Week after sealing pact with Kenya, Germany seeks similar deal with Colombia for skilled labour
Germany has already struck such agreements with India, Georgia, Kenya, Uzbekistan and Morocco, which among other things seek to speed up the deportation of unsuccessful asylum seekers from those places.
Ukrainian drone strikes unleashes earthquake-sized explosion at arsenal in Russia’s Tver region
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported. Unverified video and images on social media showed a huge ball of flame blasting high into...
Experts: Israeli spy agency Mossad behind Hezbollah walkie-talkies that detonated across Lebanon
Images of the exploded walkie-talkies examined by experts showed an inside panel labelled “ICOM” and “made in Japan.” According to its website, ICOM is a Japan-based radio communications and telephone company.
In Uganda’s religio-politics, Christian clergy cast President Museveni as God’s messiah in the league of Jesus Christ
I was impressed by the capacity of the leader of the Universal Apostles Church to link politics and religion without hesitation or fear of any repercussions in the medium or long-term, on top of teaching its adherents hard work and God, while at the same time professing his love for President Museveni and National Resistance Movement (NRM).
How menopause sets off persistent toothaches and other dental problems, but they can be managed
Decreasing bone density and receding gums exacerbate these problems. If the socket that holds the tooth is less dense, Sollecito said, it’s more vulnerable to bone loss. And gum recession can leave some tooth surfaces without the enamel that protects them from cavities.
Harris questions Trump’s rhetoric and tells voters not allow him access to ‘that microphone again’
Kamala Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, has repeatedly dismissed Donald Trump’s remarks as “the same old show.” During her September debate with Trump, she said it was a “tragedy” that he had “attempted to use race to divide the American people.”
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon to visit Africa as it seeks to extend its footprints to Kenya, Ghana
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon plans to travel to Africa in mid-October in a push by the biggest US lender to expand on the continent, four sources familiar with the matter said, his first trip there in seven years. Dimon is expected to visit Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Ivory...
Tree of life: Why African baobab is a ‘superfood’ consumers in US and Europe are jostling for
The global market for baobab products has spiked, turning rural African areas with an abundance of the trees into source markets. The trees, known for surviving even under severe conditions like drought or fire, need more than 20 years to start producing fruit and aren’t cultivated but foraged.
Kenya strikes ‘deal’ with IMF on economic, fiscal challenges that’s likely to loosen lender’s purse
Kenya agreed a four-year loan with the IMF in 2021 and signed up for additional lending to support climate change measures in May 2023, taking its total IMF loan access to $3.6 billion.
Ghana’s former president John Dramani leads nationwide opposition protests over alleged voter roll
Ghana has held peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections for nearly two decades. The general election on December 7 will be the ninth consecutive election since the country’s return to multi-party democracy in 1992.
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