Nigeria: Rebels Could Face War Crimes Charges for 'Population Cleansing' - UN Rights Office

[UN News]Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today.

Zimbabwe: Election Date Will Only Be Decided After Voter Registration

[SW Radio]The date for an election will only be decided when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission completes its voter registration and inspection exercise, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said.

Africa: Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception

[The Guttmacher Institute]A new study by the Guttmacher Institute finds that within the developing world, the poorest countries are lagging far behind higher-income developing countries in meeting the demand for modern contraception. Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low.

Kenya: Uasin Gishu Reps Snub NCIC Peace Meeting

[The Star]Uasin Gishu county assembly members yesterday boycotted a key meeting of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission which had been called to discuss peace, reconciliation and operations of counties.

Kenya: Ruto Denies ICC Shuttle Diplomacy

[The Star]DEPUTY president William Ruto yesterday clarified that he is on "an official bilateral trip" to four African countries, as the Senate saw heated debate on the issue.