Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties the African nation

Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties the African nation

The Supreme Court majority wrote that their decision on June 23 completely halted Murphy’s ruling and also rendered his decision on the South Sudan flight “unenforceable.” The court did not fully detail its legal reasoning on the underlying case, as is common on its emergency docket.

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Why militarised approach to Cameroon’s wildlife conservation fuels local resentment

Why militarised approach to Cameroon’s wildlife conservation fuels local resentment

The mixed patrols take place both inside the national parks and the surrounding Zones d’Intérêt Cynégétique (ZICs). In the former, the patrols are organised and paid for by Cameroon’s government-run conservation agency, MINFOF, and its international conservation partners – World Conservation Society (WCS) for Benoué and Bouba Ndjida, and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in Faro.

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Insurgency, ravages of climate change pose biggest threats to wildlife in northern Cameroon

Insurgency, ravages of climate change pose biggest threats to wildlife in northern Cameroon

Cameroon’s Far North has long been on the frontline of climate change. The region has suffered recurrent droughts, most notably during the 1970s and 1980s. This has led to successive waves of southerly migration to more fertile regions. Perhaps the most striking symbol of the changing climate is the shrinking of Lake Chad, a large part of which overlaps with northern Cameroon.

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Trump fails to convince Russian President Putin to strike deal end war with Ukraine

Trump fails to convince Russian President Putin to strike deal end war with Ukraine

Within hours of their concluding the call, an apparent Russian drone attack sparked a fire in an apartment building in a northern suburb of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, indicating little change in the trajectory of the conflict.

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Five Ugandan peacekeepers killed in African Union mission crash in Somali capital

Five Ugandan peacekeepers killed in African Union mission crash in Somali capital

The African Union peacekeeping mission, known as AUSSOM, is helping Somali authorities to fight al-Shabaab, a rebel group that opposes the presence of foreign troops in the Horn of Africa nation.

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New confidential report by UN experts accuses Rwanda of commanding and controlling M23 rebels

New confidential report by UN experts accuses Rwanda of commanding and controlling M23 rebels

Rwanda has long denied helping M23 and says its forces are acting in self-defence against Congo’s army and ethnic Hutu militiamen linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

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Kenyan president among world leaders to be taxed for using private jets or first class

Kenyan president among world leaders to be taxed for using private jets or first class

UN chief Antonio Guterres said the Seville meeting aimed “to repair and rev up” a world system where “trust is fraying and multilateralism is strained.”

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Experts explain how 2030 is critical to Kenya’s economic lift-off, attainment of UN development goals

Experts explain how 2030 is critical to Kenya’s economic lift-off, attainment of UN development goals

According to Prof Jacqueline McGlade of Strathmore University, TVA is an approach that captures the full range of social, environmental and economic impacts both positive and negative of the food system activities.

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‘We’re getting for US a lot of mineral rights from the Congo’, Trump makes American interests clear in DRC, Rwanda peace deal

‘We’re getting for US a lot of mineral rights from the Congo’, Trump makes American interests clear in DRC, Rwanda peace deal

Rwanda has sent at least 7,000 soldiers over the border, according to analysts and diplomats, in support of the M23 rebels, who seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities and lucrative mining areas in a lightning advance earlier this year.

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After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

In 2021, Kisumu County reported 21,314 pregnancies in this age group and by 2024, the figure had fallen to 9,773.  Teen pregnancies among older adolescents (15-19 years) also declined consistently over the same period from 314,534 in 2020 to 231,024 in 2024, a drop of 26.6 per cent.

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