
Anne Soy
Senior Correspondent and Deputy Africa Editor at BBC
BBC Deputy Africa Editor & Senior Correspondent | Board member @IPAEastAfrica | Journalism Trainer
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1 week ago |
namibian.com.na | Anne Soy
Kenyan protesters have clashed with club-carrying young men, believed to be loyal to the government, in the centre of the capital, Nairobi. The demonstration, held in the wake of the death in custody 10 days ago of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, was called to demand the sacking of a top police officer. Police initially said that Mr Ojwang died of self-inflicted wounds, but were forced to retract the statement after an autopsy found that it was likely he died after being assaulted.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Anne Soy
Kenyan protesters have clashed with club-carrying young men, believed to be loyal to the government, in the centre of the capital, Nairobi. The demonstration, held in the wake of the death in custody 10 days ago of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, was called to demand the sacking of a top police officer. Police initially said that Mr Ojwang died of self-inflicted wounds, but were forced to retract the statement after an autopsy found that it was likely he died after being assaulted.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Anne Soy
Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cutsBBCChildren on the ward are given milk every three hours in a bid to boost their intake of nutrientsHundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC. The impact is starkly visible at a hospital in the sprawling Kakuma camp in the north-west of the East African nation.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Cecilia Macaulay |Anne Soy
Sudan 'on brink' of health crisis with cholera outbreakCecilia Macaulay & Anne SoyAFP via Getty ImagesCholera is treatable, however weak health infrastructure has led to deaths in Sudan from the illnessIn a statement, the IRC emphasised that cholera vaccine coverage was "low" and "essential supplies dwindling". Its medical co-ordinator in the country, Slaymen Ammar, stated that "the conflict has clearly compromised basic infrastructure".
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2 months ago |
bbc.co.uk | Anne Soy
Some African countries got privileged access to US markets, but the future of that deal is uncertain.
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