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mercredi 13 octobre 2021

Africa 54 - October 12, 2021| COVID19 in Kenya's refugee camps, Violence Against Migrants in Libya You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many people’s mental health, especially among vulnerable groups like refugees. In Kenya's urban refugee camps, aid agencies are trying to help people cope with anxiety and depression. Hundreds of migrants and refugees waited outside a United Nations centre in Tripoli on Sunday to seek help in escaping Libya after what aid groups called a violent crackdown in which thousands were arrested and several shot. The International Criminal Court on Tuesday (October 12) will hold hearings to ask judges to confirm the charges against former Central African Republic "Seleka" faction commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kain. Mahamat Said Abdel Kain, who was detained and transferred to The Hague in January, faces accusations of crimes against humanity committed in 2013. A judge for the court said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Said was responsible for crimes including torture, persecutions, enforced disappearances and other inhumane acts. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday hands down its judgment in a case filed by Somalia against Kenya over contested parts of the Indian Ocean believed to be rich in oil and gas.The ruling comes after Nairobi last week said it had revoked recognition of the court's jurisdiction.Somalia filed the case in 2014 at the United Nation's highest court for disputes between states. The trial of 14 people accused of plotting to assassinate Burkina Faso's former president Thomas Sankara started on Monday, more than 30 years after he was gunned down in one of the most infamous killings in modern African history. Mozambique's police said on Monday that they had killed the commander of an armed wing of a breakaway faction of the main opposition group Renamo. The government claims that the armed group, called Renamo military junta, is responsible for several attacks and killings of civilians, plundering of property, looting and arson in the central part of the impoverished country in the last few years.Mariano Nyongo, the leader of Renamo military junta, was killed early in the morning in fighting between the Defence and Security Forces (FDS) and the insurgents in Sofala province, General Commander of Police Bernardino Rafael said. The attacks by the splinter group have hobbled a peace treaty and disarmament process initiated after President Filipe Nyusi of the ruling party Frelimo signed a ceasefire with Renamo in 2019. The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been holding a series of meetings with top US government officials and business leaders. As part of the bank's effort to attract increased US investments in Africa. In part two of Peter Clottey’s interview Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, spoke about President Joe Biden's Africa agenda; Chinese business and investment activity in Africa; and Africa’s position ahead of November’s global climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Experts call is a milestone in the fight against Malaria. For some, the RTS,S vaccine approved by the World Health Organization is a step in the right direction, but more remains to be done to save lives. WHO says every two minutes a child dies of malaria, and about 400,000 people lose their lives each year due to the mosquito-borne disease. Most of the victims are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. Mosquirix, made by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, is 30% effective in preventing Malaria, and requires four doses. For more perspectives, Africa 54 health correcpondent Linord Moudou spoke with Dr. Akpaka Kalu, Regional Adviser for Tropical diseases with the World Health Organization African Region. He discusses the RTS,S vaccine significance in malaria-control on the continent. Ten years ago, Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 56. Jobs played a huge role in making Apple one of the most successful companies in the world. But what does Apple’s future look like

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