How Akuak clan in South Sudan is fighting to save land from relentless River Nile flooding
The Akuak families support themselves through fishing. They only go to town to sell their fish or in case of medical emergencies. Bor, the state capital, is 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) to the south, a five-hour rowing journey. They have stayed even when many others have moved to cities because of the flooding.
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital approved to train orthopaedic surgeons
Commenting on the milestone Ceaser Bitta, a general surgeon at Maseno University, said the approval reflects JOOTRH’s growing role as a centre of excellence in clinical care, training and research.
Hesitant EU leaders agree to loan Ukraine €90b but were divided on whether to appropriate frozen Russian assets
The idea of EU borrowing initially seemed unworkable as it requires unanimity and Hungary’s Russia-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orban had opposed it. But Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic agreed to let the scheme go ahead as long as it did not impact them financially.
US Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
The Justice Department hasn’t said exactly when during the day it intends to make the records public. The law’s passage was a remarkable display of bipartisanship that overcame months of opposition from Trump and Republican leadership.
New UN report says Sudanese paramilitary group RSF killed over 1,000 civilians in Zamzam in single attack
Zamzam was the largest displacement camp in Sudan with more than 500,000 people there prior to the April attacks. RSF blocked entry of food and other essential goods to the Zamzam camp for months prior to the attack, the UN report says.
Artisans call for policy tweak, modern machinery to boost mining of world’s best soapstone in Kisii County
According to one of the artisans, Moses Nyamosi, modern machinery is safe to use especially during the rainy season and they could help mine enough stock of carving stones for steady supply of the artefacts throughout the year.
