Faith Nyasuguta US president Joe Biden has condemned Uganda’s anti-gay law, calling for its immediate repeal and the possibility of implementing sanctions. “The enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is a tragic violation of universal human rights — one that is not worthy of the Ugandan people, and one that jeopardizes the prospects of critical economic […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Monday, Chelsea hired Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager as the Argentine accepted the daunting task of reviving the troubled Premier League club. Pochettino gave a nod to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year and will return to the Premier League four years after being sacked by Chelsea’s […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigerian president elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn into office. The 71 year-old took the oath of office on Monday, May 29 in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, in an inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders and dignitaries. This comes during a period of unprecedented challenges for Africa’s most populous country, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced the resumption of the annual salary rise for public service employees, a move lauded by many. Her statement comes seven years after the late John Magufuli abandoned the system of annual pay increases in 2016. Without making the raise known to the public, she assured the employees […]
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Faith Nyasuguta One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a man suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations said Thursday. Fulgence Kayishema, according to the International Residual Mechanism for […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tina Turner, the trailblazing Black rocker whose powerful voice and imposing stage presence thrilled global audiences for decades, died Wednesday at the age of 83. Tributes poured in from around the world, with some of music’s biggest names lamenting the loss of a singular and instantly recognizable performer, whose popularity spanned generations. Rolling […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new report has revealed that a whopping 90% of used clothes and textile waste from European nations have been making its way to Africa and Asia via exports. Exposed by the European Environment Agency (EEA), this concerning trend emphasizes the alarming impact of textile waste on the environment and climate change, ranking […]
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Faith Nyasuguta It has been reported that Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century. A claimed descendant of the biblical King Solomon, Prince Alemayehu, was taken to England – some say “stolen” – after British soldiers […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Eritrea has been named second among the nations with the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world. This is according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index, which notes a “worsening” situation globally since its last survey five years earlier. The report which was published on Wednesday disclosed that an estimated 50 million […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tech giant Google has announced the expansion of its Flood Hub platform to cover 80 countries worldwide, including the addition of 8 new countries in Africa. To date, 23 African countries are on the Flood Hub. This expansion comes as part of AI-enabled efforts to address the devastating impacts of floods and provide […]
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