BELGIAN KING RETURNS MASK TO DR CONGO IN ACT OF RESTITUTION

BELGIAN KING RETURNS MASK TO DR CONGO IN ACT OF RESTITUTION

Renson Mwakandana On his first visit to the former colony, Belgium’s King Philippe returned a traditional mask to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where many people are still upset by Belgium’s unwillingness to apologize for decades of ruthless control. According to some estimates, up to 10 million Congolese died as a result of massacres, malnutrition, […]

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 AU PAYS TRIBUTE TO BURUNDIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN SOMALIA

AU PAYS TRIBUTE TO BURUNDIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN SOMALIA

Renson Mwakandana Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the African Union’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, paid tribute to Burundian troops who died while serving in Somalia during a visit to the Great Lakes area. He lay a wreath of flowers on one of the graves of the AU peace battalion, in the company of former […]

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 ELON MUSK THREATENS TO TURN DOWN TWITTER DEAL

ELON MUSK THREATENS TO TURN DOWN TWITTER DEAL

Renson Mwakandana Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has threatened to back out of his Twitter bid, claiming that the firm violated the merger agreement by withholding vital data on spam and bogus accounts. Musk said he was entitled to his own measurement of fake accounts in a letter to Twitter’s head of legal policy and trust, […]

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 PSYCHOLOGIST RAISES MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN RWANDA USING ART

PSYCHOLOGIST RAISES MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN RWANDA USING ART

Renson Mwakandana Many knew her as a Clinical Psychologist working with Icyizere Psychotherapeutic Center, but didn’t know she is also an artist who paints and crafts beautiful artworks. On June 3, Dr Cindi Cassady kicked off an art exhibition titled “Living with Hope” which features 38 of her artworks. According to Cassady, some of the artworks […]

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 APPLE’S GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2022: EXPECTED UPDATES AND MORE

APPLE’S GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2022: EXPECTED UPDATES AND MORE

Renson Mwakandana WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference kicks off today, June 6. The week-long event will begin with a keynote on Monday which will include announcements on new software features across Apple’s many platforms. There will be a significant in-person crowd for Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) for the first time since before the COVID-19 outbreak began. Throughout the week, […]

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 TANZANIAN MEN CAUTIONED AGAINST USING BREAST MILK TO TREAT HANGOVERS

TANZANIAN MEN CAUTIONED AGAINST USING BREAST MILK TO TREAT HANGOVERS

Renson Mwakandana A Tanzanian lawmaker has accused men of suckling milk intended for babies. Men competing for breast milk with babies, according to a cross-section of MPs, is a form of abuse because it deprives the children of much-needed nutrients, leading to malnutrition. In her submission to Parliament, Jacqueline Msongozi is heard in an undated […]

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 TWITTER FINED $150 MILLION IN THE U.S FOR SELLING USER DATA

TWITTER FINED $150 MILLION IN THE U.S FOR SELLING USER DATA

Renson Mwakandana After law enforcement officials accused Twitter of illegally utilizing users’ data to help sell targeted adverts, the company has been fined $150 million (£119 million) in the United States.  According to court records, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice claim that Twitter broke a contract with regulators. Twitter has […]

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