Nairobi-based luxury accessories brand Adelphi unveils 2023 Green Entrepreneurship Awards winners

Nairobi-based luxury accessories brand Adelphi unveils 2023 Green Entrepreneurship Awards winners

In Kenya: Elizabeth Mbogo, founder of Botanic Treasures, and Nicholas Ndekei, founder of Zihanga Ltd. Botanic Treasures manufactures palate-friendly nutritional products using a circular cultivation based on a Moringa tree agroforestry system.

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Ukraine’s President Zelensky warns of resistance to Kyiv’s troops to recapture regions occupied by Russians

Ukraine’s President Zelensky warns of resistance to Kyiv’s troops to recapture regions occupied by Russians

It has focused on capturing villages in the southeast in a drive towards the Sea of Azov and areas near the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after months of battles. Russian accounts said its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks in eastern Donetsk region, including around Bakhmut.

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Poll: Most Americans now view democracy as utterly flawed, Trump’s crudity made it worse

Poll: Most Americans now view democracy as utterly flawed, Trump’s crudity made it worse

A self-described moderate Republican, Brown has seen the United States falling short of its democratic promise ever since learning in high school that the Electoral College allows someone to become president while not winning the majority of national votes. But he’s especially disappointed with Congress now, seeing its obsessions as not reflective of the people’s will.

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Trump’s strong momentum for Republican ticket six months to Iowa caucuses has thrown GOP into panic  

Trump’s strong momentum for Republican ticket six months to Iowa caucuses has thrown GOP into panic  

Several groups that oppose Trump’s candidacy have begun to spend big money on efforts to weaken his support, even if they have yet to rally around another candidate. Win It Back PAC, a new independent super PAC with ties to the conservative Club For Growth Action, invested $3.6 million this month on a new ad that features a purported Trump supporter who has grown tired of the former president’s antics.

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Kremlin throws future of Wagner mercenaries in doubt as Russian President Putin snubs Prigozhin

Kremlin throws future of Wagner mercenaries in doubt as Russian President Putin snubs Prigozhin

Wagner helped Russia annex Crimea in 2014, fought Islamic State militants in Syria, operated in Central African Republic and Mali and took the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut for Russia earlier this year with considerable losses on both sides.

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