Toxic plastics exposure: Why semen quality is declining and modern men are less fertile than their grandfathers
Avoid plastic packaging – opt for products packaged in glass, metal or paper instead of plastic. This can significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste that potentially breaks down into microplastics. At home, use wax paper, parchment paper or paper bags to store foods rather than plastic wrap.
Going back to the roots: Senegalese ditching French for Wolof as ‘language nationalism’ sweep west Africa
There are 25 languages in Senegal. Six of them have the status of national languages, but Wolof is largely dominant. Out of the population of 17 million people, over 12 million speak Wolof, compared to around 4 million French speakers.
As ATMIS mandate in Somalia nears end, its successor AUSSOM is getting ready to take over before UN deadline
Should the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), become a reality with a similar cost, based on the UN Resolution 2719, 75 per cent to 25 per cent burden share, the AU will have to contribute $375 million – 61.5 per cent of the fund’s current capacity.
Imminent impeachment of Kenya’s vice president reawakens dormant ethnic animosity as public wants president to exit too
A motion for the impeachment of Rigahti Gachagua was proposed in parliament on Tuesday and Kenyans were given until Friday to fill out public participation forms at their constituencies. Public forums are being held across the country to discuss the impeachment.
Ayatollah Khamenei: Every strike by any group against Israel is a service to the region, humanity
Iran’s proxies in its “Axis of Resistance” – Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups in Iraq – have carried out attacks in the region in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza war. Khamenei said Afghanistan should join the “defence”.
Ethiopia’s search for outlet to Indian Ocean via Somaliland meets with stiff resistance from Somalia, Egypt
Somali military officers march in a parade in Mogadishu.
How US agrochemical lobby forces Kenyans to consume pesticides that cause cancers, birth defects and disrupt nervous systems
Pesticide companies claim their products are safe if properly handled, but the reality at the field level is that farmers are extremely vulnerable. They often don’t have basic protective gear like masks and gloves, are unlikely to have had proper training on applying the chemicals, and the printed instructions on the products are rarely in a language commonly spoken in the area.
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push, sources say
The countries themselves must request the IMF’s so-called “governance diagnostic”, which investigates whether corruption and governance vulnerabilities are draining revenue or creating other problems in state finances.
UK gives sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but US base on Diego Garcia will remain
Following a lease agreement with Britain, the US built the naval base at Diego Garcia for defence purposes in the 1970s. The US has described the base as “an all but indispensable platform” for security operations in the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa.
Stop the war: Some 78 travellers die in boat ferrying 278 people on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo
In June, an overloaded boat sank near the capital of Kinshasa and 80 passengers lost their lives. In January, 22 people died on Lake Maî-Ndombe and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 went missing on Lake Kivu.
