Kenya’s economy to steady further with $1 billion IMF tranche as shilling holds firm against US dollar
Robust lending to Kenya from the IMF and World Bank has helped the government to navigate a liquidity crisis. The East African nation received a $941 million lending boost from the IMF in January, which brought the size of its programme with the fund to $4.43 billion, with around $2.5 billion outstanding.
Arrest warrant out for forrmer Central African Republic president Bozizé for human rights abuses
Bozizé lives in exile in Guinea Bissau, where that country’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said he had not received any request from Bangui about the arrest warrant, and that the country’s laws do not allow for extradition.
Biden’s lead over Trump narrows to one per cent in opinion polls six months to US election
Some 28 per cent of registered voters in the poll said they had not picked a candidate, were leaning toward third-party options or might not vote at all. The poll found 8 per cent of respondents would pick Robert Kennedy Jr, an anti-vaccine activist running as an independent, if he were on the ballot with Trump and Biden.
Kenyans in flood-prone areas ordered to evacuate or be ejected by force as death toll rises
With seasonal rains forecast to increase in the coming weeks, the Cabinet said residents of areas with flooding or landslides in the past, and residents near dams and rivers considered at high risk, will have to evacuate by Wednesday. Those who don’t will be moved by force.
How Indian Ocean Dipole weather swings set off torrential rainfall in Kenya that’s killed over 200 people
In the most tragic single event, at least 70 people were killed on Monday after water blew through a blocked river tunnel under a railway bridge in southwestern Kenya, causing a flash flood. The rain has displaced more than 100,000 people, swept away 30,000 homes and damaged roads and other infrastructure.
How Arsenal boss created untouchables ever ‘ready to drive, foot to the floor, every three days’
The perfectionist streak in Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta perhaps explains why he has become so attached to his crop of key performers. He believes the best players have to want to be ready to drive, foot to the floor, every three days. It’s a challenge he laid some years ago to a young Saka, using Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the ultimate example, the best who set the highest bars for consistent performance.
US warns countries supplying weapons to Sudan it is ‘on the precipice of a large-scale massacre’
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after an emergency closed meeting of the UN Security Council that El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur not held by paramilitary forces, is “on the precipice of a large-scale massacre.”
Republican candidate Trump fined $8,000 for violating gag order in New York hush money trial
Trump, the Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential election, is charged with falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump in 2006.
PM Netanyahu on edge as International Criminal Court turns searchlight on Israeli crimes in Gaza
Without a police force, the ICC relies on member states to arrest suspects, which has proven to be a major obstacle to prosecutions. Netanyahu said on Friday on the social platform X that Israel “will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defence.”
Gunned! How Arsenal uses ball pace and Saka as routine missiles to blow Tottenham Hotspurs cold
When the opponents are Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal have a clear plan. They figured out how to hurt their neighbours and biggest rivals a while back, and Bukayo Saka tends to be their weapon of choice. The 22-year-old scored his 15th league goal of the season, his best tally for a single campaign, to make it 2-0 on Sunday but that was not the only significant aspect of his finish. It was the latest in a string of very similar moves he has been involved in to hurt Spurs over the past three seasons, dating back to September 2021.
