Anywhere in Africa Russian mercenaries Wagner Group takes root, violence and death follow – report
In the months since the junta ruling Mali invited Russia’s Wagner Group into the country, more than 450 people have died in military actions carried out by Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) in partnership with Wagner mercenaries, according to reports by the United Nations and others. “Malian Armed Forces, supported on...
War in Ukraine has opened avenues for African firms to supply UN with goods and services – report
African companies are ideally suited to supplying the United Nations with goods and services, especially air charters, as there is a big vacuum left by Russian and Ukrainian aviation companies following the conflict in Europe. These and other opportunities will come under the spotlight at the upcoming UN Procurement Summit...
Highly polluted Kenyan voter register found with nearly one million ‘uncounted’ for names, some dead
Kenya’s electoral agency says an ongoing audit of its voters’ roll has found the names of nearly 250,000 deceased voters on the register. Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people were registered using documents that do not belong to them....
Kenya elections: TikTok flagged for stocking disinformation, hate speech, discriminatory, inciteful and synthetic content
TikTok is fuelling disinformation and political tension in Kenya ahead of its August 9 General Election, new research by Mozilla Foundation says. Mozilla made the conclusion after reviewing 130 highly watched videos sharing content filled with hate speech, incitement and political disinformation. This contradicts TikTok’s policy against hate speech and...
Liverpool look confident of peeling Nunez away from Benfica to add to their pool of dazzling stars
Liverpool have reached a “total agreement” over personal terms with Darwin Nunez, taking a big step towards a club-record transfer. Nunez has emerged as Liverpool’s likeliest attacking target in the wake of Sadio Mane’s potential exit. Manchester United have also been linked with the Benfica forward, but Wednesday has brought...
Heads up! Blood pressure of 110/70 is normal for large mammals, but giraffes are okay with 220/180 pressures
Because of their height, giraffes require scarily high blood pressures – yet they escape the massive health problems that plague people with hypertension. Can clinicians learn from these animals? To most people, giraffes are merely adorable, long-necked animals that rank near the top of a zoo visit or a photo-safari...
