Faith Nyasuguta Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the nation through a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 has died aged 96, sparking a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw. Jiang succumbed to leukaemia and multiple organ failure in his home city of Shanghai just […]
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Avellon Williams SENEGAL- In Saint-Die-des-Voges, France, Kalidou Koulibaly was born on 20 June 1991 to Senegalese parents. It took his father five years to save up enough money for his mother to be able to go to France after he worked seven days a week in a textile mill in Senegal. Growing up in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, he revealed […]
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Avellon Williams UNITED KINGDOM- It will be hard for Britons to find free-range turkeys and geese this Christmas due to the country’s biggest avian flu outbreak ever, an industry official said. As a general rule, British farmers produce 1.2 million to 1.3 million free-range birds during the festive season, according to Richard Griffiths, chief executive of […]
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Renson Mwakandana In solidarity with those who have been impacted by the continuing drought in some regions of the nation, Kenyan ministers will sacrifice their salaries for a month. According to a statement from the presidency, the cabinet decided that the money raised from each member will go toward governmental actions to help the impacted Kenyans. The […]
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Lisa Mugo Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West, are officially divorced and have settled both child and property related issues in a court document filed on Tuesday, that saw the two avert a court hearing that was set for next month. The parents have agreed to share custody of their four children, North, Saint, Chicago and Saint […]
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Faith Nyasuguta According to scientists, a huge meteorite that fell to Earth contains two minerals never seen before on our planet. Canadian researchers note that the rock was found in rural Somalia two years ago, but locals believe it is much older. They have dubbed the stone Nightfall, and say it is documented in poems, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi England advanced to the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup after defeating Wales 3-0 on Tuesday. After beating Iran and drawing with the United States, the Three Lions entered their final group match on top of the standings with four points, confident that a draw against Wales would be enough to guarantee […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The emergence of female techies in Africa is happening at a meteoric pace. As a fact, the narrative surrounding the tech space in Africa is that men largely dominate the industry. However, this is hardly the case, as male dominance in Africa’s tech ecosystem is rapidly dwindling. Annually, more and more women achieve […]
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Avellon Williams GHANA- Lawrence Ati-Zigi was born in Accra, Ghana, on 29 November 1996 to Murali (father) and Shobha (mother). Zigi’s father died from a serious illness when he was 12 years old. He grew up with his mother, grandmother, and two sisters. “I started playing football at the age of six as an outfield player. I was not […]
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Avellon Williams SOMALIA- On Monday, Somali security forces ended an hours-long siege by Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents who stormed a prominent hotel in the capital Mogadishu, killing eight civilians. In a hail of bullets and explosions, Al-Shabaab militants attacked the Villa Rose, a popular hotel among politicians and government officials, on Sunday at around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT). […]
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