Kenya and Morocco announce wage increases

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has used Labour day to announce a 12% rise in the national minimum wage. Meanwhile Morocco plans to increase civil servants’ pay by 16%, and raise pay for other workers by 10%.

The family of Paul Rusesabagina, currently serving 25 years in prison in Rwanda for terrorism charges, has filed a $400m lawsuit in the US over his alleged abduction and torture.

And in a report from the Poland/Ukraine border, we hear about the racism faced by Africans as they tried to escape the war in Ukraine.

Photo: Two Kenyans count out cash. Credit: Getty Images.