BRITAIN’S KING CHARLES VISIT TO KENYA: SPOTLIGHT ON THE LEGACY OF COLONIALISM

BRITAIN’S KING CHARLES VISIT TO KENYA: SPOTLIGHT ON THE LEGACY OF COLONIALISM

Faith Nyasuguta In Kenya, Britain’s complicated colonial legacy took center stage as King Charles embarked on a four-day state visit, during which he expressed readiness to acknowledge the “painful aspects” of the two nations’ intertwined history. This visit coincided with increasing demands from local leaders for reparations and a deeper reckoning with the past. Accompanied […]

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 KENYA TO ELIMINATE VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AFRICAN NATIONALS 

KENYA TO ELIMINATE VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AFRICAN NATIONALS 

Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s President, William Ruto, announced a significant step towards enhancing continental unity and economic growth by abolishing visa requirements for African nationals visiting Kenya.  This move, scheduled to take effect next year, aims to facilitate easier trade and travel within the African continent. For years, visa requirements, along with high airfares, have acted […]

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 PRESSURE MOUNTS ON UGANDA’S MUSEVENI TO REPEAL ANTI-GAY LAW

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON UGANDA’S MUSEVENI TO REPEAL ANTI-GAY LAW

Faith Nyasuguta Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law is facing increasing international scrutiny, especially from development partners like the United States, with  pressure piling on President Yoweri Museveni to reverse it. Over the weekend, the US issued its second advisory in four months, cautioning its citizens to exercise care while in Uganda, when traveling to the country, or […]

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 UK’S TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK INDIVIDUALS IN 2024

UK’S TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK INDIVIDUALS IN 2024

Faith Nyasuguta  Edward Enninful (pictured above), the outgoing editor-in-chief of British Vogue, has achieved the remarkable distinction of being named the UK’s most influential Black person.  This recognition is part of the Powerlist, an annual celebration of individuals of African, African Caribbean, and African American heritage who have demonstrated their ability to make a positive […]

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 SADIO MANE BUYS FRENCH FOURTH-TIER CLUB BOURGES FOOT 18

SADIO MANE BUYS FRENCH FOURTH-TIER CLUB BOURGES FOOT 18

Faith Nyasuguta Sadio Mane has bought the French club Bourges Foot 18, a fourth-tier football team. Sadio Mane, the Senegalese football star, departed Europe in the summer to join Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr. He has long expressed his interest in purchasing a football club and his close relationship with Bourges Foot 18’s president, Cheikh […]

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 UN REPORTS A HISTORIC 114 MILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY DISPLACED

UN REPORTS A HISTORIC 114 MILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY DISPLACED

Faith Nyasuguta  The total number of people displaced from their homes on earth is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, a record figure, the United Nations said Wednesday. During the initial half of 2023, the primary factors contributing to displacement included ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Furthermore, Afghanistan […]

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 AUSTRALIA REJECTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM TO RECOGNISE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

AUSTRALIA REJECTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM TO RECOGNISE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Wayne Lumbasi Australia’s efforts to achieve reconciliation with its First Peoples were severely hampered when the country firmly rejected a proposal to include recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution. The first referendum in nearly 25 years, on whether to change the constitution to recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people through the establishment of […]

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