Youth Red Cross in Naivasha: Young people who’re ready to support humanitarian work
The Kenya Red Cross supports and runs a number of projects while promoting responsiveness to the Kenyan public about the contemporary issues and problems which may affect them. Some of the projects which are run by and assisted by the Kenya Red Cross are Famine, blood services, first aid projects, disaster and emergency services and education services.
Africa takes GDP recalculation campaign to G20 summits, but scepticism abounds
African nations often have lower credit ratings and face high lending costs because of their perceived riskiness. For example, Nigeria and Kenya issued dollar bonds with interest rates of 10 per cent last year, compared with below 5 per cent rates for advanced economies like the United States.
Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 77 as cabinet fails to approve ceasefire deal agreed earlier
The complex ceasefire accord emerged on Wednesday after mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the US to stop the war that has devastated the coastal territory and inflamed the Middle East. The deal outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands have been killed. Hostages taken by militant group Hamas, which controls the enclave, would be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel.
South Korea police raid President Yoon office as detained defence minister attempts suicide
South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a presidential security official said on Wednesday, in a widening investigation into the embattled leader’s failed attempt to impose martial law. Separately, Kim Yong-hyun, former defence minister and a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide at a detention centre...
Boston Marathon organisers to pay athletes impacted by doping offenders
The Boston Athletic Association is to pay prize money to athletes who finished behind doping offenders at their races. The organiser of the world’s oldest annual marathon said on Tuesday it was in the process of contacting athletes entitled to prizes after their results were re-ranked due to disqualification. The...
Ongoing political and security crisis has turned Haiti into hellhole for women, they’re fighting back
Survivors rarely get invited to the policy meetings dedicated to confronting GBV. Bearing witness to their pain and to their exhausting struggle to survive – and committing to take responsive action – should be a true imperative of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and of the subsequent 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
Judges in US who sentence January 6 rioters fear a repeat of election violence if Trump loses
More than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes related to January 6 siege, which disrupted the peaceful transfer of presidential power for the first time in the nation’s history. Over 1,000 rioters have been convicted and sentenced. Roughly 650 of them received prison time ranging from a few days to 22 years.
UN agency boss Winnie Byanyima warns rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa undermines war against HIV/Aids
If debt payments and stifled budgets are unaddressed in the next three to five years, African countries will be “under-resourced to fund their HIV responses,” according to the UN agency’s report. Further data reveals that “the region’s success in having reduced new HIV infections by 56 per cent since 2010...
Law that gives South African government control over language of education opposed by Afrikaans speakers
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said he would meet President Cyril Ramaphosa before he signs the bill into law on Friday. One civil society group has said it would take legal action to oppose the bill once Ramaphosa signs it.
Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians
Over the weekend, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had developed a new “drone missile” that had been used to attack Russia and was more powerful and faster than other hardware in Kyiv’s arsenal. Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Monday its forces used high precision weapons to strike important energy infrastructure in Ukraine which it said supported the military-industrial complex.
