DRC peace talks due to start in Nairobi next week as fighting intensifies in mineral-rich country
Talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern DR Congo, home to dozens of armed militias including the M23, are due to begin in Nairobi on November 21, the East African Community (EAC) has announced. The announcement came as troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo clashed anew with M23 rebels...
Climate change: Last of glaziers on African mountains are vanishing as ‘Kenya is boiling in these times’
Africa is home to three glacier-capped mountains. Within decades, scientists say, the glaciers will be gone. Mount Kenya’s will be the first to go, with researchers predicting their disappearance as soon as 2030. The mountain would be among the first in the world to entirely lose its glaciers because of...
Hero to pariah: Disgraced Ronaldo’s contract on the line as Man United consider punitive actions
Manchester United will consider tearing up Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract in the January transfer window – as long as he does not demand a pay-off for the remainder of his deal. The club are considering their options, including whether to fine Ronaldo and whether they can take further disciplinary action, after...
Kenyan troops to DRC are in the central nation ‘for disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration’
Kenya is the latest addition to troop contributing countries aiming to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At the weekend, President William Ruto’s country became the first East African Community (EAC) bloc member to deploy in the DRC. The deployment will, according to a Kenya Defence Forces...
UN appalled by expose on serious human rights violations by private military, security companies
A growing reliance on private contractors to protect vessels, commercial shipping, offshore platforms, ports and other maritime infrastructure has exposed human rights violations perpetrated by private military and security companies, mercenaries and others, United Nations experts have said. A report presented to the General Assembly by the Working Group on...
800 soldiers from US, EU and 20 African nations set for joint training in Kenya from next January
More than 80 participants from the US, Africa partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, from October 24-28, to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023. This is US Africa Command’s largest East Africa military training exercise. Justified Accord 2023 (JA23), scheduled for late January to late February 2023, is...
Floundering Chelsea manager Potter has backing of owner but rumour mills allege his imminent sack
The Chelsea ownership are still fully behind Graham Potter despite his shaky start to his Stamford Bridge tenure, according to reports. Potter left Brighton to join the Blues in September after Chelsea owner Todd Boehly decided Thomas Tuchel was not the man to lead the Premier League club into a...
After Ronaldo’s ‘betrayal’ tirade against Man United, club told they’ve firm grounds to sack him
Manchester United could have the grounds to terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. Clips of Ronaldo’s sit-down conversation with Piers Morgan were aired on Sunday evening. The 37-year-old was heard accusing Ten Hag and the United executives of trying to force him out of the...
Holacracy: Unpacking hierarchy overloads to provide linkages at all cadres of an organisation
Continuation…. There are disturbingly similar and the all-too-familiar scenario where executives feel they’ve been incredibly clear about their organisation’s goals and strategies, while those lower down in the organisation chart are positively bewildered – or at least foggy – about the goals. Equally alarming in this exercise is the lack...
Holacracy: Reaping reward of devolved company hierarchy that is executed minus nit-picking boss
The March 2015 announcement by Zappos that they were fully embracing holacracy, an organisational structure that they’ve been experimenting with since 2013, has renewed my interest in hierarchy-induced dysfunctionality. In case you’re not familiar with this approach for structuring teams, you should know that holacracy doesn’t mean chaos. There is...
