RAP STAR TAKEOFF SHOT DEAD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

RAP STAR TAKEOFF SHOT DEAD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

Faith Nyasuguta Takeoff, one of the founding members of the popular rap group Migos along with Quavo and Offset, has reportedly been shot and killed over a dice game in Houston, according to social media reports. He was 28. According to the report, a person was fatally shot on 1200 Polk Street in Downtown Houston, […]

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 KENYAN OPPOSITION PUSHES BACK MOVE TO BOOST GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS

KENYAN OPPOSITION PUSHES BACK MOVE TO BOOST GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS

Faith Nyasuguta  Kenya’s opposition has promised to push back hard against genetically modified (GMO) food imports into the nation, launching a new political battlefront with President William Ruto’s government. President Ruto, in one of his first major decisions in office,in September, lifted a 10-year-old ban on GMO foods and allowed cultivation of crop varieties developed […]

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 TANZANIA RATIONS WATER AS DROUGHT LOOMS

TANZANIA RATIONS WATER AS DROUGHT LOOMS

Faith Nyasuguta The Tanzanian authorities have began rationing water in the economic capital Dar es Salaam following a drop of water levels in the main source, Ruvu River, which dried up. The Indian Ocean city’s 5.5 million residents will be deprived of running water for 24 hours on alternate days, the Dar es Salaam Water […]

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 98 MILLION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CHILDREN FACE HIDDEN HUNGER

98 MILLION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CHILDREN FACE HIDDEN HUNGER

Faith Nyasuguta Five in ten people globally are likely experiencing hidden hunger — with about 98 million preschool-age children in sub-Saharan Africa living it. A study published in The Lancet Global Health, led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (Gain) through the USAid Advancing Nutrition project, also found that two in three women between the […]

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 ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT, TIGRAYAN FORCES START PEACE TALKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT, TIGRAYAN FORCES START PEACE TALKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Faith Nyasuguta  The Africa Union-brokered peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has commenced in South Africa. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mouthpiece Vincent Magwenya to reporters on Wednesday. He further revealed that the talks will end on October 30, 2022. According to Magwenya the talks “have […]

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