Ethiopia’s search for outlet to Indian Ocean via Somaliland meets with stiff resistance from Somalia, Egypt
Somali military officers march in a parade in Mogadishu.
How US agrochemical lobby forces Kenyans to consume pesticides that cause cancers, birth defects and disrupt nervous systems
Pesticide companies claim their products are safe if properly handled, but the reality at the field level is that farmers are extremely vulnerable. They often don’t have basic protective gear like masks and gloves, are unlikely to have had proper training on applying the chemicals, and the printed instructions on the products are rarely in a language commonly spoken in the area.
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push, sources say
The countries themselves must request the IMF’s so-called “governance diagnostic”, which investigates whether corruption and governance vulnerabilities are draining revenue or creating other problems in state finances.
UK gives sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but US base on Diego Garcia will remain
Following a lease agreement with Britain, the US built the naval base at Diego Garcia for defence purposes in the 1970s. The US has described the base as “an all but indispensable platform” for security operations in the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa.
Stop the war: Some 78 travellers die in boat ferrying 278 people on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo
In June, an overloaded boat sank near the capital of Kinshasa and 80 passengers lost their lives. In January, 22 people died on Lake Maî-Ndombe and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 went missing on Lake Kivu.
Yazidi woman freed from Gaza in US-led operation after decade in captivity
The Israeli military said it had coordinated with the US Embassy in Jerusalem and “other international actors” in the operation to free Sido. It said in a statement her captor had been killed during the Gaza war, presumably by an Israeli strike, and she then fled to a hideout inside the Gaza Strip.
Israel ramps up airstrikes, calls for evacuations from south Lebanon as it hits Beirut suburb
Nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 127 children, and 9,384 injured since the start of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the last year, the country’s health minister Firass Abiad said on Thursday.
I’m because you are: How quest to restore my eyesight reminded me there are still some humane souls in depraved Uganda
Prof Waswa Balunywa allocated a driver, Mohammad Ali Kibirige, to me to ensure I was safe from Covid-19 through interaction with the public “in public transport”. The driver did not only take me to and from the hospital but also took me to my rural home in Luuka whenever I was through with the ophthalmologist.
Hurricane Helene: Grandparents found hugging each other after they were killed by falling tree in South Carolina
John Savage said his grandparents were found hugging one another in the bed, adding that the family thinks it was God’s plan to take them together, rather than one suffer without the other.
Kenyan private sector conditions weaken in September after showing recovery in August
Business expectations for the coming year remained subdued, with only 4 per cent of survey respondents expecting an upturn.
