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Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over cult massacre

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - A Kenyan cult leader accused of inciting his followers to starve themselves to death will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in mass graves, prosecutors said after a court hearing Tuesday.

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Queerphobia in Kenya: a supreme court ruling on gay rights triggers a new wave of anger against the LGBTIQ+ community

The Kenyan supreme court recently struck down a government decision to ban the registration of an LGBTIQ+ community rights organisation, sparking new homophobic rhetoric in the country. Kenya is one of 32 African countries that criminalises homosexuality. Those who identify as part of the LGBTIQ+ community are often discriminated against,…

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Kenyan pastors face court over starvation cult massacre

MALINDI, Kenya: Two pastors are due to appear on Tuesday before Kenyan courts suspected of being behind the deaths of at least 109 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre".

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Two Kenyan pastors face courts over cult massacre

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Two pastors were appearing before Kenyan courts on Tuesday suspected of being behind the deaths of at least 109 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre".

AFP

Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African 'orphans' is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed

Matthew Durham, a young missionary from Oklahoma, was convicted in 2015 of raping three girls and molesting a boy at the Upendo Children’s Home. He had volunteered at the Kenyan orphanage from 2012 to 2014.

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Autopsies begin on more than 100 bodies of Kenyan cult members

Pathologists have started autopsies on bodies linked to a Kenyan religious cult whose leader allegedly instructed them to starve.

The New Daily

Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult

The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked to a doomsday cult.

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Djibouti FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Seeking Meeting with Representatives of Burhan, Hemedti

Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf revealed that the presidents of Djibouti, South Sudan, and Kenya are anticipating a cessation of hostilities in Sudan. He also said the heads of states are hoping that “formal and effective” mediation prevails between Sudan’s warring factions. Clashes between the Sudanese army and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police raid second starvation cult headquarters and rescue 31 locked-up worshippers

Police in Kenya have arrested a woman suspected of being the spiritual leader of a second starvation cult in Kihingo with 31 followers including children as young as two

Daily Mirror

‘We tried to stop her’: Kenyan teenager tells how cult starved his mother

More than 100 bodies have been unearthed since church leader was arrested on suspicion of luring his followers to their deaths

The Guardian - UK

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill wants to 'rehabilitate' LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers

Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion practices that are used to forcibly change the sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of LGBTIQ+ people.

The Conversation

Saudi Ship Carries Out Largest Evacuation Since Sudan Fighting Broke Out

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Building bridges from Asia to Africa the right way

The quest to build bridges between Asia and Africa is longstanding. A Chinese Admiral -- Zheng He -- led a series of voyages from East Asia to East Africa, down to Kenya and possibly Zanzibar, from the year 1405. The ships he navigated were enormous -- about 400 feet long…

Bangkok Post

Fight against malaria: Promising trends in Kenya and new vaccine to come

In Kenya, over 10,000 people die from malaria each year, but the prevalence rate is on a steady downward trend, and a new vaccine looks set to be approved soon. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Sudan despite warring factions agreeing to extend a truce. Those unable to escape are suffering severe…

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Remembering Leopards reveals results of conservation photo competition

20 lucky winners will appear in the next fundraising book – its Kickstarter closes on 30 April, so pledge now!

Reuters

Children account for majority of Kenyan cult deaths - interior minister

Children account for most of the 109 bodies so far recovered in mass graves linked to a cult in Kenya, the interior minister said on Friday, the latest details in a case that has shocked the country and prompted calls for tighter regulation of religious fringe groups.

Evening Standard

Kenya starvation cult leader to be tried over mass graves found on his land

The pastor preached that education was evil, doctors served “a different God”, and children shouldn’t be vaccinated

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Orphaned elephant ’embraces inner helicopter’ in adorable video

A 2-year-old elephant rescued as an orphan in Kenya is overcoming her shyness and was recently seen twirling her trunk as though ready to fly.

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Daily Mirror

'I was demonised for being a lesbian in my home country - now I help others find freedom'

Rachael Wanjiru felt forced to leave her home country of Kenya after a cruel outing of her sexuality left her fearing for her safety. Now living in the UK, she helps other lesbian and bisexual women find freedom

AFP

Ex-follower of Kenya cult leader digs for victims' bodies

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - His forehead beaded with sweat, Titus Katana has been digging for days to find the remains of victims of a Kenyan starvation cult that once counted him as a follower.

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Another Kenyan pastor arrested over 'mass killings' as death toll passes 100 in Christian cult

A Kenyan televangelist is arrested after reports of the "mass killing of his followers", the interior minister says, as authorities investigate scores of other deaths linked to a religious cult from the same region.

France 24

Ghosts of the genocide in Rwanda

In Rwanda, 29 years after the genocide that cost at least 800,000 lives, the psychological toll on those who lived through the bloodshed continues to weigh heavily. Also we hear from some of the young visionaries in the Seychelles coming up with ways to keep their traditional ways of life…

Daily Mirror

Inside drought-stricken East Africa as one person dies of hunger every 30 seconds

The Daily Mirror's chief reporter Andy Lines has visited Kenya with the British and Kenyan Red Cross where he witnessed first-hand the impact of drought across East Africa as adults and babies die

Daily Mirror

East Africa's drought crisis in numbers with 120 million people struggling to survive

Around 120 million people in northern Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan are struggling without the food they need to survive

The Independent UK

Another Kenyan pastor arrested over deaths of followers

Police in Kenya have arrested another popular pastor and closed his church on the Indian Ocean coast as the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area rose to 103

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