About this episode

The episode covers a tragic fire at a girls' school in Kenya, the significance of World Hunger Day, and the legacy of Hissène Habré's human rights abuses.

In tonight's edition, 16 students have lost their lives after a fire tore through a boarding school in central Kenya. Also, May 28 is World Hunger Day, and it comes as many farmers and families across the continent are grappling with the fallout from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. And finally, it has been 10 years since Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was found guilty of horrific human rights abuses by a special tribunal in Senegal.

Topics covered

• fire incident
• education
• human rights
• hunger crisis
• political history

Keywords

• Kenya
• fire
• girls' school
• World Hunger Day
• Hissène Habré
• human rights
• Senegal

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kenya, Senegal

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