Daily News on Issues Affecting Africa for June 10th

Continue reading for a summary of recent news stories relating to some of the most pressing issues on the continent. We draw on a wide range of respected news sources, both from Africa itself and around the world. The themes of today's In the News post are: updates on Boko Haram, the ICC's trial of Bosco Ntaganda, the plight of African refugees in Europe, and rising African cities.

Boko Haram abducts 20 Fulani women, 3 men near Chibok

At least 20 women and girls were reported missing on Thursday at a nomadic settlement, Garkin Fulani, near Chibok town, Borno State, after gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram staged a midday abduction. According to security personnel and residents, the gunmen also kidnapped three young Fulani men and drove off with their victims at gunpoint to an unknown destination.

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Ranked: African cities with the top potential for inclusive growth

Accra (Ghana), Casablanca (Morocco) and Freetown (Sierra Leone) have been ranked as the African cities with populations over 1m that have the highest potential for inclusive growth on the continent, according to the 2014 MasterCard African Cities Growth Index (ACGI). The United Nations estimates that 60% of sub-Saharan Africa's population will be living in cities by 2050.

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ICC to put Congolese 'Terminator' on trial

Prosecutors have presented enough evidence to justify putting on trial a Congolese rebel leader accused of rape, murder and enlisting child soldiers, judges at the International Criminal Court said on Monday. Bosco Ntaganda, widely known as "the Terminator", surrendered to the US embassy in the Rwandan capital Kigali in March and was transferred to the ICC in The Hague.

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African Refugees: The Untouchables of Our Time

Last month, at least 17 people drowned when a boat filled with hundreds of African migrants sank in on its way from Libya to Italy. The week before, at least 36 had died attempting to make the same treacherous journey in similarly overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels. The accounts of African migrants dying in the Mediterranean Sea are horrifying. But perhaps even more shocking is just how commonplace such stories have become.

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We will not let anyone threaten our peace, President Uhuru Kenyatta says

The Government will not allow anyone to threaten the peace and security of Kenyans, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Speaking during the launch of Pamoja Dialogue Initiative at Safari Park hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday, Mr. Kenyatta urged leaders to deal with challenges facing the country instead of hyping them.

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