Republican candidate Trump comments on Black voters draw rebuke from Haley, Democrats
Donald Trump’s legal challenges, including federal charges over his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and his handling of classified documents, among other state charges and civil lawsuits, differ greatly from the historic inequities Black Americans have experienced in the criminal justice system.
Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns
The inauguration would guide Muslims “toward goodness and moderation,” said Ali Mohamed Salabi, the General Secretary of world union of Muslim Ulemas. Propagating a moderate brand of Islam has been a key priority in Algeria since government forces subdued an Islamist-led rebellion throughout the 1990s when a bloody civil war swept the country.
War architecture: How robots are fighting robots in Russia’s war in Ukraine
Videos produced by Ukrainian and Russian soldiers show the drones, which are often first-person view (FPV) drones, being used to attack tanks and troops. As the war has raged on, another kind of robot has increasingly appeared in recent months: the unmanned ground vehicle or UGV.
Why Idi Amin wanted to annex western Kenya: Luhyia kingdom belonged to a slew of organised royals in East Africa that included Busoga and Buganda
The political infighting you describe among the Basoga is similar to what I see among the Luhyia of Kenya. They provide the ladder for others to ascend to power. Then there is the Busoga gold. Only Kakamega AND Busoga geologically belong to the same rock system. It extends into the DRC. My innocent and unqualified observation is that it is not coincidental that people in these parts of East Africa are choreographed – via scatter and rule – to be subservient to power or political wielders of power in their respective countries.
Ceasefire or not, Israel vows to hit Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if a deal is signed with Hamas
A Lebanese security official said on Sunday that five Hezbollah members were killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes on trucks in the border area between Lebanon and Syria. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to share the information with journalists. Hezbollah announced that three of its fighters had been killed, but did not say where.
US Africa Command donates 6,730 protective equipment worth $1.4m to Kenya Defence Forces
Kenya and the US in September 2023 signed a five-year joint defence deal aimed at enhancing regional peace and security.
