M23 rebels set eyes on Butembo city after the capture of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Congo
Also on Tuesday, the M23 captured the town of Kamanyola, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Bukavu, after they overcame resistance from the Congolese army in the evening, said Steve Mubalama, a civil society representative in the town.
Uganda president on spot after famished opponent Besigye is denied bail despite Supreme Court ruling
Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, is a prominent opposition figure in Uganda. For years he was the most serious challenger to President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power since 1986, before the recent rise of the opposition figure known as Bobi Wine.
Under fire Kenya president rapped as ‘genocide-washing’ and ‘criminally irresponsible’ for hosting faction in Sudanese war
The African Union in a statement published on Wednesday voiced “deep concern over the continued escalation of the conflict between the two warring parties, particularly the non-stop perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
62-year old man in central Kenya handed 10 years in jail for sodomising mentally sick minor
The complainant told the court that the accused took advantage of his disability to commit the heinous act and threatened him not to inform anyone on what transpired. The victim further narrated that he has known the accused person for a long time since he lives near their home and most times he sees him in a shop next to their home.
Pensioners in Kenya, some aged over 100, now receiving dues digitally 50 years after retiring
Kioko Ndolo, who has 15 children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren appreciates the government in its responsibility to old pensioners who have been receiving pension for more years than when they had worked in government.
Shape up or ship out: Kenyan journalists warned they must embrace artificial intelligence or be tossed out
In Africa, AI uptake has been slower due to limited access to technology, inadequate training, and regulatory concerns. Nevertheless, some media houses have begun integrating AI for newsroom automation, audience analytics and fact-checking
Kenya’s information ministry expands internet access with establishment of two more digital hubs in rural areas
The high-end hub will include a boardroom, computer laboratories, office spaces and a Huduma Centre unit.
Trump’s rush to Russia’s war in Ukraine has stoked fears in Ukraine, among NATO allies
The talks in Riyadh, the first time the US and Russia have met to discuss the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two, yielded agreement to form negotiating teams for future meetings and work to restore the normal functioning of each other’s diplomatic missions, reflecting a thawing of long-frozen relations.
While Uganda is generating and exporting violence to Congo, its adherence to universal human rights needs serious questioning
The list below is all Universal Declaration of Human Rights given to humanity by the United Nations General Assembly. All universal human rights below are commonly known as 30 basic human rights that must be respected and protected by the law. When the UN said thse human rights must be...
Welcome to artificial intelligence that’s likely to turn East African universities into ‘knowledge dinosaurs’
Some critics are worried about machine learning. One writer has recorded that 50 per cent of all AI researchers are worried about the impact of AI on thinking and reasoning of those using AI. Indeed, one has written about quest to reclaim what makes us human: thinking, reasoning, values, virtues, consciousness, emotional responses, love, ethics, morality and feelings.
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