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Lawyer Gicheru says he’ll rely on documents produced in court and cross-examining witness as prosecution says it’ll produce seventh witness.
The court enjoys global jurisdiction.
Investigators will now need the authorization of the court’s judges to open a probe. Bensouda appealed for support from Nigeria’s government.
She said the army has dismissed accusations against government troops after examining them.
Boko Haram strictly opposes formal education. In 2015, Nigeria enlisted the support of neighbors Chad, Cameroon and Niger to try and defeat the group.
While the joint operations made the group lose considerable territory, they have not been able to wipe it out.
The ICC has conducted investigations in several African countries. In Sudan, Libya and Ivory Coast, former leaders were indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity after the investigations.
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte imposed a tough new nationwide lockdown Monday, saying schools, nonessential shops, museums and gyms will close down at midnight until Jan. 19. 'The Netherlands for five weeks is going into lockdown,' a somber Rutte said in a televised address to the nation. As Rutte spoke from his office in The Hague, protesters could be heard blowing whistles outside. 'Th reality is that this is is not an innocent flu as some people — like the demonstrators outside — think,' Rutte said. 'But a virus that […]
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By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Getty Images In New York City, one of the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine was rushed into distribution due to COVID-19's major impact on the U.S. These preliminary vaccinations were administered to frontline healthcare workers on Monday (Dec. 14). These vaccinations were part of an effort to help frontline […]
By SAM OLUKOYA and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina [...]
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Final Live Donation Event Monday Night at 6:30 p.m. MILWAUKEE- County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor and Dream Team United MKE have come together to coordinate a winter gear drive with a food giveaway. Supervisor Taylor will be accepting donations in person on December 14th at 1862 W. Fond du Lac Ave. from 6:30pm until […]
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Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media With concerns still lingering about the safety and side effects, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has passed the full approval process and it is ready for distribution in the U.S. The first doses will arrive at California hospitals this week. On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
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Brandon Bernard spent his 20 years of incarceration counseling others to not follow his path and without any major disciplinary infractions. As reported by The Associated Press, Bernard’s final words […]
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The Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 said more evidence is needed to proof the drug ivermectin’s effectiveness in treating the virus
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden announced key nominations and appointments of his health team, including Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, COVID-19 Equity Task Force Chair; Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to […]
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(CBM) - With concerns still lingering about the safety and side effects, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has passed the full approval process and it is ready for distribution in the U.S. The first doses will arrive at California hospitals this week. On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use […]
Trump Administration Housing Secretary Ben Carson says he is \"out of the woods\" from the grips of COVID-19, and is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life, but there is no medical evidence that those treatments worked.
In a remote corner of Sierra Leone, a man caught a glimpse of 16-year-old Marie Kamara as she ran past his house. Soon after, he proposed to her.
\"My family does not have money so when he told me he wanted me, I said 'yes', said Kamara.
The financial pressure on her family felt more pressing than her wish to continue her education and become a nurse.
Her family needed the money. Her stepfather runs a tailoring shop in Komao, but the coronavirus pandemic meant there were few customers.
Kamara's suitor was a miner in his mid-20s. His parents could provide rice for Marie's four younger sisters and access to their watering hole - and they could pay cash.
When her now-husband met with Kamara's family, she was asked if she agreed with the proposal.
Thinking of the dire economic situation of her family, she accepted.
Kamara hopes her younger sisters won't have to go through the same experience. She advises them to make sure they stay in school.
Marriages of underage girls like Kamara are on the rise as the coronavirus pandemic deepens poverty around the world, threatening to undo years of work by activists trying to stop the tradition in countries such as Sierra Leone.
The United Nations estimates that hardships resulting from COVID-19 will drive 13 million more girls to marry before the age of 18.
Statistics, though, are hard to come by as most families carry out such weddings in secret.
In most cases, needy parents receive a dowry for their daughter, a bit of land or livestock that can provide income, or cash and a promise to take over financial responsibility for the young bride.
The girl, in return, takes on the household chores of her husband's family and often farm work too.
Marriages conducted in secret
In Sierra Leone, the rate of marriage under 18 had dropped from 56% in 2006 to 39% in 2017, a major achievement in the eyes of child protection activists.
Then COVID-19 hit, schools closed in March, and child marriages accelerated.
It wasn't clear when or even if school ever would resume, and many parents feared their idle daughters would get pregnant out of wedlock, said Isata Dumbaya, from Partners in Health Sierra Leone, whose clinics provide health services to teenagers.
Many of the girls' mothers were themselves married off as teenagers, she explained, and see early marriage as normal.
\"They do not see it as harming their children,\" Dumbaya said, but rather an investment in securing their daughters a future.
It's a mindset that Sierra Leone's first lady, Fatima Maada Bio, has been working to change with her \"Hands Off Our Girls\" campaign.
Bio herself managed to escape to the United Kingdom as a teenager after learning her father intended to marry her off to someone.
She now has made it her life's work to help other underage girls. \"If you force a child to be married at a very early age, you are legalizing the rape of that child,\" she told the Associated Press.
'Hands off our girls'
While sex with underage girls is illegal in Sierra Leone, it is rarely en
Artists and scientists collaborate to address young adults' experiences of the pandemic.
New AARP Public Policy Institute paper outlines recommendations for long-term care quality improvements MADISON, WISCONSIN – The latest update of the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard finds record high resident deaths and staff cases, as well as rising shortages of staff and personal protective equipment (PPE) in Wisconsin. Nursing home resident deaths reached […]
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[DW] Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was doing a live radio interview with Kenya's Hot 96 FM station when the reported raid took place. Ugandan authorities are yet to comment.
Residents seemed hellbent on flouting COVID-19 regulations in Durban over the weekend, gathering in large numbers at a popular lounge.
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many existing small businesses struggling, and the continued economic uncertainty threatens to kill the ambitions of entrepreneurs who planned to launch new businesses but now must put their dreams on hold. “This crisis will end up being much worse for small businesses than the 2008-11 sub-prime […]
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Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse, was the first person in New York State to receive the shot, during a livestream shared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The District will start its coronavirus vaccine program Thursday with five emergency responders, labeled by Mayor Muriel Bowser as \"The First Five.\"
Title: Victor Trammell for Your Black World | Photo courtesy of WMAR-TV Channel 2 News (Baltimore)
More than two-thirds of Americans plan to get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus, according to a new survey.
