Latest energy regulatory authority data show 8.25 per cent rise in electricity demand

Latest energy regulatory authority data show 8.25 per cent rise in electricity demand

EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria described the findings as an encouraging indication of growing public confidence in the energy sector

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Scars of slavery-1: No one wanted to marry the colonel’s crippled daughter, so he handed her over to the roughest slave

Scars of slavery-1: No one wanted to marry the colonel’s crippled daughter, so he handed her over to the roughest slave

Eulália had married the colonel five years prior – an ambitious widow who saw Violeta as an obstacle to her own plans. She had two children from her first marriage and always made it clear that Violeta was an unwanted nuisance.

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How Empress Taytu Betul saved Ethiopia from becoming Italian colony, then led a force of 5,000 infantry and 600 cavalry against European army

How Empress Taytu Betul saved Ethiopia from becoming Italian colony, then led a force of 5,000 infantry and 600 cavalry against European army

Taytu had watched the Italians operate for years. She’d seen them colonise Eritrea to the north. She’d watched them swallow most of Somalia. She knew exactly what Italy wanted: Ethiopia. And she knew that European powers didn’t sign “friendship treaties” with African nations they viewed as equals.

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Uganda: Where ‘biometrics of deceased voters’ and ‘ghosts’ vote for President Museveni and Electoral Commission deems it ‘democratic’

Uganda: Where ‘biometrics of deceased voters’ and ‘ghosts’ vote for President Museveni and Electoral Commission deems it ‘democratic’

When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) captured state power in January 1986, President Yoweri Museveni – whom I shall refer to by his full clan name Tibuhaburwa – addressed the nation with words that have now acquired a bitterly ironic resonance. “No one should think that what is happening today...

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Aquaculture consortium outlines strategy to bridge Kenya’s 450,000-tonne fish deficit

Aquaculture consortium outlines strategy to bridge Kenya’s 450,000-tonne fish deficit

Through the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation, the government of Norway has sent girls form Norway aquaculture sector to Kenya who will mentor girls from Kenya to venture into aquaculture and also link them to institutions and the private sector in Norway for support.

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South African President Ramaphosa downplays withdrawal of invitation to G7 Summit in France

South African President Ramaphosa downplays withdrawal of invitation to G7 Summit in France

South Africa had been informed that the United States threatened to boycott the summit if South Africa were invited, Magwenya said, adding that South Africa would therefore not attend the meeting.

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United Nations sets up taskforce to monitor  Strait of Hormuz as Middle East hostilities rise

United Nations sets up taskforce to monitor Strait of Hormuz as Middle East hostilities rise

United Nations said Friday the World Health Organization reported that aid shipments are getting “back on track” from Dubai, one of its key relief hubs.

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‘I’m coming for you too,’ Trump warns Cuba, Mexico and Colombia following US attacks that ousted regimes in Venezuela and Iran

‘I’m coming for you too,’ Trump warns Cuba, Mexico and Colombia following US attacks that ousted regimes in Venezuela and Iran

Donald Trump also warned the governments of Mexico and Colombia that their countries could face US action following the military operation in Venezuela in which American forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and conducted a ‘large scale strike’, The Times of India reports.

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Dominant Chinese Artificial Intelligence firms rake in huge profits in niche markets

Dominant Chinese Artificial Intelligence firms rake in huge profits in niche markets

China’s vast domestic market provides fertile ground for AI adoption. Tech giants like Alibaba have begun integrating agentic AI, linking it with their existing digital infrastructure – spanning payments, logistics, and cloud services – to convert algorithms into revenue.

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Kenya launches Women Count Phase III for critical gender data for national policy making

Kenya launches Women Count Phase III for critical gender data for national policy making

Since 2016, the Women Count programme has helped transform gender data systems, closing critical data gaps, strengthening institutional capacity and embedding gender statistics in decision-making.

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