Renson Mwakandana In an address on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, US Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized her optimism for the African continent she is visiting and advocated for further investments in innovation. After a conference with African leaders sponsored by the US President Joe Biden in Washington in December to counterbalance the expanding influence of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The UN has called on Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, to halt an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that has harsh penalties for some homosexual offences, among them death and life imprisonment. “The passing of this discriminatory bill – probably among the worst of its kind in the world – is a deeply troubling development,” said the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Monday, an armed group invaded a mega property owned by the family of ex-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in the capital, Nairobi. The protesters, loudly chanting Mau Mau slogans, could be heard saying that they too are Kenyans and deserve to own land just like the Kenyatta family. When local reporters arrived at the scene, scores […]
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Maina wa Njuguna Africa as the second largest continent after Asia is endowed with wealth and diverse resources that the world 🌎 cannot seem to do without. Africa’s coastline is 26,000 kilometre-long (16,156 mile-long). The African continent at about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth’s land […]
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Maina wa Njuguna I have always been somewhat suspect as to why the West seems so eager to see Africa’s population curtailed. Among all the challenges the continent faces, the one thing consistent is donor aid on contraceptives. An economic argument could be made that an exploding population is an expansion of a converted production […]
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Maina wa Njuguna The highest US 🇺🇸 official to visit Africa will be the US Vice President Kamala Harris accompanied by her husband, Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, as she readys herself for a week long trip to Ghana 🇬🇭, Tanzania 🇹🇿,and Zambia 🇿🇲. VP Harris visit to Ghana includes a tour to Cape Coast Slave Castle […]
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By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 will host the inaugural much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final phase at King Zwelithini Stadium, CAF announced this week. The soccer spectacle will take place at Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium from 05-08 April 2023. According to CAF, the first year of the Programme, a historic and first […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In the coming months, the South African government could face a landmark decision: whether or not to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin. South Africa’s predicament started last week when the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin over allegations he conducted the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta One in five people in drought-stricken East Africa – a total of 33.5 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – do not have enough safe drinking water. Failed rain is predicted to persist for a sixth consecutive season by May, making this the longest drought on record. In some areas in Ethiopia, […]
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Avellon Williams UNITED KINGDOM- There will be a five-week strike at the Passport Office across the UK next month, so anyone with a new document may experience delays. A total of over 1,000 members of the Public Commercial Services (PCS) union in Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough, and Southport will strike from April 3 to May 5, […]
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