Fleeced? Despite state assurance on expatriate jobs Kenyan public scepticism remains
The cabinet secretary disclosed that, since a major recruitment drive in October last year, the ministry has processed close to 1,000 job offers from a pool of 3,000 qualified candidates, an achievement made possible through strategic bilateral agreements with various foreign governments.
As African militaries stockpile drones militants are switching to hit-and-run tactics to stretch armies
As African militaries embrace drones as weapons of choice, the sobering reality is that they are not an answer to proliferation of conflicts on the continent. A report published by the African Centre for Strategic Studies on May 2, says African governments need to develop a more complex understanding of...
Kenya, Ethiopia in East Africa join league of fast expanding military drone industry in Africa
The proliferation of drones in Africa is being driven by a wide variety of factors, including low costs, growing availability, the desire for enhanced surveillance capacity and the ability to project power against an exposed adversary at a low risk to the user.
White police officer tells jurors in Michigan, USA, he killed unarmed Congolese immigrant in self-defence
The shooting stunned the public after the Grand Rapids police chief released video of the killing, which was recorded by a man who was accompanying Lyoya that day. There also was police car video and images from Schurr’s body camera.
Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field
The artwork, created in November 2024, was unveiled and officially recognised by the Guinness World Record organisers in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja during the World Autism Acceptance Day in April. Nigeria’s art and culture minister Hannatu Musawa said Tagbo-Okeke’s artwork is “a beacon of hope and inspiration” for people with autism.
Fed up with Putin foot-dragging on Ukraine war ceasefire US readies Russia sanctions for Trump to okay
The US National Security Council “is trying to coordinate some set of more punitive actions against Russia,” said the source familiar with the issue. “This will have to be signed off by Trump.”
Industrial factory farming: If use of cereals as animal feed were ended, two billion more people could be fed
The IFC website dismisses as a myth the argument that industrial animal production is bad for the environment. However, factory farms disgorge large amounts of manure, slurry and ammonia that pollute air and watercourses.
