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Kampala journalists enlightened on migration and other underreported stories

Journalists in Kampala have been tipped on reporting for under covered or underreported stories such as Migration, refugee crisis, gender based violence among others. The training being conducted by Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) in partnership with UNESCO, is focusing on enabling and supporting young journalists to understand the underreported stories in the society and how […]

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A Cemetery at Sea: The Neglect of African Migrants in the Mediterranean

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called on all governments and authorities along the central Mediterranean migrant route to enhance regional cooperation to ensure the safety and protection of migrants. IOM says this should be done, regardless of their status and across all stages of their journeys. This migration route is utilized by Africans […]

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The Plight of teenage Karamojong Girls, from North-Eastern Uganda to the bustling Eastleigh Business District in Nairobi, Kenya

“…In 2020, Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) located in Mathare near Eastleigh, partnered with Counter Human Trafficking Trust-East Africa (CHTEA) to document and follow up cases of human trafficking and smuggling in Nairobi. The Eastleigh cases were among the priorities as there was an alarming increase in the frequency of this kind of cases every […]

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Sudan’s Civil War Threatens Unprecedented Hunger Crisis Across East Africa, WFP Warns

When two elephants fight, it is the grass that faces the wrath of the ensuing ferocity between the two belligerents. This aphorism aptly describes the current situation in Sudan, where innocent civilians bear the brunt of power-hungry factions engaged in a cruel war, each vying for dominance. As the United Nations (UN), along with a […]