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A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder. They were found to have fled advancing M23 rebels, retreating through the town of Sake where they killed two people by recklessly discharging …

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a reminder of the ongoing fight against a harmful practice that affects millions of girls and women globally. The theme for this year’s celebration, “Partnering with Men and Boys to Transform Social and Gender Norms to End Female Genital Mutilation,” …

The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital has promised to provide free psychiatric care for the former National Science and Maths Quiz ‘shark’, “Dr” Ninwie Leonard Lanyeli. In the first month, the hospital will conduct a complete evaluation of Leonard’s health to analyse his existing condition and check for any new issues that …

In September 2022, JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen travelled to Jirapa, Upper West Region to meet Ningwie Leonard Lanyeli, who was rumored to be suffering from a mental illness. But Leonard was nowhere to be found when the team arrived. His mother sat with her two hands on her cheeks, a sad …

Armed men opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police say.   “The owner of the house was celebrating his birthday when two unknown gunmen entered the yard” on Sunday evening in the southern port …

Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. …

Kenya’s President William Ruto has made sensational accusations of a plot to abduct and kill the head of the electoral commission in the run-up to the announcement of the presidential results last year. Mr Ruto was declared the winner of the presidential election held in August 2022, taking 50.5% of …

A soldier assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday after brutally attacking a fellow soldier, officials told Army Times in a Wednesday afternoon statement. Pvt. Abdul N. Latifu, 21, of Bronx, New York City, died from injuries sustained in the attack, according to a statement from the post’s top …

For the fifth year running, Japan has the world’s most powerful passport, according to the Henley Passport Index’s 2023 rankings. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world, just ahead of Singapore and South Korea whose citizens can freely visit 192. The Henley Passport …

A young mother-of-five has died allegedly after she was beaten by her husband over a loaf of bread. The deceased, identified as Ogochukwu Anene, from Umuokpu village in Awka, Anambra State, was married to one Ndubisi Wilson Uwadiegwu from Enugu state and their union was blessed with four sons and …