Schoolgirls used as human shields in Congo due to ‘magical powers’ – charities

By Reuters , 1903, May 20, 2019 (EAT)

Schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped, forced into marriage and used as human shields by militias who believed they had “magica...

Congo , Human Rights Watch , kidnapping , Schoolgirls

It takes at least 4 years to apply for divorce in Ireland

By CNN , 2108, May 20, 2019 (EAT)

In the last four and a half years, Michael Rossney has been to court 40 times and spent tens of thousands of euros on legal fees. Like some 118,000 p...

divorce , Ireland

What to know about Robert F. Smith, the man paying off U.S grads’ student loans

By CNN , 1253, May 20, 2019 (EAT)

Robert F. Smith lifted a huge burden off the graduating class of Morehouse College when he announced during his commencement speech that he would pay ...

Hope Dworaczyk , Morehouse College , Playboy , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity

Once vulnerable, genocide survivor aims to empower Rwandan women

By VOA , 1837, May 19, 2019 (EAT)

Safi Mukundwa knows what it means to be young, fearful and desperate. Mukundwa was just 8 years old when she hid among bloodied bodies, emerging as...

GENOCIDE , Kigali , Rwanda

Meghan and Harry celebrate first anniversary

By CNN , 1854, May 19, 2019 (EAT)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared behind-the-scenes images from their big day at Windsor Castle as they celebrate their first wedding anniver...

Meghan , Prince Harry

Taiwan passes same-sex marriage bill, becoming first in Asia to do so

By CNN , 1157, May 17, 2019 (EAT)

Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to...

Female Afghan TV Journalist Shot Dead in Kabul

By VOA , 1632, May 11, 2019 (EAT)

Afghan officials say a former prominent female television journalist in Afghanistan has been killed in Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Ra...

IG Mutyambai meets Asbel Kiprop after worrying social media posts

By Ian Omondi , 2116, April 30, 2019 (EAT)

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai on Tuesday met former Olympic Champion Asbel Kiprop at the National Police Service headquarters in Nairo...

Asbel Kiprop , IG Hillary Mutyambai , National Police Service

Centuries ago, women ruled Japan. What changed?

By CNN , 1133, April 28, 2019 (EAT)

The long-term survival of the world's oldest monarchy will depend on a schoolboy when Japan's current emperor abdicates next week, reviving calls for ...

Chrysanthemum Throne , Crown Prince Akishino , JAPAN

Fan favorites face death on Sunday’s ‘Game of Thrones’

By Reuters , 1213, April 27, 2019 (EAT)

This Sunday’s episode of HBO’s juggernaut “Game of Thrones” is expected to bring death - a lot of it. The fantasy series, an adaptation of ...

game of thrones

Pakistan: Hindu sisters not forcibly converted to Islam

By VOA , 1745, April 12, 2019 (EAT)

A court in Islamabad on Thursday has ruled that two Hindu sisters from Sindh province, who were allegedly abducted and forced to marry Muslim men, vol...

Hindu , pakistan

Nyeri woman survives after being stabbed 17 times by husband

By Martin Munene , 1641, April 12, 2019 (EAT)

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

Belgium apologizes for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children

By Reuters , 1749, April 5, 2019 (EAT)

Belgium apologized on Thursday for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962, in a move to address the legacy of it...

Belgium , Congo , race

Bezos wife Ksh.3.5T divorce deal can put up 109 Thika Superhighways

By Citizen Reporter , 1511, April 5, 2019 (EAT)

MacKenzie Bezos, wife to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, may walk out of her marriage with company stock worth Ksh.3.5trillion after the two agreed on divorce ...

bezos , Thika Superhighway

Marianne Kitany makes fresh damning allegations against Linturi in divorce case

By Dzuya Walter , 1840, April 3, 2019 (EAT)

The legal battle between Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and his estranged wife Marianne Jebet Kitany seems to be far from over. This follows a new ap...

Marianne Jebet Kitany , Mithika Linturi

Debate as court proposes sex consent age lowered to 16 years

By Raquel Muigai , 1018, March 27, 2019 (EAT)

An intense debate has emerged in the country after three Court of Appeal judges proposed an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act to have the age of co...

Court of Appeal , Sex consent age , Sexual Offences Act

Man, 60, kills 25-year-old sister-in-law over her plans to marry ‘wrong’ guy

By George Amolo , 1126, March 23, 2019 (EAT)

A man in Rarieda allegedly beat to death his 25-year-old sister-in-law after he learned of her plans to marry a man he did not approve. Area As...

Radio Ramogi , Rarienda

Youngest captain, loving son: Ethiopian pilots honored in death

By Reuters , 1156, March 21, 2019 (EAT)

The dreams of the two young men soared as high as the Ethiopian Airlines planes they proudly flew. Handsome, cosmopolitan Yared Getachew was to marry...

Ahmednur Mohammed , Ethiopian Airlines , Yared Getachew

No more ‘fifth wife’ sex slaves and maids, Niger’s top court rules

By Reuters , 1626, March 21, 2019 (EAT)

 Niger’s top court has outlawed the practice of keeping women as maids and sex slaves known as “fifth wives”, capping a decade-long legal battl...

Mohamed Mogaze , Nigeria , “wahaya”

Tears as daughter admits mother made her lie about being raped by her father

By Ian Omondi , 1434, March 18, 2019 (EAT)

Imagine serving a life sentence for a crime you never committed, and then years later your own daughter confesses to falsely accusing you and insists ...

DNA test , False imprisonment , Julius Wambua , Kamiti Maximum Prison