Faith Nyasuguta Women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations say. In recent months, Angola has deported thousands of workers, according to UN figures, echoing previous purges over the […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Nearly half of Haiti’s population needs humanitarian assistance this year due to gang violence, hunger, and cholera. The United Nations and its partners are seeking $720 million to provide lifesaving assistance. Haiti’s appeal for funds this year is more than double the amount requested in 2022, underscoring the scale, severity, and urgency of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Bernard Arnault is now the wealthiest man on earth. The fashion industry executive from France with a net worth of $211 billion, has surpassed the Tesla founder and CEO of Twitter to become the richest person on Forbes’ 2023 billionaires list. According to Forbes, the CEO of LVMH, who is 74 years old and […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigeria’s ‘president-elect’, Bola Tinubu, will be sworn in on May 29 despite numerous court cases challenging his victory, Lai Mohammed, the information and culture minister, has said. According to Mohammed, opposition political parties have the right to challenge the outcome of the presidential election in court. AEM had reported that the Independent National […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Clashes between Arab and non-Arab groups in Sudan’s Darfur region have left at least 24 people dead, dozens of homes burned, and thousands displaced, an official said on Wednesday. The latest violence in Sudan’s westernmost region near Chad erupted between members of Arab tribes and the Masalit non-Arab group in the town of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigerian lawmakers have commenced a probe into the sale of stolen 48 million barrels of crude oil to China. “It is quite alarming that illegal deals with China cost Nigeria $2.4 billion revenue loss from the sale of stolen 48 million barrels,” Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila said in Abuja […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Currently, the question on everyone’s lips is: When will the Sudanese ruling junta and civilian groups establish a civilian-led transitional government? The signatories of the deal meant to organise a gradual transfer of power to civilians known as Framework agreement, have missed a key deadline to advance towards a return to democracy. According […]
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Avellon Williams KENYA – A cash squeeze caused by enormous interest payments should not lead to Kenya defaulting on debt repayment, said the president’s chief economic adviser on Monday. In light of Kenya’s debt burden, coupled with a weakening local currency and international market turmoil precipitated by the banking crisis, there is speculation that it may […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Some 63 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia are being held by Tanzanian authorities, with about 40 others said to be on the run. According to the police, about 100 Ethiopian immigrants sneaked into Tanzania via Nairobi and Mombasa on their way to South Africa but the lorry they were travelling in was intercepted following […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Over 15 out of every 100 people in Africa are suffering from infertility, according to data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. The new estimates show limited variation in the prevalence of infertility between regions, indicating that this is a major health challenge globally. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8 percent in […]
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