Report: Famine catastrophes result from governments fear of international stigma and political blowback at home for failing to feed own people

Report: Famine catastrophes result from governments fear of international stigma and political blowback at home for failing to feed own people

Martin Griffiths, who stepped down as UN humanitarian relief chief in June, said shortages of data, money and access to areas where people are starving has created a situation in which “your hands are tied behind your back from the beginning.”

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Scramble for Africa’s natural resources ushers in militarisation of China’s foreign policy

Scramble for Africa’s natural resources ushers in militarisation of China’s foreign policy

China’s expanded African engagements follow its global ambitions. When FOCAC was launched in 2000, China had no peacekeepers in Africa and lagged far behind the United States and Europe in the training of African students, civilian and military professionals. Chinese security assistance was non-existent, and China was absent in African security debates.

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Nairobi Governor Sakaja comes under searing criticism over soaring crime, poor roads in high-end residential area

Nairobi Governor Sakaja comes under searing criticism over soaring crime, poor roads in high-end residential area

General Mathenge Drive is a very busy street that connects to Westlands and Parklands. For over two years residents say they suffer because of very poor road and maintenance, poor darning and potholes are making it dangerous to drive on.

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It sounds extreme and abusive but African presidents are chief advertising agents for foreign slavery cast as expatriate jobs

It sounds extreme and abusive but African presidents are chief advertising agents for foreign slavery cast as expatriate jobs

While the solar plexus that is the Middle East jobs are robbing the African countries of the labour-force necessary for economic growth, the labour migration to the Asian countries occurs without a comprehensive policy and legal framework to govern and create stability.

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SHIF or SHA heist: Enterprise Resource Planner Ruto sourced from Adani for $800 million costs less than $8 million in Kenya

SHIF or SHA heist: Enterprise Resource Planner Ruto sourced from Adani for $800 million costs less than $8 million in Kenya

The shares in this consortium are as follows when rounded off, the company associated with Adani controls 60 per cent, Safaricom and David Ndii-associated company 20 per cent each. Going by the shares, Adani would have received Ksh6 billion ($46,170,000) and the other Ksh2 billion ($15,390,000) annually. From these figures, David Ndii and his wife will be making a cool Ksh2 billion annually from your SHIF contribution.

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Trump threat to deport immigrants raises stakes in agricultural sector that runs on expatriate labour

Trump threat to deport immigrants raises stakes in agricultural sector that runs on expatriate labour

Donald Trump, a Republican, vowed to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally as part of his campaign to win back the White House, a logistically challenging undertaking that critics say could split apart families and disrupt US businesses.

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‘Abducted’ opposition leader’s wife tells Ugandan president ‘to reflect on solution of criminalising and eliminating opposition’

‘Abducted’ opposition leader’s wife tells Ugandan president ‘to reflect on solution of criminalising and eliminating opposition’

Uganda’s government spokesperson, Chris Baryomunsi, said last week his country does not carry out abductions, and that arrests abroad were done in collaboration with host countries, but did not comment on the specific case.

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Frying pan into fire: Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region face daily attacks

Frying pan into fire: Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region face daily attacks

Some refugees at the site have been shot, while others have been stabbed by armed men who steal mobile phones, cash and other items. At least nine refugees have been killed at Alemwach in the past year, according to a tally by the camp’s leadership committee.

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Central African Republic journalist once retained by Russian mercenaries pulls veil off Wagner disinformation

Central African Republic journalist once retained by Russian mercenaries pulls veil off Wagner disinformation

Yalike-Ngonzo said that for three years he was tasked with writing stories praising the activities of the Russian forces and the army and military government of the Central African Republic and placing them in local media outlets. He was also asked to organise anti-Western demonstrations and suppress voices critical of the government.

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Opposition clinches presidency in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland, calls for economic benefits from Ethiopia deal

Opposition clinches presidency in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland, calls for economic benefits from Ethiopia deal

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party received more than 50 per cent of the votes cast. Abdullahi, 69, served as Somaliland’s parliament speaker in 2005.

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