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NAIROBI – Plastic littering the streets of Kariobangi is an eyesore for many residents. But for Aghan Oscar it spells opportunity. Thirteen years ago, Aghan, bothered by the ever-increasing quantity of plastic waste in this low-income suburb of Nairobi, decided to find a way to recycle it. Check also: BMW’s Vision Next Motorcycle Wont Need A Helmet To Ride It Now ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government on Monday said 22 French senior military officers helped to plan and execute the 1994 genocide, in which more than 800,000 people were killed. Check also: Rwanda Launched The World’s First Drones For Medical Supplies The French officers were involved both as perpetrators and accomplices, Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight against Genocide said in a ...

South Africa has  announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the Daily Maverick, South African diplomats delivered a formal notice of withdrawal to the Rome Statute of the ICC, initiating a year-long process. In its deposition, South Africa accused the Hague-based court of bias against African countries. Check also: Gambia Also Decided To Withdrawal From ICC South Africa maintains that there are examples ...

Tens of thousands of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are starving. They have limited access to clean drinking water, electricity and medical care. Check also: All Uganda domestic workers reportedly to be expelled from Saudi Arabia Trash piles up in the dozens of labor camps they are forced to occupy, leading to squalid conditions in their cramped quarters. Everyone is out of work, and their money is running out, ...

The government of Gambia said on Tuesday it was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing the world body of ignoring the “war crimes” of Western nations and seeking only to prosecute Africans. Check also: South Africa Is Ready To Withdraw From ICC The decision by the tiny West African nation, whose president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on the court to ...