Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease
Trust is hard to find among the traumatised population that is wary of outsiders, even those trying desperately to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that experts say was discovered weeks late. Surveillance for such diseases has been weakened by US and other aid cuts.
UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war
Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the UN-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the UN.
End of Middle East war imminent as Iran announces ‘conclusion reached on major issues’ with US
On a recent EU decision to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran’s actions and policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei warned that any hostile action would definitely trigger Tehran’s response.
China-Africa ‘skills supermarket’ gains traction with trilateral collaboration deal with Mt Kenya University
MKU Vice-Chancellor Deogratius Jaganyi reaffirmed the university’s commitment to industry-academia partnerships as catalysts for national and continental development.
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge placed 16 in Cape Town race that produced fastest marathon ever run on African soil
Fellow Ethiopian Yihunilign Adane was second in 2:04:59 while Kenya’s Kalipus Lomwai finished third in 2:05:06. The first 10 men all finished inside the previous course record in what organisers described as the strongest marathon field ever assembled in Africa.
Africa CDC warns Kenya and nine other countries in Great Lakes region at high risk of Ebola spread
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, generalised pain or malaise.
Election rigging becomes major concern as United Opposition in Kenya warns Ruto regime against punitive taxes
The opposition leaders faulted the Kenya Kwanza administration over what they termed hard-hitting economic decisions that continue to push millions of Kenyans into hardship.
China-Kenya cooperation in biodiversity conservation stilled in images as world marks Day for Biological Diversity
Chen Weihong, vice mayor of Yancheng City in east China’s Jiangsu Province and one of the organisers, said the exhibition aims to introduce Kenya and wider African audiences to China’s emblematic species such as deer, red-crowned cranes, and the spoon-billed sandpiper.
Kenya’s lands ministry begins land use and urban development regulations review to redefine riparian reserves
During a public forum held at Magharibi Hall in Kakamega town that was attended by both national and county officers and other stakeholders, a senior physical planner in the Department of Lands and Physical Planning Arthur Mbatia said that the proposed changes and new multi-tier institutional structures swill be allocated planning powers.
Why Ugandans want Bundibugyo name of Ebola virus currently ravaging eastern Congo changed to avoid stigmatisation
The Ugandan district’s connection to the Bundibugyo virus stems from an Ebola outbreak there nearly two decades ago that was flagged as a new species of Ebola, a viral disease that usually manifests as haemorrhagic fever.
