Why GMO food activists in East Africa say the debate on modified maize in Kenya won’t be won or lost in courts
Kenya is in the middle of its worst drought in 40 years. In the parched north of the country, rivers have run dry and millions of livestock have perished due to lack of food. Around 5.4 million Kenyans don’t have enough to eat, and the situation will worsen if this...
Scientists in Wuhan now claim Covid may have originated from raccoon dogs, bamboo rats or palm civets
Raccoon dogs, bamboo rats, palm civets: these are just some of the animals whose DNA has been found in swabs taken from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, which has been linked to the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. The swabs also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which causes...
Collapse of US’ second largest bank in history – Silicon Valley Bank – stokes jitters in world economies
A week-and-a-half after the second-largest bank failure in American history ignited uncertainty throughout the global economy, experts warn bank failures and the stabilisation measures taken by the Federal Reserve and Wall Street are creating even greater bank consolidation – and might further pave the way for a central bank digital...
US government bribed agencies and social media to discredit scientists, doctors who raised alarm over Covid vaccines – journalist
In his continuing sequel of Twitter Files investigative journalist Matt Taibbi reveals how the US government-supported Virality Project and “encouraged platforms to target people, not posts, using “Minority Report”-style “pre-crime logic,” and neuter “repeat offenders” such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, chairman and chief litigation counsel of Children’s Health Defence...
Senegal’s resident remains ambiguous about plans to amend constitution to run for third term
Senegal’s president has rejected claims that it would be unconstitutional for him to seek a controversial third mandate, again refusing to confirm whether he plans to do so in an interview published on Monday in a French newspaper The opposition claims that Senegal’s constitution prohibits Macky Sall – who was...
War-torn Ukraine donates 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat to support 5.4 million Kenyans hit by drought
Kenya has received 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine to support families affected by drought and famine. The donation is part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Grain from Ukraine humanitarian programme. The fifth maize shipment from Ukraine was received on Monday by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, together with Dr...
Facebook content moderators sue Meta for sacking 260 staff in a ‘union-busting operation’
A group of Facebook content moderators in Kenya is taking the platform’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies to court, a tech rights group said Monday. A total of 43 workers for outsourcing company Sama, who moderated Facebook content, are bringing the lawsuit for what they allege was unlawful...
Scars of American jingoism can’t fade from Iraqis collective memory, 20 years after vague war
During the more than eight-year war and ensuing years of violence after the 2011 US pull-out, more than 200,000 civilians were killed and over 9 million others displaced in Iraq. Much of the country’s infrastructure was also destroyed during the relentless bombings launched by the US-led coalition. Although 20 years...
Ukraine war: Japanese prime minister lands in Kyiv hours after Chinese president meets Russian president
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day visit. The duelling summits come as the long-time rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital. He...
New UN report warns greenhouse gases ‘spewed’ by food systems threaten life on Earth
Today, march 21, the UN’S Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing what may become a pivotal document of human progress – or lack thereof, if we don’t heed its warnings. It’s a “synthesis” report, summarising the findings from the six previous IPCC reports that laid out the science of...
