From comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, JD Vance to become Republicans’ his loudest ‘Trumpet’
Vance, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former venture capitalist, is now well positioned to help mould Trump’s often scattershot vision into something coherent for the future, he said.
New UN report details ‘unprecedented’ levels of insecurity and sexual violence displaced women in Haiti face
Women and girls account for more than half of the 580,000 displaced people in Haiti, and the UN Women Rapid Gender Assessment highlights how makeshift camps, which lack basic necessities, are putting them at particular risk of sexual and gender-based violence.
Interpol nabs 300 fraudsters, blocks 720 bank accounts in sting operation on West African cyber-criminals
One of the targeted groups was Black Axe, one of the most prominent criminal networks in West Africa. Black Axe operates in cyber fraud, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and is responsible for violent crimes both within Africa and globally, the agency added.
Panic reigns in Democratic party as top guns rule out replacing Biden as calls for him to quit 2024 race
Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency. After days of hand-wringing about Biden’s poor night on stage debating...
How Rwanda’s pluralist democracy pits ‘Kagame against Kagame’ in upcoming presidential poll
Rwandans vote on Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who is running virtually unopposed after three decades in power in the eastern African nation. Kagame has been met by crowds of admiring supporters at campaign rallies that evoke the apparent...
Human rights actvists start piling pressure on IMF to force Kenya to account for public funds
Kenya’s debt pressures spurred the IMF to approve $941 million for the country in January, bringing the total amount loaned to the East African nation by the financial agency to $3.9 billion. Kenyans have raised concerns about such heavy borrowing, saying it has done little to improve their lives. At the same time, protesters say, citizens are paying more taxes so Kenya can repay the loans.
South Africa’s largest political party ANC plots expulsion of its former leader and president Jacob Zuma
MK’s surprising share of the vote was a prime factor in the ANC losing its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994 in an historic result for South Africa, leading to the formation of an unprecedented multi-party coalition government.
Ties that bind III: Understanding why Uganda ranks as one of the most entrepreneurial countries and a high startup failure rate
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) routinely produces long lists of firms that are struck off the register either for failure to submit their returns to government, or because of the reasons listed by Salewa Isaac (2023). However, bad governance, which is a cancer in most African countries cannot be ruled out as a major cause of the collapse of many firms, especially the indigenous ones.
‘Monetising fear’: Bird flu summit a ‘trade show for biodefence industry’
There are four sponsorship levels: Titanium, Platinum, Gold and Silver. Each grants the group or company different levels of visibility at the event. For example, Titanium sponsors who pay $19,995 can deliver a keynote talk, moderate a breakout session of their choice and show a 15-second corporate promotional video during the general session.
Five miners killed, scores injured in goldmine collapse in northern Kenya near Ethiopian border
At least five people were killed and several others injured when an informal gold mine caved in and buried them alive in northern Kenya, a local official said. Authorities closed the Hillo subsistence gold mine near the Ethiopian border in March after several people were killed in clashes between local...
