Hundreds of bodies were found in northern DR Congo in what appears to be an unreported massacre. UN officials have confirmed that the massacre occurred in December of 2009 and Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is to blame. According to Reuters, perhaps more than 300 people have been found. The men had been tied around the chest by the same rope and killed with wood sticks with a blow to the back of the head and neck – a brutal and fast technique according to a UN investigator.
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What Is The Role Of The United Nations?
In Democratic Republic of the Congo on March 29, 2010 at 10:50 amFreeze On HIV Spending In African Countries
In Uganda on February 9, 2010 at 1:41 pm
United States President Barack Obama has implemented a freeze on all HIV/AIDS funds going to African nations. Obama is calling for a stronger push by African governments to educate and push prevention rather than feeding the issue of just administering free antiretrovirals. The decision has brought concern from the African community that strides made against combating the virus since 2003 will be undone.
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Rights Bill Under Heavy Criticism
In Uganda on February 5, 2010 at 8:21 am
Uganda has received much international pressure over their proposed anti-homosexuality bill which calls for the death penalty for some gays. Leaders from Sweden, Canada, Britain, and the United States have all voiced their concerns over the bill, some even threatening to pull funding if the bill is not revised.
Already in Uganda, those proven to be homosexuals receive 14 years in prison. With this proposal that term would change to life in prison. In addition, those suspected of homosexuality that engage themselves with minors, disabled persons, or that are HIV positive are prone to face the death penalty.
Facebook Now Offered in Swahili
In Eastern Africa on June 15, 2009 at 10:11 am
Social networking giant, Facebook, has given the go ahead for a group of Swahili scholars to launch a new version of Facebook using the Swahili language. The scholars hope that this new initiative will help preserve the language with its youth. “The youth, the future generation, if you look at the biggest percentage of users on Facebook, they are the youth,” says Symon Wanda, one of the project’s initiators.
