Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The latest attack by gangs on Haiti killed three police officers in an ambush near the capital on Sunday. So far this year, nearly two dozen officers have been killed, according to authorities. In Thomassin, a predominantly upper-class neighbourhood south of Port-au-Prince, a gang known as Ti Makak, also known as “Little Macaques”, was responsible for […]
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Avellon Williams NIGERIA- During Holy Week in Benue state, north-central Nigeria, at least 94 people reportedly died in a series of deadly attacks on Christian communities, an ominous sign of escalating violence blamed on Muslim militias in, Middle Belt region. It was reported that armed men killed a young boy and kidnapped the pastor during a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Musa Hasahya Kasera has so many children that he cannot recall most of their names. The Ugandan villager is struggling to provide for his huge family that he says includes 12 wives, 102 children and 578 grandchildren, and now feels enough is enough. “At first it was a joke… but now this has […]
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Maina wa Njuguna Professor of anthropology Chapurukha Kusimba of the University of South Florida (USF) recently uncovered the first DNA from the Swahili Civilization along the East African coast (from Kenya to Mozambique) dating back to the 7th century, just about the same time Islam was founded. Dr. Kusimba’s quest of 40 years to get […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The offspring of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi living abroad have continued to engage in the genocide ideology, government officials say. Genocide ideology has been described as an aggregate of thoughts characterised by conduct, speeches, documents and other acts aiming at exterminating or inciting others to exterminate people basing on […]
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Faith Nyasuguta It is often claimed that records are set only to be surpassed and subsequently replaced with better ones. For years, the Guinness Book of World Records has acted as an authoritative source for evaluating human records and outstanding accomplishments. Since its debut in 1955, many individuals today actively want to have their names added to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the Philippines despite being rejected by the Catholic church. The real-life crucifixions in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after […]
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Avellon Williams GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA- Klip River, which is suspected to be the source of the cholera outbreak, is believed to be clean and safe by churchgoers taking part in baptism ceremonies. Health officials in Gauteng are appealing to faith-based organisations not to expose their members to cholera by conducting baptisms in unsafe environments. In Gauteng, 11 […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Four-time marathon gold medalist Felix Limo went all out to break the stereotype associated with athletes, that they are all talent and no brains. On Wednesday, April 4, Limo revealed that he hung his running boots after 14 years in the industry and chose to pursue a career in medicine. After silently struggling […]
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Avellon Williams AFRICA- While about 21 million people in East and Central Africa are in need of food aid, the UK Government has cut its aid budget by six percent, £28 million. The cuts were announced by Andrew Mitchell, the UK Minister for Development and Africa, who rejoined the Government last year despite his opposition to merging the […]
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