Coming to Kenya: Freedom fighters demand King Charles apologises for crimes against humanity

Coming to Kenya: Freedom fighters demand King Charles apologises for crimes against humanity

More than 10,000 people died in the Mau Mau uprising, a figure some historians claim is a low estimate. Tens of thousands of Kenyans – many with no links to the Mau Mau – endured harrowing treatment including torture and appalling sexual mutilation at the hands of security forces.

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London court finds woman guilty of abetting genital mutilation of a girl in Kenya 17 years later

London court finds woman guilty of abetting genital mutilation of a girl in Kenya 17 years later

Mr Justice Bryan thanked jurors for sitting on a case which they may have found “emotional”. He granted Noor conditional bail ahead of her sentencing at the same court on December 20.

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Exchange rates: US dollar exerts pressure on Kenyan, Ugandan and Zambian currencies  

Exchange rates: US dollar exerts pressure on Kenyan, Ugandan and Zambian currencies  

Nigeria’s naira is seen trading around its current levels on the official market in the coming week, after the finance minister said the government was expecting $10 billion of inflows to ease dollar shortages.

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South Africa: Apprehension spikes that creation of foreign, domestic spy services will feed corruption

South Africa: Apprehension spikes that creation of foreign, domestic spy services will feed corruption

Critics point to the dismal failure of present intelligence structures to vet even a high-profile person such as Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom who was forced to deploy private intelligence capacity to fight rampant corruption and theft at the National Key Point utility.

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Public health: US presidential candidate labels Bill Gates a powerful man who could ‘corrupt the whole system’

Public health: US presidential candidate labels Bill Gates a powerful man who could ‘corrupt the whole system’

The Gates Foundation, which holds shares in a range of drug companies including Merck, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, is now credited with wielding significant influence over the direction of the global response to the pandemic, saying its goal is to “vaccinate the entire world” with a Covid-19 vaccine.

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While history records that the 1918 flu killed young and healthy, skeletons tell a different story

While history records that the 1918 flu killed young and healthy, skeletons tell a different story

The death toll of the “Spanish” flu (which did not arise in Spain but was covered in its newspapers because they had no wartime censorship) counted at least 50 million people, many times the recorded deaths from Covid-19.

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Israel ready for ground invasion of Gaza as Russia fears the war will suck in entire Middle East

Israel ready for ground invasion of Gaza as Russia fears the war will suck in entire Middle East

Gaza’s war has already sparked conflict beyond the Palestinian territories. Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army infrastructure on Wednesday in response to rockets fired from Syria, an ally of Iran. Israel has also targeted Syria’s Aleppo airport and Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Senegal captain and ex-Liverpool ace Sadio Mané buys fourth-tier French club Bourges Foot 18

Senegal captain and ex-Liverpool ace Sadio Mané buys fourth-tier French club Bourges Foot 18

Mane signed for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr on August 1 after a difficult year at Bayern that culminated with him being suspended

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Trump slapped with $10,000 fine for violating gag order, questioning political leanings of court officials

Trump slapped with $10,000 fine for violating gag order, questioning political leanings of court officials

Five days earlier, Trump had been fined $5,000 after Engoron learned that the offending social media post from early October had lingered on Trump’s campaign website for weeks after being taken down – on the judge’s orders – from Trump’s Truth Social media platform.

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