African military mission in Somalia needs $90 million to push al-Qaeda supported al Shabaab insurgents
The African Union appealed for nearly $90 million on Wednesday for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military forces battling al-Shabab extremists. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the AU commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, told two reporters that the more than 19,600-strong AU force won’t...
Fact finding mission: AU set to play an enhanced role in stabilisation of war-torn eastern DR Congo
An African Union (AU) field mission spent three days in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “obtaining first-hand information” regarding ongoing violence and attacks on civilians, particularly in the eastern part of the country. An AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) statement has it the field mission, under the leadership of...
Stop admiring them: Tweet that spurred Japan to turn on style and run over fancied USA baseball team
For the longest time, even Shohei Ohtani’s teammates looked past him in favour of the North American stars of Major League Baseball. They know now that they only need look to the guy in their own dressing room to see the most complete player in all of baseball. Still, it...
Beware! That drop of water from your tap carries load of ‘forever chemicals’ that’s killing millions
Following years of concern, the US Environmental Protection Agency moved this week to clean up drinking water, announcing the nation’s first standards for six “forever chemicals” found in tap water. It’s a foreboding and informal name for human-made chemicals that coat non-stick pans, food packaging and waterproof clothes before ending...
Why GMO food activists in East Africa say the debate on modified maize in Kenya won’t be won or lost in courts
Kenya is in the middle of its worst drought in 40 years. In the parched north of the country, rivers have run dry and millions of livestock have perished due to lack of food. Around 5.4 million Kenyans don’t have enough to eat, and the situation will worsen if this...
Scientists in Wuhan now claim Covid may have originated from raccoon dogs, bamboo rats or palm civets
Raccoon dogs, bamboo rats, palm civets: these are just some of the animals whose DNA has been found in swabs taken from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, which has been linked to the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. The swabs also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which causes...
