UN: Whereabouts of 181 migrants unknown, at least two dead after boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti
Over the past decade, at least 2,082 people have disappeared along the route, including 693 known to have drowned, according to the IOM. About 380,000 migrants are currently in Yemen.
Experts champion investments in agroecology instead of traditional industrial agriculture
Last year in October, Balay noted that AFSA and other CSOs launched EU-AU Civil Society Engagement Mechanism as a platform to engage the EU-AU partnership engagement and whose one of the focus is finance that comes to Africa.
Down, but not out: How Kakamega locksmith who dropped out of school and lost leg in road accident towers over peers
Despite the challenges, Amateshe says another opportunity came his way when he diversified to a hardware shop on Outerring Road, in Donholm, in Nairobi’s Eastlands, in addition to the “mitumba shoes” business.
Some malaria, HIV, tuberculosis programme cuts reversed by US but details needed, groups say
A US State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration had been working to review every dollar spent “to ensure taxpayer resources are being used to make America safer, stronger and more prosperous” and had reviewed around 15,600 awards, contracts and grants, but did not respond to questions about why some terminations had been reversed and others not, or on restarting funding.
Trump to review legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian migrants as he steps up deportations
Migrants stripped of their parole status could face fast-track deportation proceedings, according to an internal ICE email. Immigrants who cross the border illegally can be put into the fast-track deportation process known as expedited removal, for two years after they enter.
United States military commands sustains airstrikes on Al Shabaab in Somalia as UN extends sanctions
Following its first airstrike in Somalia under second term US President Donald Trump – made public by The Pentagon on February 1 – Africom reports four more similar sorties to date. Two, specify the number – three – of actual strikes with the others reported as “collective self-defence air strikes”.
Karachuonyo ‘happy’ monkeys in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin carve a reputation as wildlife that sneak into kitchens for cooked food
Beside monkeys, some villages in Homa Bay are also invaded by hyenas that kill domestic animals. Officers from KWS are setting up traps to capture them and relocate them to their natural habitat,” Kibor said.
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The US air quality monitors measured dangerous fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and lead to respiratory diseases, heart conditions and premature death. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills around seven million people each year.
Trump finds ‘less soot’ in stripping tiny African kingdom Lesotho of $8m in humanitarian aid
Musk in September was meeting with Lesotho’s Prime Minister Sam Matekane, while trying to do business with the southern African nation.
Kenyans with policies with insurance firms under liquidation told to claim compensation
Garissa Township Deputy County Commissioner Sebastian Okiring on his part urged the boda-boda riders to acquire driving licenses in respect to the Traffic Act and ensure that their property is insured so as to guarantee their safety and the safety of their customers.
