Saturday, May 18th
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A Zimbabwean man in the UK raped for at least two years and fathered a child with his 14 year old daughter.
Before coming to the UK the man lived with his polygamous family in Botswana. His first wife with whom he has two daughters, remained in Botswana when the daughters joined him in the UK with his second wife.
Harmful cultural practices continue to be swept under the carpet in the UK and perpetrators use some sophisticated strategies to conceal violations of girls’ rights.
A recent case of a father from Johane Masowe WeChishanu Church based in Luton who raped his daughter for a period of over two years to get rich from extracting blood of a virgin daughter shows one of the most dangerous myths which have devastated many girls’ lives.
Africa Oye's 20th Anniversary festival kicks off tomorrow at Sefton Park, Liverpool.
Everything is set for what promises to be a fantastic weekend celebrating the best of African music and culture.
AFRUCA (Africans United Against Child Abuse) charity has produced a new manual on child protection for African parents in the UK.
"Manual on Child Protection for African Parents in the UK" is a step by step guide meant to support parents in improving their knowledge and skills of child protection and child safeguarding.
For the first time, an African has been elected Deputy Mayor of North London’s borough of Harrow.
The new Deputy Mayor is Ghanaian-born Cllr Nana Asante who has been a councillor since 2002.
