Fighting between South Sudanese military and local militias kills scores of civilians
The fighting has led to UN warnings that South Sudan is again on the brink of civil war. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to send to South Sudan a group of eight deportees from Cuba, Vietnam and elsewhere who have been convicted in the US of serious crimes, sparking a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.
South Korean presidential poll winner faces uphill task of healing polarised nation, economy bartered by US tariffs
Leading candidates ended three weeks of official campaigning late on Monday, crisscrossing the country before converging on Seoul for final rallies, as they vowed to put months of turmoil behind them and breathe new life into an ailing economy.
Tittle tootle: Embu governor pleads with Kenya’s president not downlist intoxicant herb from crops schedule
Speaking on Sunday during Madaraka Days celebrations held at Makima Primary School grounds in Mbeere South Constituency, the governor said the move will deal a big blow to the economy of the county and hurt thousands of families that rely on it for survival.
Man who secured conviction of terrorist involved in Kenya, Tanzania bombings to be deputy attorney in Manhattan in US
While a prosecutor, Sean Buckley brought charges against a Vietnamese man who pleaded guilty in 2016 to plotting to detonate an explosive in London’s Heathrow Airport, and secured the 2015 trial conviction of a top Osama bin Laden deputy in connection with the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Procurement laws are violated with impunity in Kenya, Supplies Management Institute says it raises red flags
John Karani, the chairman of the institute said professionals who are licensed but are flouting procurement laws risk being debarred and stopped from practicing. Karani said the institute with over 25,000 members is geared towards enhancing professionalism in the sector noting that tens of members are already facing disciplinary and administrative sanctions.
Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers cast shadow on ceasefire talks
Ukraine and Russia have issued starkly different assessments of the damage done to Russia’s fleet of strategic bombers – a key element in its nuclear arsenal – but it was clear from publicly available satellite imagery that Moscow had suffered some serious equipment losses.
How Uganda is a classic case of environmental corruption polluting environmental democracy
Development should mean qualitative improvement in human rights, democracy and freedom of choice. When one says he or she is experiencing development, that person should be saying that today more than yesterday and tomorrow more than today, one is enjoying maximum progress in all the dimensions of human welfare”.
‘Aid distribution has become a death trap’ as Gaza accuses Israel of killing 30 aid seekers
Witnesses said the Israeli military opened fire as thousands of Palestinians gathered to receive food aid. Israel’s military said that an initial inquiry found soldiers had not fired on civilians while they were near or within the distribution site.
Why Museveni brutally enforces discriminatory laws and policies that repress rights of indigenous Ugandans
Violence initiated by policy-making can be categorised as “structural violence,” where policies unintentionally or intentionally create conditions that lead to harm or violence. This can manifest in various ways, including through policies that marginalise specific groups, perpetuate inequalities, or have unintended consequences that lead to conflict or violence.
Alleged ‘self-abduction’ MP cited as basis for Kenya to amend law to provide for stiffer penalties on kidnappings, disappearances
Interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen said that the law on abductions and kidnappings is weak, noting that parliament has the obligation to act with speed to enact a law that will address rising incidents stage managed crimes.
