Transition: Former Guinean first lady Hadja Andree Toure dies in Morocco at the age 92
Hadja Andree Toure, former first lady of Guinea’s First Republic, died in Morocco on Wednesday at the age of 92, the Guinean presidency announced on its official Facebook page. Born in 1934 in Macenta, as the wife of Guinea’s first president Ahmed Sekou Toure, she served as first lady from...
From the rattling fossil fuel-powered engines to be purring e-bikes: Rural Kenya embraces pocket and environmental-friendly electric motorbikes
What began with only three electric motorcycles has grown into a fleet of 120 bikes operating across the county by 2026 – a pointer that electric mobility is steadily gaining acceptance.
Too many threats: Fears of censorship and monopoly in wake of UK plan to determine what public can see on YouTube
The green paper, published in June by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, proposes exploring a “prominence regime” that would ensure public service broadcasters and other designated “trusted” news providers remain easy to find as audiences increasingly consume news online rather than through traditional television.
Under-siege Russia resorts to jamming Elon Musk’s Starlink systems to repulse Ukrainian drone attacks
Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s defence ministry, said Russia was deploying a jamming system called the Volna Kupol Garant that emits a signal strong enough to destabilise the Starlink connection in an area of about 20 square km (7.7 square miles). He added that about 10 had been detected so far.
GMO: Senegalese scientists in Kenya for benchmarking tour of country’s biosafety institutions
Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) will host a delegation from its counterparts in Senegal for a three-day benchmarking visit from July 8, 2026, as way of strengthening its biosafety regulations and fostering institutional collaboration. The Kenyan delegation will be led by Acting Chief Executive Officer of National Biosafety Authority Ann...
Tourism: Narok County government in Kenya’s Rift Valley upgrades infrastructure in world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve
In 1961, the reserve was brought under the control of the then County Council of Narok and the core area was extended to the east to cover an area of 1,831 square kilometres. In 1984, parts of the reserve were set apart to provide access to watering points for livestock and the reserve was brought to its present size of 1,530 kilometres.
NATO showcases big arms deals as Trump, but the US president says he’s been let down by allies, wants to control Greenland
The deals, estimated to be worth at least $50 billion according to one NATO official, included European countries buying surveillance drones from US company Northrop Grumman and NATO buying planes from Sweden’s Saab.
Government commissioner who defected from opposition in April killed as violence spirals out of control in South Sudan
James Kueth Makuach, the government-appointed commissioner, was killed on Sunday when opposition fighters launched an assault on Walgak, a remote area in Akobo West, according to officials from both sides.
Egypt fails to break 86th-minute hoodoo that has haunted African teams out of World Cup in 15 minutes 3-goal blitz
Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year’s World Cup. The Argentina great scored another goal – his eighth of the tournament – and led his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt on Tuesday despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play....
World Cup match-fixing fears emerge after FIFA lifts US player Balogun’s red card suspension following pressure from President Trump
FIFA announced on Sunday that the suspension had been lifted, triggering praise from Trump and outrage from Belgium’s team.
