First degree murder suspect wanted in US breaches security at Nairobi police station, escapes
Kangethe, 40, had been detained pending a ruling on whether he should be extradited to face a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Margaret Mbitu on October 31, 2023.
South African opposition party boycott president’s State of the Nation Address to Parliament
The leftist EFF party was formed in 2013 and won just over 10 per cent of the national vote in the last general election in 2019, but it was the only one of the three largest parties to increase its share of the vote.
Withdrawal of membership by four West African states makes ECOWAS bloc a house of cards
The juntas appear to be donning the mantle of Thomas Sankara. The revered former president of Burkina Faso, who seized power himself, is seen as a hero for his opposition to corrupt elites and French influence, his modesty and principles, and his concern for the ordinary Burkinabe.
Unhappy Kenya media giants preparing to take government to court over advertising revenue
The Daily Nation, the Standard, and Mediamax’s People Daily, which had previously co-distributed MyGov, all bid for the new contract, quoting prices between two to three times higher, according to a government source.
Lifestyle: US beef industry woos 2.4 million teachers in drive to paint eating meat as socially and environmentally cool
The beef industry “knows it has a trust issue,” says Jennifer Jacquet, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of Miami. The industry is attempting to influence public opinion by starting with children, says Jan Dutkiewicz at the Pratt Institute’s Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies.
US Secretary of State Blinken optimistic of Gaza ceasefire despite Israeli and Hamas hardlines
Washington has cast the hostage and truce deal as part of plans for a wider resolution of the Middle East conflict, ultimately leading to reconciliation between Israel and Arab neighbours and creation of a Palestinian state.
UN appeals for $4.1 billion for relief in war-torn Sudan to support 14.7 million refugees
Since the conflict erupted last April, over 13,000 people are feared to have been killed and over 10 million driven from their homes.
Revenge: US border crisis gives Russia fodder to push Texas ‘Civil War’ narrative with echoes of USSR breakup loud
Last week, the Russian Telegram channels and state media also began to boost the ‘Take Our Border Back’ convoy led by far-right extremists, sovereign citizens, QAnon adherents, and anti-vaccine conspiracists who travelled from Virginia to the border in Texas in support of Abbott. “Fears of FBI Spying on ‘Take Our Border Back’ Convoy Show US Democracy Dying,” one Sputnik headline read last week.
Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast overcome DRC to become first host to reach final since 2006
A 4-0 loss to tiny Equatorial Guinea and the subsequent sacking of veteran French coach Jean Louis Gasset is now all forgotten amid the celebrations of a capacity home crowd.
Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria edge out South Africa on penalties to set up ‘best losers’ final with Ivory Coast
South Africa will rue missed chances in the 90 minutes, not least in the dying seconds when right back Khuliso Mudau fired over the bar with the goal gaping, but must now settle for a place in the bronze-medal match on Saturday.
