Study on political messaging via music and dance returns verdict: Kenya is ‘Luhyia cultural colony’
Political messaging via music is not unique to Luhyia. However, compared to other Kenya tribes, political mobilisation finds a lot of expression in compositions by artistes who have roots in western Kenya. For politicians it is a faster medium of connecting with their target audience and supporters.
Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries worked with Mali’s longtime US-backed military to kill and loot
Malian soldiers and foreign fighters, identified as members of the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have committed extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances of dozens of civilians in central Mali since December 2022, according to a new Human Rights Watch report shared with The Intercept. Researchers found that the longtime US-backed Malian military...
Conflict of interest pays: New revelations show US health officials conspired with Chinese army to cover up origins of Covid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s latest book, The Wuhan Cover-up: How US Health Officials Conspired with the Chinese Military to Hide the Origins of Covid-19,” is due out in September. The book is available now for preorder. Kennedy is the founder and chairman on leave from Children’s Health Defence.
As heatwaves hit Asia and Europe, India’s poorest women in low caste feel the pinch and die
According to the UN, Dalits and Adivasis form five out of every six multidimensionally poor people in India, meaning they not only lack enough income for daily needs but also do not have access to education and basic infrastructure.
After years of abuse Kenyan tech workers take on Big Tech to champion rights for fellow Africans
In Nairobi, a regional tech hub, outsourcing companies bring talent from numerous African countries to moderate work in different African languages. They include Sama, a San Francisco-headquartered company, which has contracted workers for Facebook and ChatGPT. Majorel, headquartered in Luxembourg, hires labour for Facebook and TikTok.
Proximal Origin: The goal of this paper ‘was not to discover origin of Covid, but to supress the lab leak theory’
Throughout the process, the report states, “the authors of Proximal Origin were keenly aware of the influence of Dr Fauci, Dr Collins and Dr Farrar,” with drafts of the paper shared with the three officials – sometimes referred to in emails as the “Bethesda Boys” – on several occasions in early February 2020.
Indeed, the report states that Farrar would “push” for the publication of “Proximal Origin” in Nature Medicine later in February 2020, while Andersen testified that Farrar was the “father figure” of the paper.
US House Committee Report finds top US health official and ‘Bethesda Boys’ colluded to suppress Covid lab-leak theory
According to the US House of Representatives Select Subcommittee report, the “Proximal Origin” paper was used to “downplay the lab-leak hypothesis” and label as “conspiracy theorists” anyone who suggested the virus may have leaked from a lab. The report indicated Fauci and Collins were personally involved in the conceptualisation, drafting and publication of the paper.
Sudan crisis: Refugees tell of border crossing difficulties, uncertain future and hostile Egypt
Several Sudanese who have crossed the border said they are struggling with homelessness, limited job prospects, and rising prices amid an economic downturn in Egypt that has been accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Somalia Somali National Army, ATMIS drone counter-offensives put al-Shabaab on backfoot
The Kenya-Somalia border posts, which have been closed since 2011, were set for phased reopening between June 15 and August 15 following a ministerial meeting between the two countries on May 15. But on July 5 Kenya’s government announced that the re-openings would be delayed following the spate of cross-border attacks.
How Silk Road – a dark-web drug market was ripped offline when FBI arrested black market king in a library
At the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, Clark described corruption and neglect, which led to his falling from his bunk while experiencing vertigo in 2021, breaking his pelvis, and being left to suffer overnight despite his pleas for help.
