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east africa eastern african military spy agencies unite to fight terrorism
and insecurity eastern african military intelligence agencies on saturday
wrapped up their meeting in the ethiopian capital addis ababa
where they consulted on regional security terrorism and other issues of common concern
the forum was attended by ethiopia djibouti sudan south sudan somalia tanzania and uganda
the meeting stressed a need for continued vigilance and concerted efforts among the regional
countries to strengthen cooperation in combating security challenges while also taking stock of
the implementation status of the conclusions and recommendations of their previous meeting
according to a statement issued by the ethiopian ministry of defense the military agencies signed
a memorandum of understanding to jointly combat terrorism and to counter anti-peace forces
that pose threats to regional peace and security the regional meeting is said to have
provided an opportunity to review the security situation in the volatile eastern african region
tanzania tanzanians had hit by trafficking in people with albinism people with albinism in
tanzania have over the years had a prize on their head whether dead or alive adults or children the
country is a source for all the trafficking routes in east and south and africa where markets for
their body parts prosper tanzania has the highest rate of people with albinism worldwide while an
estimated one in 15 000 people in africa has the condition it affects one out of 1400 tanzanians
albinism is a rare genetic condition that limits melanin pigment in the skin
eyes and hair making a person appear unusually light the gene mutation associated with albinism
is carried even if not exhibited by one in every 19 tanzanians those with a condition are
socially alienated and stigmatized often called derogatory terms like ghosts and white goats
people with a condition are valued for their body parts as their bones skin and internal organs are
used for amulets and concussions that some believe bring good fortune health wealth and even powers
like flying to those who use them a complete set of organs in tanzania is prized at about
75 000 us dollars by criminal networks serving wealthy clients children are said to be worth more
although crimes against people with albinism are underreported the high value attached
to the illicit trade makes this form of human trafficking one of the most lucrative and harmful
rwanda rwanda jails chinese national filmed whipping men tied to a tree a
rondon court has sentenced a chinese national for torture after a video showed him beating men
tied on a tree the courts sentenced soon she june to 20 years in prison a random man said
to be his employee was also sentenced to 12 years in jail for a betting torture
the victims are reported to have been former workers at a mine operated by mr sujoon
in rutsiro district and who he accused of theft in august 2021 the three-minute video
went viral in rwanda and led to the arrest of mr shijun who was later released on veil
the video was taken by angry workers and shared on social media the chinese embassy in kigali
condemned unlawful acts in the video local media reported witnesses told the court that mr xijjun
had erected a cross where those suspected of stealing from him were tied and whipped kenya
british troops lose fight for diplomatic immunity over kenya fire the british army
has lost diplomatic immunity on lawsuits over the 10 000 acre bushfire in nanuki that was set
by its soldiers who were allegedly drugged in the landmark ruling justice antonina bohr argued that
the uk government waived diplomatic immunity to legal action when it signed an agreement in 2015
governing the terms under which its soldiers would be allowed to operate in the country
according to the judge the british army has no legal entity separate from the uk
government he opined that the 2015 agreement did amount to a partial waiver of diplomatic immunity
a wildfire at lol dagger hills ranch a forty nine thousand acre sanctuary which houses the
nanuki amibase used by britain for military drills broke out in march 2021 and caused
widespread devastation cameroon us gives temporary reprieve to cameroonian asylum seekers
cameroonians living in the u.s who lived in fear of imminent deportation have been given an
18-month reprieve by the u.s government according to the u.s department of homeland security dhs
human rights group in the u.s and cameroon have been lobbying for this temporary protected status
tps for years due to the violence carried out by boko haram in the far north of the country
and separatists fighting to create an independent state in the nation
this temporary reprime which cameroonian asylum seekers already in the u.s can
apply for will last 18 months but it only starts once a federal register is published
those eligible and in detention will be released once they receive the tps designation
this is in the sharp contrast if you compare with all the benefits ukraine
refugees have recently received from the same u.s government
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