Kenyan military helicopter crashes, 10 soldiers killed but fate of military chief unknown

Kenyan military helicopter crashes, 10 soldiers killed but fate of military chief unknown

However, three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital, the police source said, asking not to be named.

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PM Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in British Parliament

PM Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in British Parliament

The Rwanda plan is key to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s pledge to “stop the boats” bringing unauthorised migrants to the UK across the English Channel, and Sunak has repeatedly said the first flights will take off in the spring.

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Why Tutsis are at the centre of DR Congo’s conflict 30 years after Rwanda genocide

Why Tutsis are at the centre of DR Congo’s conflict 30 years after Rwanda genocide

The M23 and the FDLR are fewer in numbers than other armed groups in the east. However, their outsized representation in public discourse and regional negotiations shows the long-term impact of the Rwandan genocide in the region.

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Hellen Obiri destroys strong field to lead Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon as Ethiopia’s Lemma takes men’s race

Hellen Obiri destroys strong field to lead Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon as Ethiopia’s Lemma takes men’s race

The start line was painted to say “100 years in Hopkinton,” commemorating the 1924 move from Ashland to Hopkinton to conform to the official Olympic Marathon distance. The announcer welcomed the gathering crowds to the “sleepy little town of Hopkinton, 364 days of the year.”

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Don’t try this at home: Why Ugandan teens wrestle in mud to try out skills picked from pro-wrestling on TV at home

Don’t try this at home: Why Ugandan teens wrestle in mud to try out skills picked from pro-wrestling on TV at home

In February, the American wrestler whose ring name is Jordynne Grace shared a video of a wrestler smashing his opponent against bamboo poles. “What are the chances we could get in touch with them and see if they want a real ring?” she wrote on the social platform X.

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Hailed as Africa’s largest infrastructure investment, Lapsset Corridor Project slips into limbo as Kenya fends off fierce resistance

Hailed as Africa’s largest infrastructure investment, Lapsset Corridor Project slips into limbo as Kenya fends off fierce resistance

Not coincidentally, there has been increased terror attacks along the Lapsset corridor as al-Qaeda-supported al Shabaab Somali terrorist outfit has over the past few years turned the Boni Forest in Lamu, Garissa – which is to be upgraded to a city – Mandera, Wajir and Moyale into its terrorism theatres.

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KWS: Eight buffaloes in Kenya electrocuted after walking into low-lying power lines

KWS: Eight buffaloes in Kenya electrocuted after walking into low-lying power lines

Conservationists have in the past raised alarm over the risk of wild animals being electrocuted by power lines.

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At least a dozen killed, some 20,000 people displaced by floods in Kenya as wet season sets in

At least a dozen killed, some 20,000 people displaced by floods in Kenya as wet season sets in

The East African country has seen thousands of people killed by flooding in previous rainy seasons, mostly in the lake regions and downstream of major rivers.

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Uganda: Where poverty and opulence coexist uneasily and NRM hawks use them as raw material to oppress the citizenry

Uganda: Where poverty and opulence coexist uneasily and NRM hawks use them as raw material to oppress the citizenry

The kind of oppressive attitudes and behaviours are backed up by the institutional arrangements. This helps to clarify the confusion around what some claim to be “reverse racism”.

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Uproar over efficacy of its Covid vaccine forces Moderna to pause plans to build factory in Kenya

Uproar over efficacy of its Covid vaccine forces Moderna to pause plans to build factory in Kenya

The drugmaker said it had taken more than $1 billion in losses and write-downs related to the cancellation of previous orders from Africa.

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