Sri Lanka to lift social media ban: minister
March 13, 2018 Shihar Aneez, Ranga Sirilal FILE PHOTO - WhatsApp and Facebook messenger icons are seen on an iPhone in Manchester , Britain March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks this week, a government minister said on Tuesday, almost a week after blocking access to prevent the spread of communal violence. At least two people were killed in clashes in early March when Sinhalese Buddhists, angered by a
AFP, AP and Reuters
Oct 9
Protests Erupt in Homa Bay After DCI Allegedly Arrests Suspected Goon Leader
by Timothy Cerullo on Friday, 9 October 2026 - 10:32 am DCI Headquarters, Nairobi PHOTO | DCI Police in Homa Bay have arrested a suspected gang leader accused of being behind a series of violent incidents in the county, months after deadly chaos disrupted a Linda Mwananchi leaders' rally. The suspect was arrested on Thursday night, October 8, 2026, as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) executed a warrant issued by the Homa Bay Law Courts on A
Kenyans.co.ke
Oct 9
Tanzania Gold Mine Deaths Centre Of London Accreditor Case
By Polina Devitt October 7, 2026 UK gold bullion bars are stacked at Baird & Co in Hatton Garden in London, Britain, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Hiba Kola/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The alleged fatal shootings of two illegal artisanal miners, identified only as ZZZ and ZZY, at Tanzania's North Mara gold mine are at the heart of a lawsuit against the London Bullion Market Association that began in London on Wednesday, court documents from bot
Reuters
Oct 9
DRC: Ebola Jeopardising Education For 100,000s Of Children
Hundreds of thousands of children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are having their education disrupted by the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country’s history, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). By Norwegian Refugee Council Published 06. Oct 2026 NRC distributing hygiene kits as part of virus prevention and control efforts in Ituri Province, eastern DR Congo. Photo: NRC Press release DR Congo School operations and pupil attendance are being
I Was Tortured Because I’m a Somali Woman Who Spoke Out
I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison By Sadia Moalim Ali Wed 7 Oct 2026 The Somali activist Sadia Moalim Ali, who was detained for speaking out on TikTok and Facebook about issues such as forced evictions, high fuel prices and nepotism. Photograph: Handout ‘Why don’t you just drive your tuk-tuk and do your work?” the judge asked me after videos from my social media a
The Guardian
Oct 9
ICC Unseals Four Arrest Warrants for Taliban Gender Crimes
By United Nations News October 5, 2026 The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity. © UNICEF/Azizullah Karimi | Many girls have exchanged the classroom for household responsibilities following the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan. In a decision on Monday, judges unsealed warrants for Taliban Supreme Lea
United Nations News
Oct 9
