Obama raises misogynism concern in US election as he appeals to Black men to turn out to vote
Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said...
Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich eclipses world record by nearly two minutes at Chicago Marathon
Television commentators were astonished as she grinded through the course, comparing her attempt at a sub-2:10 marathon to the moon landing, and she only seemed to gain momentum as she sprinted through the final two miles.
Plans in high gear to make Italian-run space centre in Kenya to be used again for earth observation
Managed by Italian space agency ASI, the Luigi Broglio space centre is 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Malindi and started its operations in the 1960s.
Kariba Dam: World’s largest man-made lake strips Zambia of electricity, grounds economy to a halt
Less than half of Zambia’s 20 million people had access to electricity before Kariba’s problems. Millions more have now been forced to adjust as mothers find different ways to cook for their families and children do their homework by candlelight. The most damaging impact is during the daylight hours when small businesses, the backbone of the country, struggle to operate.
Iran reduces sentence of jailed journalists after clearing them of collaborating with US
The two journalists were jailed for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while she was being held by the morality police over accusations she breached Iran’s Islamic dress code laws.
Haiti PM praises Kenyan police rapid reaction to gang attacks as Nairobi promises ces it’ll beef up force next month
Over 700,000 people in Haiti have fled their homes and over five million are going hungry – nearly half the population, according to the United Nations.
Nigerians in Borno State who escaped Boko Haram’s bloodbath are forced to return to hopeless villages
Borno State alone has nearly 900,000 internally displaced people in displacement camps, with many others absorbed in local communities. So far this year, at least 1,600 civilians have been killed in militant attacks in Borno State, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, a US-based nonprofit.
Plan to build nuclear power plant at Kenyan coast meets with stiff resistance from ecologists
The construction of the 1,000MW nuclear plant is set to begin in 2027 and be operational by 2034, at a cost of 500 billion Kenyan shillings ($3.8 billion).
Israeli forces injure UN peacekeeper in fierce battle with Hezbollah at Ramiya in southern Lebanon
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, expressed “deep concern” about reports that Israeli forces had fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Lebanon in recent days and urged Israel to ensure safety for them and the Lebanese military, the Pentagon said.
