUICIDE BOMBERS

Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks

By Reuters,

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with the Islamic State group, which ...

Bomb scare, suspicious vehicle rattle nervous Sri Lanka amid attack probe

By Reuters,

Sri Lankan authorities locked down the central bank and the road leading to the jittery capital’s airport was shut briefly by a bomb scare on Thursd...

Sri Lanka Bomb scare

Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks, U.S. ambassador says

By Reuters,

The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an external group such as I...

Sri Lanka bomb attacks

Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks, U.S. ambassador says

By Reuters,

The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an external group such as I...

Sri Lanka

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings

By Reuters,

Islamic state has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group’s AMA...

sri lanka bombing

Nyeri woman survives after being stabbed 17 times by husband

By Martin Munene,

A 30-year-old woman is receiving life saving treatment at the Karatina sub county hospital after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband 17 times dur...

karatina , nyeri

Burundi extends bans on VOA, BBC, deepening media crackdown

By VOA,

Burundi will continue to block broadcasts from two international media organizations and expand restrictions on their operations, the government annou...

BBC , Burundi , media crackdown , VOA