Wobbly: Economy hurting as Kenya’s president and deputy trade accusations of graft in energy sector
With no elections at stake to lose, Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has trained his eyes on cartels in the energy industry said to be fleecing consumers through hefty electricity and fuel rates. His targets, Deputy President William Ruto and allies have been on the receiving for end allegedly fronting companies...
US President Biden meets Kenya’s President Kenyatta as conflicts in Horn of Africa set to persist
President Joe Biden is set to hold his first one-on-one, in-person talks as president with an African leader on Thursday, hosting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as war and a humanitarian crisis roil neighbouring Ethiopia, according to the White House. The meeting takes place two days after the United Nations International...
Detained for ‘terrorism’, released Congo journalist now to face ‘culpable abstention’ probe
A journalist arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last month for possessing a video showing the assassination of two UN sanctions monitors in 2017 was granted provisional release on Tuesday pending further investigation, his lawyer said. Sosthene Kambidi, who works for Congolese news site Actualite.cd and at times...
International Court of Justice rules in favour of Somalia over contested maritime land with Kenya
The United Nations’ top court has awarded Somalia control of most of a potentially oil- and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean after a bitter legal battle with neighbouring Kenya over their sea border. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Tuesday (October 12) that there was “no agreed...
Women scientists cry foul after this year’s Nobel main science prizes went to men
The decision to award this year’s science Nobel prizes exclusively to men has been met with an outpouring of frustration and disappointment from scientists. Last year was relatively good for Nobel prize gender equality: three out of the eight 2020 science laureates were women. But any gains for increased diversity...
Espionage: US Department of Justice confirm arrest of nuclear engineer and wife on espionage suspicion
The United States Department of Justice confirmed on Monday the arrest of Maryland nuclear engineer and his spouse on espionage-related suspicions. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service on Saturday. DOJ said in...
Key Central American migration route grows deadlier as numbers crossing soar
For tens of thousands of people escaping poverty, conflict, disasters and abusive gangs and regimes, the dangerous land route between Colombia and Panama known as the Darién Gap is the only way on towards Mexico and their hoped-for final destination – the United States. Necoclí is the main waystation in...
‘I also knew he didn’t come he…to be a ballet dancer’, Wilder on how he was punched to pulp by Fury
Deontay Wilder admitted he “wasn’t good enough” against Tyson Fury before the American was taken to hospital as a precaution following the brutal knockout defeat. Wilder, 35, was knocked down in the third, 10th and 11th rounds as he failed to avenge his 2020 defeat to Fury at the T-Mobile...
Experts propose establishment Africa defence industry to bolster peace and security
The establishment of an African defence industry mechanism or forum within the African Union has been proposed to develop African solutions to African problems, and promote peace and security on the continent as well as industrial development. This is according to its proponent Dr Moses B. Khanyile, who currently serves...
Sanctions on Afghanistan: ‘There should be no excuse for a repeat of the errors from previous embargoes’
The international community is waiting to see what a Taliban-led government will mean for Afghanistan and its people. But one thing is certain: new sanctions are on the horizon, and they will be broad, hard-hitting, and long-lasting. They will be imposed when political incentives or economic levers fail to deliver...
