Kenya’s unresolved murders: Why police leave stones unturned during investigations of high profile crimes
At least one person gets killed every two days in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Most of these cases are never resolved. Only 94 murder cases were registered in Nairobi courts in 2021. Nairobi is Kenya’s most populous city with more than four million people. Like other major cities across Africa,...
Cristiano Ronaldo worried lack of transfer activity at Old Trafford will weaken Man United further next season
Cristiano Ronaldo is concerned about the transfer plan at Man Utd and could consider his future this summer, according to reports in Spain. The Portugal international returned to Old Trafford last summer to much fanfare with the signing of him, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane expected to catapult the Red...
Old, emerging and lingering economic hurdles new administration in Colombia must wrestle with
In early May, a show of force – announced by Gaitanista Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AGC), after one of the group’s top leaders was extradited to the US – paralysed nearly a quarter of the country as the group forbade transport or economic activity for five days: a decree enforced...
Nigeria: After eight years in captivity, rescued Chibok girls tell of horror in hands of Boko Haram
The two women each carried babies on their laps as they were presented by the military, after captivity with militants who stormed their school in April, 2014 in northeast Nigeria in a mass kidnapping that sparked international outrage. Major-General Christopher Musa, the military commander of troops in the region, told...
Former heavyweight boxing champaign buys three-storey luxury home in Miami for $18 million
Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr has just dropped $18 million on a knock-out new waterfront estate in Miami Beach. The contemporary three-story spread is set on the city’s upscale and guard-gated Palm Island, an enclave where the typical asking price for a home stood at $21 million in July,...
They promise heaven, then serve hell: Why Kenyan youths have no appetite for August 9 elections
The number of young voters registered for Kenya’s August elections has dropped since the last poll five years ago, the election commission announced on Monday, pointing to apathy among a youth disenchanted by economic hardship and widespread corruption. This is despite the total number of people who have signed up...
Kenya elects new government in August, but polls body the youth have given the exercise a wide berth
On August 9, Kenyans head to the polls to elect their next president. The campaigns and manifestos of the four contenders still in the race have made the youth common denominator of their promises to the country. In spite of the youth agenda, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...
Man United officials travel to Amsterdam to finalise signing of Brazilian winger Antony
Manchester United officials are travelling to Amsterdam on Tuesday to seal a transfer for Ajax winger Antony, according to a report. The Red Devils are looking to bounce back this summer following a dismal 2021/22 campaign. While they have ambitions to enjoy a strong first transfer window under new manager...
How ‘Peace with Legality’ agreement is likely to impact new Colombia government domestic policies
Before the June 19 Colombian presidential election, candidates endorsed the 2016 peace deal and criticised the unpopular “Peace with Legality” plan of outgoing President Iván Duque Márquez government, which has involved deadly military operations, including the bombing of children at rebel camps. Defeated right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernandez, a right-of-centre political...
Civil war: Daunting humanitarian crisis Colombia’s newly elected president Gustova Petro faces
Helmut Ángulo lost his parents in 2000 at the height of the Colombian civil war, kidnapped and killed by rebel fighters. When the country signed a peace deal 16 years later, Ángulo vigorously opposed it. He wanted justice for his parents’ deaths, and he wanted to find their remains so...
