Monday, December 18, 2017

15 killed and 53 injured

UN peacekeeper who were staying in Democratic Republic of Congo, 15 were killed while 53 others were injured. The Democratic forces were the ones who attacked the UN peacekeepers. The Other UN peacekeepers are making it their mission to capture those who were responsible for the Peacekeepers deaths. The incident took place in North Kivu, and it seemed to have lasted for three hours. This attack has been called the worst attack in " recent history". They are searching very hard for the people who caused this pain and suffering. The are actually giving those who know anything or any one who killed and injured  the UN peacekeepers a rewards if they were to speak up.  Anonymous person said "I condemn this attack unequivocally," he said. "These deliberate attacks against UN peacekeepers are unacceptable and constitute a war crime. I call on the DRC authorities to investigate this incident and swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice. There must be no impunity for such assaults, here or anywhere else." 


Article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/africa/africa-un-peacekeepers-killed/index.html

Sex trafficking in Africa

Sandra ( not her real name ) was a prostitute once. Because she was in a lot of debt, she had to pay back her trafficker. Her trafficker helped her cross over from Nigeria. She talks about her experiences, and how her clients treated her. One horrific time, that she talks about is when she was pushed out of a two story house for not wanting to engage in their activities. They wold even try to kill her is she resisted, and lot of the times there would be more than ten men at a time. The reason why many women are trafficked into Europe for prostitution is because, there is a lot of women left on the streets due to poverty. The poverty is so bad that the women are willing to do anything just to make it. Sandra says her trafficker " took my pants, my bra, the hair from my head, the armpit, and my private parts. A " pastor" convinced her that if she traveled to Europe, that all of hr problems of poverty would be solved, but for Sandra she was tricked .  She and other girls were eventually rescued and sent back home.

Article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/africa/nigeria-benin-city-sex-trafficking/index.html