Betting the family home on sausages in Rwanda

Betting the family home on sausages in Rwanda

Herve Tuyishime started his own business with a simple ambition: to build a better life for himself and his family. A few years later, that same ambition cost them their home. He had launched Paniel Meat Processing (PMP), a pork sausage venture based in Rwanda, with a bank loan. However, Tuyishime entered the industry with…

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Father of sailor aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family says

Father of sailor aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family says

The immigrant father of a sailor on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln was detained Saturday by immigration officials, family members said. Luis Manuel Aviles, originally from Nicaragua, was detained shortly after 11 a.m. ET in Key West, Florida, where he lives, stepdaughter Katty Delgado told NBC News on Saturday evening. She said that Aviles…

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African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash

African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash

Nairobi — Campaigners say anti-rights movements are increasingly using family law to challenge women’s rights to inheritance, property, divorce and child custody. Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Africa. While the past decade has brought important legal advances in…

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