US resumes military aid, intelligence sharing after Ukraine signalled it’s open to 30-day ceasefire
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, added: “The Ukrainian delegation today made something very clear, that they share President Trump’s vision for peace.”
Nandi County Deputy Governor proposes monetisation of artefacts made by local women
Dr Mitei suggested that if more women find their way to leadership positions then a more accommodative society will be established where everyone’s voice will be heard.
Former Congolese President Kabila’s allies questioned by pro-Tshisekedi military prosecutor
The military prosecutor’s office had sent about 10 invitation letters to members of Kabila’s People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, although only three appeared for questioning in the capital Kinshasa on Monday.
Body of Kenyan officer killed by gangs in Haiti on UN peace mission retuned home for burial
A contingent of around 800 Kenyan police is leading the mission that includes soldiers and police from countries such as Jamaica, Guatemala and El Salvador who are working alongside Haiti’s National Police.
US, Europe aid cuts jolt AFC chief into pushing to free up billions from African pension funds
Pension funds had also placed money in the Infrastructure Climate Resilience Fund, boosting a $52 million commitment from the European Investment Bank, he said. Investors from the Gulf and Europe are also looking to place money in other AFC projects, such as ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms which designs and finances industrial projects.
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect President Kiir as another bloody civil war looms
Last week a South Sudanese general was among several people killed when a United Nations helicopter on a mission to evacuate government troops from the town of Nasir, the scene of the fighting in Upper Nile State, was shot at. Earlier in the week, after the White Army overran the military garrison in Nasir, government troops surrounded Machar’s home in Juba and several of his allies were arrested. Deputy army chief Gen Gabriel Duop Lam, who is seen as loyal to Machar, was among those detained.
Liberation Theology: Bigotry of Ugandan Church shows in failure to condemn poverty as a human rights abuse, promises of heavenly bliss
Pope Francis has incorporated aspects of liberation theology into his teachings, which is a progressive Catholic movement that advocates for social change. Pope Francis described his papal name as pointing to what he wants to emulate in Saint Francis of Assisi: to have a poor church for the poor, to always go out to the margins, and to show concern for the natural environment.
African Liberation Theology took root in South Africa long before Pope Francis ascended to the throne (e.g. Walshe, 1987). However, the most visible liberation theologist was not a Catholic but Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu, an Anglican bishop and the first Black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.
HIV patients in Kenya now live in fear as Trump aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse
The 90-day foreign aid freeze, ordered by US President Donald Trump after taking office on January 20, has upended the global supply chain for medical products to fight HIV and other diseases. It is also blocking the distribution of drugs that long ago reached their destination countries.
Kenya, two other African countries launch two-year drive to reduce agrochemicals use, raise farm yields as they target EU markets
CABI is leading key partners in implementing the project to address outbreaks of endemic pests, invasion by non-native pests, depletion of nutrient, and soil becoming less suppressive resulting in the majority of soil-borne pathogens.
Kenya’s envoy to UNEP heaps praise on East African nation’s most dominant Mulembe culture
Others present were the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Sports, Culture, Gender and Social Services Josephine Achieng, Chief Officers Everlyn Kakai (Economic Planning) Gladys Kamuren (Gender and Social Services), Alice Abuki (External Resource Mobilisation), Kivumbini Member of County Assembly Neto Sakwa and his Olkaria counterpart Peter Palanga.
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