China, Russia veto US resolution calling on UN Security Council to order immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Before the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said it would be a “historic mistake” for the council not to adopt the resolution. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, also speaking before the vote, called on members not to vote in favour of the resolution.
Run-up to India’s elections gets murkier as Delhi chief minister is arrested in liquor graft case
The arrest means the main leaders of the decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are in jail, following the arrests last year of two of Kejriwal’s deputies in the same case, which the party has called “dirty politics”.
Survivors’ graphic account of Burkina Faso’s military attack on village exposes atrocities by government forces
Most attacks – including the slaying of children by soldiers at a military base last year, uncovered in an investigation – go unpunished and unreported in a nation run by a repressive leadership that silences perceived dissidents.
President Museveni appoints son commander of Uganda military fuelling talk of imminent ‘hereditary rule’
Kainerugaba has most recently been serving as a senior presidential advisor in charge of special operations, after his father removed him as infantry commander in 2022. At the time, Kainerugaba was responsible for a series of offensive tweets, including an unprovoked one in which he threatened to capture the capital of neighbouring Kenya. He has previously served as the commander of an elite group of special forces protecting the first family.
Rising tennis star Angela Okutoyi overpowers 80-ranked Egyptian ace to win Kenya gold, book at berth Paris Olympics
Whatever the next few months hold, Okutoyi can be delighted with her efforts in Ghana – not least in recording her first Top 100 win in the semi-finals, where she defeated Mayar Sherif in an epic encounter lasting over four hours.
With no major activities in Kenyan economy, there are questions about the rapid surge of shilling to the US dollar
The rise of the Kenyan shilling brings forth a wave of relief for its citizens, Kenyans have long been battling inflation as of late. President Ruto’s new economic reforms, the paper say, have been the driving force behind the recent strengthening of the shilling against the dollar.
African currencies led by Kenya’s shilling are expected to hold steady against US dollar
The shilling, which is up 18 per cent against the dollar this year, is close to a one-year high, and was last bid at 132.00 per dollar on March 30, 2023, according to LSEG data.
Rugby: Stylish Kenya Sevens side seeks to redeem itself at breakdown before Munich round
The top four teams after the Munich leg will qualify for the final tournament in Madrid, Spain, where they will meet the bottom four teams in the World Sevens Series.
Review panel finds UNRWA has mechanisms and procedures that ensure compliance with principle of neutrality
The review group will now develop concrete and realistic recommendations on how to address these critical areas to strengthen and improve the agency.
Red letter day: Trump races against time as deadline to pay $454 million fraud penalty nears
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee tried getting a bond for the full amount, which would have stopped the clock on collection during his appeal and ensured the state got its money if he were to lose.
