Uncertainty surrounds Zelenskiy willingness to relent after Trump, Putin agree to 30-day halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes

Uncertainty surrounds Zelenskiy willingness to relent after Trump, Putin agree to 30-day halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes

Trump has urged Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire that he hopes would move one step closer to ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War Two. The war has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions and reduced entire towns to rubble.

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KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise

KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise

Chege Kirundi stressed the need for sharing data on key aspects of the tea sector, particularly so that farmers are informed about the data driving the issue of tea hawking in the country.

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Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him

Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters on Monday that Rasool would give him a report when he returns home.

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Militarised personalist parties: Why and how East Africa led by Uganda’s Museveni undermines democracy and Kenya’s Ruto is his understudy

Militarised personalist parties: Why and how East Africa led by Uganda’s Museveni undermines democracy and Kenya’s Ruto is his understudy

Eastern Africa is rapidly turning into a supply chain of personalist parties with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, Ethiopia’s Ahmed, South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki and Kenya’s William Ruto making the cut.

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Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General says WHO is supporting countries to implement evidence-based tools to address air pollution and prevent the disease it causes.

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Mobile money: Digital blessing and curse that’s left residents of Narok town in rural Kenya with regrets

Mobile money: Digital blessing and curse that’s left residents of Narok town in rural Kenya with regrets

With mobile fraud cases on the rise, authorities in Narok, led by County Commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia, are stepping up efforts to curb the menace. “We urge residents to be extra vigilant, especially during peak financial seasons like school openings and harvesting periods when fraudsters are most active,” warns Lotiatia.

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