United States military commands sustains airstrikes on Al Shabaab in Somalia as UN extends sanctions
Following its first airstrike in Somalia under second term US President Donald Trump – made public by The Pentagon on February 1 – Africom reports four more similar sorties to date. Two, specify the number – three – of actual strikes with the others reported as “collective self-defence air strikes”.
Karachuonyo ‘happy’ monkeys in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin carve a reputation as wildlife that sneak into kitchens for cooked food
Beside monkeys, some villages in Homa Bay are also invaded by hyenas that kill domestic animals. Officers from KWS are setting up traps to capture them and relocate them to their natural habitat,” Kibor said.
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The US air quality monitors measured dangerous fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and lead to respiratory diseases, heart conditions and premature death. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills around seven million people each year.
Trump finds ‘less soot’ in stripping tiny African kingdom Lesotho of $8m in humanitarian aid
Musk in September was meeting with Lesotho’s Prime Minister Sam Matekane, while trying to do business with the southern African nation.
