BALENCIAGA APOLOGIZES FOR POSTING CHILD ABUSE CAMPAIGN IMAGES

BALENCIAGA APOLOGIZES FOR POSTING CHILD ABUSE CAMPAIGN IMAGES

Lisa Mugo Luxury Spanish company, Balenciaga, is under attack on social media after posting images sexualizing children in their new holiday campaign. The campaign, which was posted early this week, shows a little girl, holding a teddy bear dressed in bondage gear. In a separate image, they showed a poorly hidden document that contains information on virtual child […]

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 WORLD CUP ORGANIZERS UNDER FIRE OVER RAINBOW SYMBOLS

WORLD CUP ORGANIZERS UNDER FIRE OVER RAINBOW SYMBOLS

Avellon Williams  DOHA, QATAR- A growing number of questions were raised Tuesday about whether the rainbow logo can be displayed at the World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal. In his opening press conference, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said: “I feel gay” and that “everyone is welcome” at the first World Cup held in the Arab […]

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 U.S REQUESTS FOREIGN FORCES TO EXIT TIGRAY

U.S REQUESTS FOREIGN FORCES TO EXIT TIGRAY

Renson Mwakandana The execution of the ceasefire agreement between government forces and Tigray fighters in the north has been discussed in a conversation between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. In a tweet, Mr. Blinken stated that he and the Ethiopian Prime Minister ”discussed the urgent need to implement the […]

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 KENYA BANS ‘BIOPIRACY’ OF ITS COASTAL BAOBAB TREES

KENYA BANS ‘BIOPIRACY’ OF ITS COASTAL BAOBAB TREES

Faith Nyasuguta  Kenya has cancelled a licence given to a foreign company to uproot and export baobab trees from the coastal region amid public outcry. The Georgian company is said to have purchased eight of the giant trees from local farmers. According to environmental experts, the planned export of the trees is “biopiracy”. The authorisation […]

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 TANZANIA: 24 MAASAIS ACCUSED OF KILLING POLICEMAN FREED

TANZANIA: 24 MAASAIS ACCUSED OF KILLING POLICEMAN FREED

Faith Nyasuguta On Tuesday, a Tanzanian court ordered the release of 24 Maasai after prosecutors dropped murder charges against them for the death of a policeman during a protest against a government-protected area project, their lawyer said. The Loliondo Maasai are opposed to Tanzanian authorities, who they accuse of trying to evict them from part […]

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 FRANCE STAGE COMEBACK, BEAT AUSTRALIA 4-1

FRANCE STAGE COMEBACK, BEAT AUSTRALIA 4-1

Wayne Lumbasi France had to come from a goal down to beat Australia in their opening World Cup group stage match. Didier Deschamps’ world champions fell behind early on but rallied back with a superb team performance. On a day that started with Argentina losing to Saudi Arabia, the world champions also had a bit of […]

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