AT least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe with an average of one rape taking place per 75 minutes translating to an average of 646 women being violated each month, according to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. The Commission also reports that one in three girls is also raped or sexually assaulted before they reach…

At least nine people have been injured after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine early Sunday morning, CPD’s Assistant Chief Michael John said. The shooting took place at the 1300 block of Main Street outside Mr. Pitiful’s bar around 1:45 a.m. John said multiple shots were fired within a large crowd on Main Street, and nine people…

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million bounty on his head,…

TWO dead and several wounded in an explosion at Tarabunka Junction in Hodan District of the #Somalia‘s capital, #Mogadishu on Tuesday morning. Reports say the IED blast was targeted an army convoy in the area. Source report

Ethiopia’s military says security forces killed more than 800 fighters from the Somali militant group al-Shabab after Shabab fighters launched a rare cross-border attack. General Tesfaye Ayalew, the head of deployment for Ethiopia’s national defense forces, said more than 800 al-Shabab fighters, including 24 top leaders, were killed in recent operations against the group.  He…

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa, Turkey’s defense ministry said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni is carrying over 26,000 tons of corn. Data from the Razoni’s…