UN says 21,000 child soldiers are fighting in Africa’s multiple civil wars with girls most vulnerable conscripts
The economic impact of using child soldiers significantly hampers national development. Missing out on schooling results in lost human capital and reduced productivity, contributing to long-term economic stagnation, decreased workforce participation, higher poverty rates and reduced foreign investment due to ongoing instability.
In new revelations, Meta chief Zuckerberg delves into how White House ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ at Facebook staff to purge Covid content
Mark Zuckerberg said demands from the Biden administration to censor posts grew after the Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out, after which government officials began pressuring Meta “super hard” to remove specific posts.
Nigerian military bombs and kills own citizens instead of insurgents with aircraft donated by US on Christmas Day
The Nigerian military has a long history of killing civilians in its battle against militants and “bandits,” and has repeatedly denied responsibility for airstrikes that have killed innocent people. It has frequently been accused of covering up civilian deaths, as well, including running what a 2023 investigation by Nigeria’s Premium Times called “a systemic propaganda scheme to keep the atrocities of its troops under wraps.”
Zuckerberg in push to recover lost trust by embracing free speech but damage Facebook’s censorship caused persists
Mark Zuckerberg: As we’ve covered before, we didn’t just cross lines – we crossed sacred Rubicons created after humanity’s darkest chapters. The First Amendment, born from the revolution against tyranny and the Nuremberg Code, established after World War II’s horrors, were meant to be unbreakable guardians of human rights.
Glowing object that landed in Makueni was not debris as claimed by Kenya Space Agency, no one knows where it came from
Some space trackers believe the object may not have come from space at all
African agriculture 2026-2035: Developers of food security programmes must enhance value of criticality
The conference was held at the beginning of 2025 when the member countries of the African Union were beginning to look at least 10 years from now with hope despite the challenge of the impacts of climate change.
Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers
The watchdog referred its findings to the federal Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether any of the officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits using government positions for partisan purposes.
Urbanising in poverty: Kenyan startup city shines light on what Africa has to do in readiness for 900 million urban residents
Situated on 5,000 acres, Tatu City aspires to be what its name suggests: a city, privately owned, that its designers hope will eventually have a population of 250,000. It is already home to 88 businesses employing 15,000 people. They include CCI Global, which operates a 5,000-seat call center, and Zhende Medical, a Chinese medical supply manufacturer.
Painful truths: Florida grand jury finds ‘profound and serious’ issues with vaccine manufacture and safety in US
The investigation revealed that departing FDA staff who take industry jobs are allowed to influence the FDA “behind the scenes.”
Merchants of death: How Modern and other Covid vaccine manufacturers raked in billions patients died during trials
Moderna’s European filing also revealed that the company withheld trial results demonstrating that children under 12 who received the vaccine were ten times more likely than those who received the placebo to suffer “serious side effects.”
