By Maina wa Njuguna Is it time to start deconstructing the Scramble for Africa legacy that was designed to plunder resources, abuse human capital and the destruction of the African cultures for the sole benefits of the colonial imperialists? The partitioning of the continent was haphazard and unbridled. Africa’s development has definitely been hampered by […]
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By Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI â The United Nations says it has opened a service to help displaced residents and physically challenged individuals find more secure living arrangements. In a news release, the UN agency announced that it is now offering relocation services to more than 10,000 people living in areas plagued by violence. Around […]
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By Ian Kisoti FIFA (FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Football Association) has rejected an appeal from South Africa in Relation to their world cup qualifying match against Ghana on 14th November in Cape Coast, terming it as inadmissible. The world football governing bodyâs disciplinary committee on Friday ruled that the appeal did not meet the basic requirements […]
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By Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA – To reduce the fear of discrimination among people living with HIV who seek medication, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) opened its pharmacy yesterday. It is named Life’s Work Pharmacy and is located at the organization’s Kingston office. It will also provide other medications. âThe pharmacy offers a full […]
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By Avellon Williams PARIS, FRANCE – France has warned the United Kingdom that they are responsible for solving the crisis of thousands of migrants seeking entry to England from France through small boats by making it harder for people to find illegal work and by providing a âpathway to legal immigrationâ. French PM Jean Castex […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Twitter has said it has shut down about 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, among them Uganda, China and Russia. In a statement, Twitter said that the bigger percentage of accounts were part of a network that “amplified Chinese Communist Party narratives related to the treatment of the Uyghur […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a span of just two years, 89 Kenyans -with more than half of them being female domestic workers – have died in Saudi Arabia , the Kenyan foreign ministry says. One of the victims, Alice Awor Tindo had only been working in Saudi Arabia for three months when friends and relatives back […]
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Ian Kisoti Christiano Ronaldo scored twice, capping his 800th career goal as Manchester United came from behind to triumph over Arsenal in a hotly contested match after. Machester Unitedâs interim manager Ralf Rangnick followed from the stands with caretaker manager Michael Carrick on the bench. Arsenal took an early controversial lead in the 13th minute […]
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GEORGETOWN, GUYANA â The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has distanced Guyana from the discovery of an estimated 1100 lbs of cocaine found in Rotterdam a week ago inside a shipping container containing El Dorado Rum from the Caribbean country. CANU said in a statement that the container had shown no signs of tampering in Guyana. The CANU […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A recent study has revealed that the current food crisis in Madagascar has been caused mostly by other factors apart from global warming. The new revelation contradicts a separate recent report by the UN that blamed the crisis on climate change. The report, put together by a group of multinational scientists and published […]
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