Kenya National population conference on accurate data and development 2025 starts in Nairobi
Dr Karangi explained that the policy is multifaceted, multisectoral, thus requiring collaboration from all stakeholders for successful implementation.
Federal judge rules reduction in staff and funding is legal at African development agency
USADF last week tried to keep staff from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from entering their offices in Washington. DOGE staff managed to gain entry after returning with US Marshals.
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shaabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Al-Shaabab, which opposes Somalia’s federal government, frequently carries out bombings and assaults targeting government officials and military personnel in the Horn of Africa nation.
Betika partners with Sports Journalists Association of Kenya to honour coaches
Speaking during the event, Betika President James Waindi underlined the importance of celebrating coaches, noting that, while players often receive accolades for their performances, the hard work and dedication of their mentors behind the scenes, remain largely unseen.
Suicide dubbed ‘silent epidemic’ in central Kenya, where men are the most likely to end own lives
Some 726,000 people globally commit suicide every year, according to World Health Organization official statistics. Many more people make suicide attempts but every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities and even the whole world. Last year alone, suicide was cited as the third leading cause of death among people aged between 15-19 years worldwide.
Turning and turning in widening gyre: How President Museveni lost touch with reality in Uganda with sonorous ‘cyclic talking’
In Uganda NRM politics has been full of circular talking: arguments about the bush war in Luwero, ambushing Obote’s vehicle, killing Obote’s soldiers ostensible to liberate Uganda. This has gone on since 1986 – a period of nearly 40 years or four decades. At the centre of the circular talking is President Tibuhaburwa Museveni, himself an expert at circular arguments, all intended to raise himself over and above everyone else or every institution.
Angola proposes direct peace talks between Congo and M23, but Kinshasa says it’s not keen
M23 rebels have seized east Congo’s two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spill-over into Congo of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and the struggle for control of Congo’s vast mineral resources.
Trial of Philippine ex-leader at ICC for crimes against humanity looms he’s flown to The Hague
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the Philippine government said.
Trump administration plans to do away with US Department of Education in next phase of downsizing
All US government agencies have been ordered to come up with large-scale layoff plans by Thursday, setting up the next phase of Trump’s cost-cutting campaign. Several agencies have offered employees payments to retire early to fulfil Trump’s demand.
As war ravages eastern Congo WHO injects fresh support into mpox vaccination drive to limit spread
In 2024, the DRC confirmed 25 cases of circulating variant poliovirus (types 1 and 2) and reported more than 102,500 suspected measles cases, resulting in over 2,200 deaths. Meningitis also remains a major concern, with 5,837 suspected cases and 465 deaths last year.
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