Research: Uniquely Kenyan ‘nyama choma’ tradition and ancient butcheries date back 2.9 million years at Nyayanga in Homa Peninsula on Lake Victoria

Research: Uniquely Kenyan ‘nyama choma’ tradition and ancient butcheries date back 2.9 million years at Nyayanga in Homa Peninsula on Lake Victoria

Homo sapiens did not arise until much later, around 300,000 years ago. But the knack for seeking out the best raw materials to make simple technology dates back nearly three million years.

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Jobless Ethiopian youth risk kidnappings, death in Middle East leaving behind distraught families

Jobless Ethiopian youth risk kidnappings, death in Middle East leaving behind distraught families

More than 1.1 million Ethiopians were classified as migrants who left their home country and were living abroad in 2024, up from about 200,000 recorded in 2010, according to United Nations figures.

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Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ teaching ‘positive masculinity’ but men still wary of male doctors treating their wives

Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ teaching ‘positive masculinity’ but men still wary of male doctors treating their wives

While maternal and infant deaths in Senegal have declined over the past decade, experts say it still has a long way to go. It recorded 237 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in 2023, while 21 new-borns out of every 1,000 died within their first month. The UN globally wants to reduce maternal deaths to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births and new-born deaths to under 12 per 1,000 by 2030.

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South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’ on poverty and inequality and other issues

South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’ on poverty and inequality and other issues

Some high-profile foundations have pulled out of this week’s opening convention, citing rushed timelines and logistical issues, but they have said they will participate in the rest of the program.

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America’s street violence: When a friendly ‘How are you today?’ can lead to attack, gorged out eye

America’s street violence: When a friendly ‘How are you today?’ can lead to attack, gorged out eye

According to Fox 10, court documents later revealed the profound toll the injuries would take, stating, “The victim stated this loss of the use of his right eye and fractured jaw will forever impact his quality of life and is unsure if he will be able to work again or perform many basic life functions.”

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Princess Diana’s sons divided: Biographer says in his upcoming book ‘Winston and the Windsors’ the rift would have hurt her

Princess Diana’s sons divided: Biographer says in his upcoming book ‘Winston and the Windsors’ the rift would have hurt her

Despite the gulf between them, both brothers remain united in one shared vow: to honour their mother’s memory. William has followed her lead in his work to help the homeless, continuing with a cause Diana introduced her sons to.

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Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Josaphat Musamba, a Congolese researcher and PhD student at Ghent University in Belgium, said suppressing the militia would be a tall order for the DRC’s military, which is no longer present in large swathes of M23-controlled territory.

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Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

According to a December UN report, the scale of the trade reached new heights after the capture of Rubaya by M23. The rebels went on to establish a parallel administration controlling mining activities, trade, transport and the taxation of the minerals produced there, the UN reported.

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Waiting for Obamas divorce, in vain: Why for 32 years America has gossiped about ‘looming Barack and Michelle Obama split’

Waiting for Obamas divorce, in vain: Why for 32 years America has gossiped about ‘looming Barack and Michelle Obama split’

The former first lady, who shares daughters Malia Obama, 26, and Sasha Obama, 23, with her husband, former president Barack Obama, got candid with Kylie Kelce about her and Barack’s differing opinions on the size of their family on the March 20 episode of Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast.

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Illegal immigrant or royal crook? Trump’s eyes fixed on Prince Harry’s visa status as it implies it’s now part of US political theatre

Illegal immigrant or royal crook? Trump’s eyes fixed on Prince Harry’s visa status as it implies it’s now part of US political theatre

Harry and Meghan relocated to California in 2020. Since then, they’ve built a new life away from the royal family, but that escape from the spotlight has come with a new kind of scrutiny. Every move is now filtered through the lens of American politics, media and public opinion.

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