Archeological evidence obtained in Tanzania reveals early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago
When elephants started disappearing from the Middle East some 400,000 years ago, it was a major crisis, and not just for the ancient elephants. Early humans across the region, including in what is now Israel, depended on elephants for their diet. Eventually, humans adapted, learning how to hunt smaller prey such as bison, deer and gazelles, until those, too, disappeared from the landscape or their numbers were too small to hunt.
Nine more perish as season of horror on Kenyan roads persists and fatalities near 100 in a month
Preliminary reports said the bus christened Greenline was travelling from western Kenya to Nairobi when it collided head-on with a mini-bus that was going to Nakuru. Six occupants of the matatu lost their lives on impact.
US dethronement of Maduro raises unease about international legal framework as Trump warns Colombia, covets Greenland
US President Donald Trump insists capturing Maduro was legal. His administration has declared the drug cartels operating from Venezuela to be unlawful combatants and said the US is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to an administration memo obtained in October.
How conservationists in Kenya remember iconic ‘super tusker’ that was the symbol of African savanna’s largest land animal
In Amboseli National Park, a protected area whose vegetation ranges from savannah woodland to open grasslands near the Tanzania border, Craig stood out as an attraction to tourists and a notable creature to conservationists working to protect elephants from poachers and other threats.
Error of judgment? US President Trump’s scramble for Venezuelan oil coincides with transition shrinking appetite for fossil fuel
Experts caution that a number of realities – including international oil prices and longer-term questions of stability in the country – are likely to make this oil revolution much harder to execute than Trump seems to think.
Draw with Leeds earns Man United boss sack: One of biggest jobs in club football vacant, again!
The countdown started on Saturday when Amorim admitted the 3-4-3 system he had been sticking to with bloody-minded stubbornness wasn’t clicking, nor did he have the players to make it click (prompting the question of why he was sticking with it).
Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation and Baitulmal Kenya donate maternity equipment to Wajir Referral Hospital
Wajir, like the rest of northern and north-eastern Kenya, has one of highest fertility rates that translates to high birth rates in the country.
Shocker of high cost of books, uniform and sky-high bus-fare as parents get ready for reopening of schools
Shop owners and licensed traders also reported reduced sales, noting that many parents were opting to buy cheaper, second-hand items sold in backstreets due to financial constraints. Fatma Somji, the owner of Somco Bookshop, said the current economic situation has made it difficult for parents to fully meet school requirements.
Tourism agency says Kenya is on course to hitting five million visitors target as cruise ship lands in Mombasa
Speaking at the port, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chief Executive Officer June Chepkemei said the year had begun on a high note, with notable growth being recorded in cruise tourism.
Maduro capture: Sources reveal CIA had an asset close to Venezuela president who monitored his movements and pinpointed his exact location
The CIA had a small team on the ground starting in August who were able to provide insight into Maduro’s pattern of life that made grabbing him seamless, according to one source familiar with the matter.
