Kenyan Gang Riot Leaves 24 Dead Clashes between a violent Kenyan street gang and locals have left 24 dead and injured three others, reports CNN. According to police, the fighting began Monday, when residents resisted the gang’s efforts to remove people from the town of Karatina who are from nearby community. Police have arrest 37 people in connection with the violence and have confiscated several weapons. Some accuse the gang Mungiki (which means “multitude” in English), also known as the Kenyan mafia, of being one of the driving forces behind the country’s post-election violence in 2008 that killed thousands. Mungiki gang members have terrified many neighborhoods in the nation, shaking down locals and business owners alike, reports CNN.  People who resist them usually suffer horrific deaths at the hands of the gang.   

Is Guadeloupe At Risk of a Tsunami? The French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is at risk of having a tsunami, according to a scientist from the United Kingdom, reports the BBC. The environmental disaster could be caused by the collapse of a volcano, called Morne aux Diables (Devil’s Peak) in nearby Dominica due to a landslide set off by a large earthquake. As a result, according to geologist Dr. Richard Teeuw, chunks of rock would fall into the sea which would cause the tsunami waves. Residents of the island would hardly have any time to escape to safe ground.  

Mom of Alleged Pirate Seeks Obama’s Help

The mother of an alleged Somali pirate who faces trial in New York wants President Obama’s help in freeing the boy. Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse, 16, was spared last week when three other young men were shot to death by Navy snipers after allegedly hijacking a United States ship. Read more. 

Sudan Leader Dances Despite Warrant Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir didn’t seem to let an arrest warrant recently issued against him for his alleged role in war crimes spoil his mood. Just one day after the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in the Netherlands, issued the warrant al-Bashir could be seen dancing and smiling while he addressed a cheering crowd of his supporters in the streets of Khartoum, reports CNN. In his speech to supporters, al-Bashir condemned the United States, while they chanted “Down, down, USA!” The warrant charges the leader of war crimes, crimes against humanity and accuses him of allowing the killing of Sudanese people in Darfur. But the president and his supporters deny he had anything to do with the genocide and called the ICC a “White man’s tribunal.” And, according to a United Nations spokeswoman, the government kicked up to 10 aid groups out of the nation in retribution. Since the conflict in the Darfur region began in 2003, the United Nation estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 have been displaced.
Protests in Guadeloupe End After about a month and a half of violent demonstrations, protestors in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe have ended their strike. Worker unions on the island signed an agreement with the French government that includes provisions for a $250 monthly pay raise for low wage workers, reports the BBC. The island’s businesses finally reopened Thursday morning, after they were forced to close (along with area schools) due to the strikes, which at times left overturned cars and debris in the city streets.

Tanzanian Teachers Beaten in Front of Their Students Teachers at low-performing school in Tanzania were caned by officers in front of their students.   In all, 19 teachers were beaten after a report blamed the low exam results on teachers either showing up late to work, being absent from work or not teaching the official curriculum. Atrivus Leonard, one of the teachers who were caned, has not been back to work since the incident. “I have not been able to teach since this happened. I feel inferior to the children now,” he told the BBC. The nation’s teachers union is looking to sue District Commissioner Albert Mnali, who ordered the teacher caning. “The caning of our teachers is shameful,” the union chairman told the BBC. “We have informed the police in Bukoba that we will be marching through the town to demand the government takes disciplinary measures against Mr. Mnali. We want him to leave, he is not fit for his job,” he said. The incident happened in the east African nation’s city of Kagera. National education officials are condemning the caning. The country’s deputy Education Minister Mwantumu Bakari Mahiza, called the actions “abnormal” and said that whoever called for the canings “should have their heads examined.”

Rioting Erupts on French Caribbean Isle of Guadeloupe Violent protests on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe have led to dozens of arrests, reports the BBC. The protests, which began last month, are over the nation’s rising cost of living. The island uses the euro and many residents don’t believe their pay is matching up with the skyrocketing prices. Police used tear gas to try to disperse the crowds, protest organizers say, which left many injured. But law enforcement officials say they were forced to respond after getting pelted by stones. Tourism is a major money generator, and the protests have reportedly caused thousands to cancel their vacation on the island.