Ethiopia conflict: Experts want AU, regional bodies and Kenya to capitalise on ‘humanitarian truce’ to strike peace deal
After almost two years of conflict between the federal government and Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia seems to have decided to resolve its most devastating militarised conflict peacefully. On March 24, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali declared a humanitarian truce “to facilitate a free flow of emergency humanitarian aid...
America accuses Russia of planning to vend contraband Ukrainian wheat to 14 African countries
American diplomats have alerted 14 countries, most in Africa, that Russian ships filled with stolen Ukrainian grain could be headed their way, posing a dilemma to countries facing dire food shortages. Russia has bombed, blockaded and plundered the grain production capacity of Ukraine, which accounts for one-tenth of global wheat...
Anywhere in Africa Russian mercenaries Wagner Group takes root, violence and death follow – report
In the months since the junta ruling Mali invited Russia’s Wagner Group into the country, more than 450 people have died in military actions carried out by Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) in partnership with Wagner mercenaries, according to reports by the United Nations and others. “Malian Armed Forces, supported on...
War in Ukraine has opened avenues for African firms to supply UN with goods and services – report
African companies are ideally suited to supplying the United Nations with goods and services, especially air charters, as there is a big vacuum left by Russian and Ukrainian aviation companies following the conflict in Europe. These and other opportunities will come under the spotlight at the upcoming UN Procurement Summit...
Highly polluted Kenyan voter register found with nearly one million ‘uncounted’ for names, some dead
Kenya’s electoral agency says an ongoing audit of its voters’ roll has found the names of nearly 250,000 deceased voters on the register. Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people were registered using documents that do not belong to them....
Kenya elections: TikTok flagged for stocking disinformation, hate speech, discriminatory, inciteful and synthetic content
TikTok is fuelling disinformation and political tension in Kenya ahead of its August 9 General Election, new research by Mozilla Foundation says. Mozilla made the conclusion after reviewing 130 highly watched videos sharing content filled with hate speech, incitement and political disinformation. This contradicts TikTok’s policy against hate speech and...
Liverpool look confident of peeling Nunez away from Benfica to add to their pool of dazzling stars
Liverpool have reached a “total agreement” over personal terms with Darwin Nunez, taking a big step towards a club-record transfer. Nunez has emerged as Liverpool’s likeliest attacking target in the wake of Sadio Mane’s potential exit. Manchester United have also been linked with the Benfica forward, but Wednesday has brought...
Heads up! Blood pressure of 110/70 is normal for large mammals, but giraffes are okay with 220/180 pressures
Because of their height, giraffes require scarily high blood pressures – yet they escape the massive health problems that plague people with hypertension. Can clinicians learn from these animals? To most people, giraffes are merely adorable, long-necked animals that rank near the top of a zoo visit or a photo-safari...
Report: Islamic States insurgents in Mozambique are no longer interested in killing, they only attack to get food
Bernardino Rafael is not prone to hyperbole, but his recent comments about the war on terrorism in northern Mozambique were optimistic. The general commander of the Mozambican police force was speaking to Rwandan troops at their post near the town of Chai when he extolled their coordinated efforts with state...
‘Be it from our taxpayers or from anyone, I have never stolen,’ embattled South African president theft allegations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit back at allegations of improper conduct over large amounts of cash stolen from his wildlife farm in 2020. “Some are casting aspersions about me and money. I want to assure you that all this was money from proceeds from selling animals. I have...
