Kenyan police on the spot as suspected quarry serial killer escapes from custody with aliens

Kenyan police on the spot as suspected quarry serial killer escapes from custody with aliens

Police say Jumaisi admitted to killing 42 women including his wife, but his lawyer told a court he was tortured into making a confession.

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How Uganda’s signature mode of transport has turned Kampala into Africa’s ‘boda boda capital’

How Uganda’s signature mode of transport has turned Kampala into Africa’s ‘boda boda capital’

The boda-boda men, who operate mostly unregulated, have resisted recent attempts to dislodge them from the narrow streets of Kampala’s central business district, frustrating city authorities and underscoring the government’s fears over the consequences of angering a horde of jobless men.

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How Harris’ series of meetings with Obamas reshaped Democrat’s push against Trump

How Harris’ series of meetings with Obamas reshaped Democrat’s push against Trump

Democrats have coalesced around Harris as opinion polls swing in the party’s favour, but a month ago some were openly questioning whether she was the right choice to beat Republican candidate Donald Trump when President Joe Biden was forced out of the race after a halting debate performance.

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US President Biden gets rousing ovation from Democrats as he endorses Vice President  Harris

US President Biden gets rousing ovation from Democrats as he endorses Vice President  Harris

The president recalled the 2017 “unite the right” rally, when torch-carrying white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, an episode he cites as cementing his decision to run for president in 2020 despite his ongoing grief over the death of his son Beau Biden.

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UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher

UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher

More than 280 aid workers have been killed in the war in Gaza, now in its 11th month, mainly in airstrikes. The majority of them are Palestinians who worked for the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees known as UNRWA, according to OCHA. It said that “extreme levels of violence in Sudan and South Sudan ” also have contributed to the death toll both this year and last.

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Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa

Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine next week, following promises from Japan and the United States to help fight its outbreak.

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Haitian police use teargas to quell peaceful protests to force government to stop gangs

Haitian police use teargas to quell peaceful protests to force government to stop gangs

Local media reported that the attacks were carried out by a coalition of gangs led by Kempes Sanon, a convicted kidnapper who escaped from prison in 2021 and notorious gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known as “Barbecue”.

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