2019-03-15 09:39
People living in one of Mozambique's largest cities have been cut off by a huge storm.Cyclone Idai, which is carrying heavy rains and winds of up to 170 km/h (106 mph), made landfall at the… Read More
Blog Directory > Blogging Blogs > Peace Index blogging Blog >
Peace Index Blog
peaceindex.blogspot.com
Tags:
gene
family members
hunger strike
storm
health
kenya
airline
household kits accompanied
alleged assault
scientists edge closer
promoting global peace
2019-03-14 14:29
The World Health Organization (WHO) has increased efforts to address challenges in combating the deadly Ebola viral disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The world health bod… Read More
2019-03-14 14:24
Macron seals deals worth $2.26 billion in KenyaFrench president Emmanuel Macron, who was travelling with a business delegation in Kenya, witnessed the signing of infrastructure contracts wor… Read More
2019-03-14 13:45
The ex-fighters had responded to peace overtures by Prime Minister Abiy AhmedFormer fighters of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in Ethiopia have gone on a hunger strike at a military camp w… Read More
2019-03-14 13:22
Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash.The US plane-maker said it would… Read More
2019-03-14 12:53
Rescuers were working frantically to free those trapped under the rubbleAt least 10 people have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Ni… Read More
2019-03-14 12:46
In our series of letters from African writers, Kenyan journalist Waihiga Mwaura asks whether Kenyans have lost hope of tackling the scourge of corruption in the country.Shocking revelations… Read More
2019-03-14 12:42
Samora Mangesi tweeted pictures of the injuries he sustained in the alleged assaultA black South African TV and radio presenter has said he was the victim of a racially motivated attack afte… Read More
2019-03-13 09:49
Peace Index and Global Security.: Scientists edge closer to 'cure' for sickle cell: Scientists in the U.S. have unveiled results of a small clinical trial that could mean an effective… Read More
2019-03-13 09:37
Scientists in the U.S. have unveiled results of a small clinical trial that could mean an effective “cure” for sickle cell anemia, the painful and debilitating disease that… Read More
2019-03-13 09:34
Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo took to social media on Wednesday to send birthday greetings to his wife, and first lady of the country.‘‘Happy birthday to my beautiful… Read More
2019-03-13 09:30
Thousands protested across Algeria on Tuesday, demanding immediate political changes a day after ailing President Abelaziz Bouteflika abandoned his bid for a fifth term in power but stopped… Read More
2019-03-13 09:21
International rights group, Human Rights Watch, HRW; says it is worried at the lack of action on fundamental human rights by Eritrea.A March 11, 2019 statement called on the government… Read More
2019-03-13 09:15
Leadership of international rights group, the International Federation for Human Rights, FIDH, on Tuesday (March 12) met with Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, president Tshiseked… Read More
2019-03-13 09:13
Nigeria’s ruling party took a close lead in elections for powerful state governors on Tuesday, although the final results hang in the balance as six contests were declared inconclusive… Read More
2019-03-13 08:58
This week in Business, Amelia Martha Nakitimbo looks at the effect of the same plane crash on two brands. Ethiopian Airlines has enjoyed remarkable endorsement and expression of trust in the… Read More
2019-03-13 08:30
A UN investigation says violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year may amount to crimes against humanity.It says at least 500 people were killed, including families burnt alive i… Read More
2019-03-12 10:49
When an African leader visits the other, it is a time roll out the best in terms of hospitality – cars, red carpets, chauffeur driven flashy cars, the salutes etc.But for some politica… Read More
2019-03-12 09:03
Borno State, the birth place of Boko Haram crisis in northeast Nigeria has a new governor following gubernatorial polls held on March 9, 2019.Governor-elect Babagana Umara Zulum also made hi… Read More
2019-03-12 08:59
Ahmed Khalid pictured with his father at Nairobi AirportA Greek man says he missed the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Addis Ababa after arriving two minutes late at the boarding ga… Read More
2019-03-11 19:53
March 11: Activists announce civil disobedienceThe main protest organizer in Sudan, SPA, has called a civil disobedience slated for Wednesday March 13. It is the second time such a meas… Read More
2019-03-11 19:45
Over in Sudan, there is an uprising that keeps rising, calling for the president in charge for 30-years to quit. It has been pitted as a battle between the ordinary Sudanese and the regime o… Read More
2019-03-11 19:41
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (r) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame (l) used to be close alliesImage A diplomatic row between Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan coun… Read More
2019-03-11 19:36
Denis Omondi's daughter AnnA British soldier has won his fight to get his teenage daughter a UK visa so she can leave Kenya and live with him and his family in Scotland.L/Cpl Denis Omondi, w… Read More
2019-03-11 19:32
In Nigeria, ballots are still being counted following Saturday's elections in 29 of the 36 states.The was seen as another popularity contest between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC… Read More
2019-03-11 19:31
Lawyers for the former rebel leader and Vice-President of DR Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last year, are seeking nearly… Read More
2019-03-11 19:26
Investigators have found the flight data recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday.The devices recovered at the crash site were the Boeing 737 Max 8's cockpit voice r… Read More
2019-03-11 19:12
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has postponed the 18 April presidential elections and said he will not seek a fifth term in office.President Bouteflika's candidacy had provoked mass… Read More
2019-03-09 16:27
Algerians protesting against the rule of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have staged huge demonstrations in the capital, Algiers, and other cities.Riot police fired tear gas to prevent protes… Read More
2019-03-09 16:14
Police said they found evidence of "witchcraft" in the woman's home, including limes stuffed with written cursesA 37-year-old mother has been jailed after becoming the first person in the UK… Read More
2019-03-09 16:09
The normally busy border crossing has been mostly deserted following the feudA diplomatic feud between Rwanda and Uganda has stopped most cross-border movements between the two countries, a… Read More
2019-03-09 16:01
The governor race in the largest city of Lagos is among those highly contestedNigerians are heading to the polls to elect state and local representatives, two weeks after the presidential po… Read More
2019-03-09 15:51
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who has been facing a massive protest movement demanding his resignation for more than two months, ordered on Friday the release of all women detained for… Read More
2019-03-09 15:20
The party of Congo’s former president Joseph Kabila will choose the prime minister and negotiate over cabinet appointments under a power-sharing deal with his successor Felix Tshiseked… Read More
2019-03-09 15:17
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni on Friday said his country was ready to defeat any aggression as tensions with neighboring Rwanda rose.Museveni who was speaking at celebrations to m… Read More
2019-03-09 14:57
Libyan eastern forces have signaled a move to take control of the capital Tripoli. The forces have swept through the South and taken control of the remaining oilfields in recent weeks.Wester… Read More
2019-03-09 14:53
Armed Mai Mai militiamen attacked an Ebola treatment centre at the heart of an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Saturday, killing a policeman before being repelled by security for… Read More
2019-03-05 14:35
This year began with a new ban in Tanzania - all public hospitals were forbidden from televising entertainment programmes and told to show only health-related content.Since President John Po… Read More
2019-03-05 14:31
Charles Sirleaf (centre) will be held in prison pending his trialThe son of Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been charged with economic sabotage in connection with the unlawf… Read More
2019-03-05 14:26
Trump brands Ilhan Omar's comments as 'dark day for Israel'US President Donald Trump has called Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan Omar's comments on US-Israel relations as "a dark day for… Read More
2019-03-04 20:57
Kiara Mia is more recognisable in the Bay Area these daysKIARA Mia was introduced to a whole new fan base following her infamous dinner date with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garopp… Read More
2019-03-04 20:52
Michael Spavor (L) and Michael Kovrig have been held since DecemberChina has accused two Canadians of spying, as tensions between the nations grow over the possible extradition of a Huawei e… Read More
2019-03-04 20:45
Pius XII was Pope from 1939 to 1958Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during World War Two.Pius, who was Pope from 1939 to 19… Read More
2019-03-04 20:41
Global conservation charity WWF has been accused of funding and working with anti-poaching guards who allegedly tortured and killed people in national parks in Asia and Africa.It says it is… Read More
2019-03-04 20:38
Juan Guaidó told supporters that the government's "chain of command" was brokenVenezuela's self-declared interim leader Juan Guaidó has arrived back in the capital, Caracas, to… Read More
2019-03-04 20:23
Porn star turned sports presenter Mia Khalifa claims getting hit in the boob by an 80mph hockey puck "saved my life" after undergoing surgery.Stunning Mia is recovering with her boyfriend in… Read More
2019-03-04 20:15
Albinism affects around one in every 1,400 Tanzanians, far higher than averagePolice in Tanzania have arrested 65 "witchdoctors", or traditional healers, in connection with the ritual killin… Read More
2018-12-09 12:40
It is a step closer in the treatment of pediatric cancer in Republic of the Congo.The Adolph Cissé General hospital in Pointe-Noire has a pediatric oncology unit, a first in a country… Read More
2018-12-09 12:38
Crude oil production will be cut by 1.2 million barrels per day from January 2019 for an initial period of six months.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPE… Read More
2018-12-09 12:34
Miss Uganda, Quiin Abenakyo was crowned Miss World Africa at the Miss World 2018 finals in Sanya city, China.The world’s oldest running international beauty pageant, Miss World brings… Read More
2018-12-09 12:29
Protest leader-turned PM Nikol Pashinyan spearheaded Armenia's "Velvet Revolution"Armenians are voting in an early parliamentary election on Sunday, a key test for the man behind the peacefu… Read More
2018-12-09 12:25
Efforts to find compromise language failed and the text was droppedAttempts to incorporate a key scientific study into global climate talks in Poland have failed.The IPCC report on the impac… Read More
2018-12-09 12:21
Low and middle income countries have the worst rates of road traffic deaths , the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.The global health body said this is inspite of these countries havi… Read More
2018-12-09 12:18
Finding a grave for the eternal rest of a human being is not always easy in South Africa.The country’s cemeteries are scarce and so gravediggers have no choice but to sometimes bury th… Read More
2018-12-09 12:16
The Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege who won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize in October has dedicated his award to women all over the world harmed by conflicts.Mukwege is being celebrated for… Read More
2018-12-09 12:13
The Catholic Church in Algeria has organized a beatification ceremony in the coastal city of Oran for seven monks and twelve clergy who were killed during the civil war in 1996.It’s a… Read More
2018-12-09 12:10
Controversy over Belgium’s Africa Museum. The museum was modernized from an exhibition of pro-colonial propaganda to one which is critical of Belgium’s imperialist past.Full of a… Read More
2018-12-09 12:04
Police in New Zealand investigating the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane have found a body on the outskirts of Auckland.Det Insp Scott Beard said the body was "believed to be Grace… Read More
2018-12-09 11:53
Self-declared spiritual healer Joao Texeira de Faria denies abusing women who came to him as patientsA dozen women have come forward in Brazil to accuse a prominent self-styled spiritual hea… Read More
2018-12-09 11:50
Some reports suggest Mr Kelly's relationship with Mr Trump has deterioratedPresident Donald Trump has announced that his chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by the end of the year.T… Read More
2018-12-09 11:45
Princess Masako, pictured with Prince Naruhito and their pet dog, said: "I will strive to do my very best"Japan's Crown Princess Masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress in Ap… Read More
2018-12-09 11:39
Jack Dorsey said he had travelled to Myanmar for a meditation retreat last monthTwitter's chief executive has been criticised for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination despite widesprea… Read More
2018-12-09 11:33
Many more people were detained on 8 December than during the previous weekendsFrench Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to "restore national unity" after violence broke out dur… Read More
2018-12-05 19:41
Rubie Marie was raped almost daily by her husband in Bangladesh after being forced to marry him at the age of 15In 2018, the forced marriage unit - a joint effort between the Foreign and Com… Read More
2018-12-05 19:20
Liviu wants to end what he calls "generation screen"Biohackers want to make their bodies and brains function better by "hacking" their biology. The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme meets… Read More
2018-12-05 19:02
Bella the family dog has been praised for alerting Ms Jackson and her family to the fireA family's home has been damaged by a blaze which started when their Christmas tree that was decorated… Read More
2018-12-05 18:57
Chinese scientists has discovered a spider species that feeds their babies with milk as mammals, this marks the first time humans discovered invertebrates breastfeeding and nursing theirs of… Read More
2018-12-05 18:55
Young women are more likely than young men to have feelings of loneliness, according to a study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).About one in 10 young people in the UK often fee… Read More
2018-12-05 18:52
The UK parliament's fake news inquiry has published a cache of seized Facebook documents.The correspondence includes internal emails sent between Mark Zuckerberg and the social network'… Read More
2018-12-05 18:49
Farida Bedwei lives with cerebral palsy but her condition has in no way stood between her strides to live life and contribute positively to the world around her and beyond.Farida is a softwa… Read More
2018-12-05 18:41
Prisca Efomi is a young professional model living with disability in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Born in Kinshasa, she has become an ambassador for a fashion show for people living with… Read More
2018-12-05 18:37
Theresa May's Brexit backstop plan risks a "stalemate" and "protracted rounds of negotiations" with the EU, the full legal advice on her deal says.Newly published documents show th… Read More
2018-12-05 18:33
Uber Technologies Inc has launched a bus-booking service in Cairo,Egypt the company’s chief executive said on his first visit to the country as the company aims to tap a sprawling low… Read More
2018-12-05 18:01
Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says he will be unveiling new measures in the fight against corruption in less than a week.The president in tweets posted on Tuesday pledged to defea… Read More
2018-12-05 17:46
Nigeria's unemployment numbers jumped by nearly 30 percent this year to 16 million, according to a November report by the National Bureau of Statistics. Another two million are expected to b… Read More
2018-12-05 17:43
Fitting nicely with a recent report that Africans are exposed to more fake news than the average Western media consumer, the Nigerian president recently had to address allegations that he wa… Read More
2018-12-05 17:39
Lawmakers in Sudan have backed a constitutional amendment that would extend term limits, paving way for president Omar Bashir to seek re-election in 2020.Unless the constitution is changed… Read More
2018-12-05 17:36
Investigators says Amina Mohammed conned a businessman out of $414,000A woman who used various false identities to gain access to Nigeria's presidential complex to allegedly run business sca… Read More
2018-12-05 17:32
Security has improved in Mogadishu although al-Shabab remains a threatThe US has established its first diplomatic presence in Somalia for nearly 30 years.The state department said the "histo… Read More
2018-12-05 17:32
Ahead of the high profile hearing of a corruption case against Kenya’s deputy chief justice on Thursday, the government has hired a foreign attorney to prosecute high-profile state cor… Read More
2018-12-05 17:31
The battle for land reform in South Africa rages on as the ruling Africa National Congress (ANC), working with the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), won parliamentary approval of t… Read More
2018-06-19 20:21
Superhero movie “Black Panther’ made a killing at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Saturday (June 16) in an awards show shown on television on Monday (June 18) that als… Read More
2018-06-19 20:16
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is seen here with Mehbooba Mufti in 2016The chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, has resigned after the ruling… Read More
2018-06-19 20:13
Nearly 550 guns were seized during the two day search of the homeThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have found more than 500 guns inside the home of a convicted felon after a tipoff… Read More
2018-06-19 20:08
The rapper's latest album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chartUS rapper XXXTentacion, who quickly rose to fame with two consecutive hit albums, has been killed aged 20.He was leavin… Read More
2018-06-19 20:06
Ethiopia appointed a new central bank governor on Monday, state-affiliated media said, in a move that follows major economic reforms.Yinager Dessie previously served as head of the National… Read More
2018-06-19 19:55
Stock markets have fallen around the world in the wake of President Trump's latest tariffs threat to China.The Dow Jones was down more than 300 points, or 1.6%, at the open after Asian… Read More
2018-06-19 19:51
US ambassador Nikki Haley warned last year the US was thinking of pulling outThe US is set to pull out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, unnamed UN officials say.The US UN envoy Ni… Read More
2018-06-19 19:40
Nigerian authorities has denied that the country is training militants from Iraq and Syria, who are allegedly entering the UK to commit acts of terror.The Nigerian government intensified str… Read More
2018-06-19 19:35
The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said governments in many rich countries have adopted a “despicable” rhetoric on migration, as many ignore their… Read More
2018-06-19 19:31
By all means Mauritius is trying to attract investors.Mauritius is offering foreigners the chance to obtain Mauritian citizenship in exchange for a non-refundable contribution of $1m to the… Read More
2018-06-19 19:30
South Sudan President Salva Kiir will meet his rival and former vice president Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as part of talks to negotiate an end to a civil war that broke out in… Read More
2018-06-19 19:27
Authorities in Nigeria is to shut down the land border between Nigeria and an unnamed neigbouring country in a few days time to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country.“Poison… Read More
2018-06-19 18:46
We live in a world that is engrossed with de-motivating and emotional destabilizing factors. The list of these factors is endless. We are by no means exceptions to these chronic factors. How… Read More
2018-06-17 20:53
Somalia and Ethiopia announced they were jointly investing in four seaports to attract foreign investment to their two countries, the latest move in a tussle for access to ports along one of… Read More
2018-06-17 18:27
On 9th July, this Melbourne car park will be full of naked peopleAustralian supermarket chain Woolworths says US artist Spencer Tunick can use a car park on top of one of its Melbourne store… Read More
2018-06-17 18:21
Jane Wakefield took on the London traffic with a ride through the capital on a Gazelle e-bike.Cities around the world are turning to the bicycle to help solve congestion and pollution issues… Read More
2018-06-17 18:14
Firefighters were called in to extinguish the fireA Tesla car driven by British TV director Michael Morris burst into flames in Los Angeles, his US actress wife has said.Mary McCormack tweet… Read More
2018-06-17 18:10
Prince Norodom Ranariddh and his wife Ouk Phalla were due to meet political supportersA Cambodian prince and former prime minister has been injured and his wife killed in a head-on car colli… Read More
2018-06-17 18:07
Gustavo Petro (L) trailed Ivan Duque in the first round of votingPolls have opened in Colombia as voters decide which of two men will be their next president.They have a stark choice between… Read More
Subscribe to Peace Index
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!