Why ecological science should be a priority for Africans and their policy makers in 21st century
When I say leaders, I don’t mean political leaders, although what they do and say while blaming the people at the periphery of society, is the main reason why nature has deteriorated. Decayed and collapsed nature is now violating our very existence and survival everywhere on the globe.
Biden impeachment looms as government shutdown beckons unless funding bill passes
The impeachment push comes as Trump, who was twice impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate, faces more serious charges in court. Trump has been indicted four times this year, including for trying to overturn the 2020 election that Biden won.
Still-born-democracy: Is meaningful opposition in Uganda now reduced to Bobi Wine and NUP?
We don’t know how FDC will emerge out of its internal conflicts. Most likely it may survive but not as strong as it was before. It may even collapse and give way to the formation of a new party. Time will tell.
Death toll in Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in six decades nears 1,100 with hundreds missing
In Marrakech, where 13 people were confirmed dead, residents spent the night in the open, afraid to go home. In the heart of its old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a mosque minaret had fallen in Jemaa al-Fna Square.
Powerful earthquake damages historic Marrakech mosque, kills over 860 in Morocco
In a sign of the huge scale of the disaster, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the armed forces to mobilise air and land assets, specialised search and rescue teams and a surgical field hospital, according to a statement from the military. But despite an outpouring of offers of help from around the world, the Moroccan government had not formally asked for assistance, a step required before outside rescue crews could deploy.
Controversial Zulu Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who roiled South African politics dies at 95
Critics dubbed Buthelezi a warlord but to his legion of followers in the rural Zulu heartland, he was a visionary. For a decade before the end of white rule in 1994, Buthelezi – dressed in leopard skins and waving a short silver-topped stick – was a familiar sight at rallies while Inkatha was embroiled in conflict with the ANC.
US Republican presidential hopeful Alycia Barnard roots for militarily strong Africa to repulse Russian, Chinese threats
Data obtained from the United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the continent holds has the world’s largest a huge proportion of natural resources. Ironically, its arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife cannot hoist the continent out of the clutches of extreme want.
How US used data ‘mercenaries’ to sanitise fake Covid vaccines, give drug makers leeway to make a killing
In March 2022, Murthy, Psaki and other members of the Biden administration threatened social media platforms with regulatory action, including potential antitrust proceedings and loss of liability protection Communications Decency Act Section 230 if they did not turn over Covid-19 “misinformation” data to the White House.
New ‘Facebook Files’ add to irrefutable evidence of how US viciously defended Covid vaccine lies
Investigative journalist Paul D. Thacker, who in July released “Twitter Files” about CCDH, told The Defender, “I’m not surprised that internal Facebook files find that Imran Ahmed’s Centre for Countering Digital Hate was just making things up. That’s exactly what Imran Ahmed has always done, first in the UK and now in the States.”