Uganda as a unit of imagined communities: Without the barrel of the gun, it’s difficult to think of the ‘Pearl of Africa’ as a state
The principle of nationality that buried the Soviet Union and destroyed its empire in Eastern Europe continues to shape conflicts among the new independent countries of that vast region. Such peace, security and unity are unstable by nature. They may endure in the short to medium term, but they cannot stand the test of time
Inspector-General of Police says his charges are determined to lift lid on syndicate that drafts young Kenyans into foreign armies
A report submitted by National Intelligence Service (NIS) to Parliament early this week revealed that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been recruited to fight in the conflict with 89 serving on the frontlines as of February.
National government sets aside Ksh3.2B for electricity reach expansion in Nakuru
The sentiment was echoed by Molo MP Kuria Kimani who lauded the president for equitable distribution of development programmes irrespective of political inclinations of the nation. MP Kuria noted that Molo constituency will be allocated Ksh279 million for Last Mile Connectivity with 39 projects planned for next week in four wards.
Slave diaries-1: Master Robert Thornton’s seven children all looked exactly like Samuel, a field slave he never knew was their father till his death
The psychological weight was almost unbearable. He knew Thomas was his son. Knew it the way any father knows his child through recognition existing in his bones. He counted them. Seven. Seven children. Seven lives. He had helped create. Seven faces proving his fatherhood to anyone willing to look. But he also knew with absolute certainty that acknowledging this in any way would mean immediate death, not quick death.
How Yemayá, a 17 years old enslaved woman, was impregnated by randy master, died of postpartum complications
Don Fernando had a lawful wife in Spain, Doña Catalina de Mendoza, who visited the island every three or four years and spent the rest of her time in Seville administering the revenues the plantation sent her.
When a slave, Mateus, escaped from Brazil’s Recôncavo Baiano sugar fields, his master sent 100 hunters to pursue him – none returned alive
Colonel Rodrigues was not just a farmer; he was one of the richest and most feared men in the region. His sugar mill produced sugar for export on a large scale, and he proudly proclaimed to all who knew him that he maintained absolute order and discipline among his captives.
Black Widow-4: Freed slave girl, on a mission to avenge her mother’s murder, faces Ku Klux Klan White supremacists
Josephine said, “I want you to know why you’re going to die. I want you to know that this isn’t random violence or crazy criminals. This is justice. It’s not perfect. It’s late and it’s outside the law because the law let us down. But it’s still justice.”
Drone strikes, renewed hostilities in eastern Congo as fragile ceasefire is tested by rebels, army clashes
In Kinshasa, the government has not issued an official statement on the reported operations. Around Goma and other parts of North Kivu, the relative silence of rebel leaders has fuelled anxiety among residents amid reports of drone strikes and targeted attacks.
Black Widow-3: My mother died begging them for mercy, did the Ku Klux Klan white supremacists show her any?
No matter what happened next, whether she lived or died trying to escape, she had already done something very important. She had shown that the knights were not invincible, that justice could find them even when the law couldn’t and that there were consequences for being cruel, even in a world built to protect the cruel.
State responds to plight of Kenyan trapped in foreign lands with repatriation pledge
Latest statistics indicate 89 are actively deployed in combat zones, 39 are hospitalised, 28 are missing in action, and at least one has been confirmed dead. The government has already successfully repatriated some 30 individuals in recent months, providing them with psychological support and reintegration assistance upon return.
