New law rewriting story of children arrested for criminal offences as it ‘humanises’ Kenyan prisons
As Kenya rolls out this law across the country, the experience at the Murang’a Children’s Remand Home offers a powerful example of what a more humane, rehabilitative and protective juvenile justice system can look like.
Study finds sugar and artificial sweeteners raise children’s risk of early puberty, lead to shorter adult height
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report named artificial sweeteners as one of the possible contributors to the US childhood chronic disease epidemic. In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic” and ineffective for weight loss.
Why trying to simply declare independence from US dollar and technology isn’t a viable option
In Europe, discussions are coalescing around an ambitious idea called EuroStack, an EU-led “digital supply chain” that would give Europe technological sovereignty independent from the US and other countries.
‘Enshittification’ of American power: How US hegemony is sustained by network logic that’s difficult and expensive to break away from
So dollar clearing is an expedient. It’s also the chief enforcement mechanism of US financial policy across the globe. If foreign banks don’t implement US financial sanctions and other measures, they risk losing access to US dollar clearing and going under. This threat is so existentially dire that, when Lam was placed under US sanctions
Thomas Partey: How white women in Europe turn African footballers into sexual objects of financial exploitation
There is also a lack of clear guidance for clubs in these circumstances. Lisa Nandy, the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, expressed concern this week on the Sports Agents podcast that clubs do not have a “standard approach” when “very, very highly paid” players face claims of sexual assault.
Used and dumped by Arsenal, Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey now on his own as he parries sexual offences allegations
Despite the club telling the alleged victim they were taking the matter “extremely seriously”, Partey continued to play for Arsenal – and was promoted via their media channels. In the days following her initial complaint to the club, he appeared prominently on a number of social media posts.
Anglican schism over homosexuality force Church of England to relook at status Archbishop of Canterbury
For centuries, the man who crowns British monarchs as the senior-most bishop in the Church of England, which formed after Henry VIII’s 16th-century split from Rome, has also been the titular head of 85 million Anglicans across 165 countries.
Covid fraud: Scientists tell leading European public broadcaster ‘Never seen science so compromised’
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that censorship extended to intelligence agencies. In August 2021, the Biden administration excluded the FBI from a White House intelligence briefing, preventing the bureau from presenting evidence supporting the lab-leak theory.
Kenya poised to retain status as world geothermal power production leader as GDC strikes steam at Baringo Geothermal project
Interviewed, Ngugi expressed GDC’s commitment to ensuring timely delivery of renewable energy projects that will greatly support the country’s development vision and plans. The director said that at Paka field, where most of the work had been done, was slated to start production of the first 100 megawatts by 2028.
Why militarised approach to Cameroon’s wildlife conservation fuels local resentment
The mixed patrols take place both inside the national parks and the surrounding Zones d’Intérêt Cynégétique (ZICs). In the former, the patrols are organised and paid for by Cameroon’s government-run conservation agency, MINFOF, and its international conservation partners – World Conservation Society (WCS) for Benoué and Bouba Ndjida, and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in Faro.
