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AFPCopyright: AFP Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctionsImage caption: Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctions A Zimbabwean military helicopter has crashed into a house …

  A 23-year-old mother who was recently filmed brutalizing her five-year-old son has been sentenced to two years in prison. Patience Uwimana, a resident of Byuma Village, Kyazanga Town Council in Lwengo District was on Wednesday convicted by Masaka Grade One Magistrate, Ms Christine Nantege for torturing her son on …

A woman is accused of brutally whipping a two-year-old boy after he broke a credit card and phone case. Pictures of the shocking injuries inflicted on the boy were shared widely on social media, prompting the country’s interior minister Eduardo del Castillo to call for a full investigation. The incident …

The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said on Monday, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The prevalence of children doing hazardous work, including using sharp tools, …

Stakeholders at a community durbar held at Sheaga in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region have identified illegal mining activities in the area as a major cause of child marriages in the District. The stakeholders, who also attributed the phenomenon to the irresponsible attitude of some parents, stated …

A Nigerian mother has allegedly beaten to death her 7-year-old boy in Agbarha community, Warri South council area of Delta State. The boy died on Monday night after being flogged by his mother until he collapsed. An eyewitness said; “The mother punished the boy by asking him to ‘ride a bike’ …