Clinton Says Trump Incited Violence
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said Donald Trump incited violence when he said gun rights supporters could stop her from winning. Speaking at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs...
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Un Warns of War Crime Charges For Violence Perpetrators
The United Nations warned yesterday that all those leading and perpetrating hostilities and acts of violence against civilians, UN and humanitarian personnel, assets and premises may face war crime...
ISIS Captures Up to 3,000 People Fleeing Violence in Iraq, UN Says
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, the United Nations said Friday, reportedly killing 12 of them.
The UN...
Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Have Lunch With Gun Violence Survivors
Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian have lunch with gun violence survivors
Kris Jenner Steps Out First Time After Car Accident
Kris Jenner isn't letting her recent car accident slow her down.
The KarJenner matriarch was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Friday, just two days after she crashed her week-old $250,000...
2,807 Men ‘Beaten’ by Wives Last Year
A total of 2,807 men reported domestic abuse cases against their wives last year as against 3,143 the previous year.
Similarly, about 13,465 women also reported domestic violence cases against their...
The Chief of Amanfrom in Accra Arrested for Rape
The chief of Amanfrom in the Greater Accra region Nii Kwarshie Gbolor has been arrested for raping a 20-year-old lady.
According to a police charge sheet, the 49-year-old chief forced himself onto...
Let’s Pray for NPP; Mahama Tells NDC Supporters
President John Dramani Mahama is rallying supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pray for their bitter rivals, the NPP which has been enduring protracted internal...
1,296 Girls Defiled, 335 Women Raped in 2014 – Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU).
Available statistics show that a total of 1,296 girls in the country were defiled, while 335 other women were raped in 2014 alone, according to the Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit...
Boko Haram Violence Forces Nigeria To Postpone Elections
Nigeria's election commission on Saturday postponed presidential and legislative elections for six weeks due to security concerns.
The vote was scheduled to take place on Feb. 14, amid concerns that...
Equatorial Guinea Fined $100K for Crowd Violence During Seni-Final Match Against Ghana Match
Equatorial Guinea's football federation was fined $100,000 on Friday after at least 36 people were injured when angry home fans threw bottles and rocks and clashed with riot police during their...
The Underlining Military Ideology Associated with Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Rape and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) continue to persist across the African continent.
The military ideology that offers to rationalize the rise of SGBV during times of...
The Political Underlining Cause and Ideology of Sexual Gender Based Violence: #Bringbackourgirls
The Accra Report is focused on keeping global attention on the #bringbackourgirls campaign, and with that in mind we continue to explore the harrowing element of sexual gender based violence (SGBV)...
22 Killed in Libya Airport Clashes in Tripoli
22 people were killed in a day of militia fighting for control of the international airport in the capital Tripoli has , a spokesman for Libya's interim government said.
In a statement early today,...
President Goodluck Jonathan Under Intense Scrutiny
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Goodluck Jonathan has come under severe criticism for his perceived lax approach and ineffective leadership in the wake of the burgeoning...