English-speaking separatists pause fighting in honour of Pope Leo’s visit to Cameroon

English-speaking separatists pause fighting in honour of Pope Leo’s visit to Cameroon

Cameroon’s western regions have been plagued by fighting since English-speaking separatists launched a rebellion in 2017 with the stated goal of breaking away from the French-speaking majority and establishing an independent state.

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Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit

Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit

The pollution and disease inspired the first-ever lawsuit filed on the basis of Kenya’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in 2020, when residents of Kargi and other communities in the Chalbi Desert sued the Kenyan national and county governments.

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Kennedy suicide jinx: Chilling detail of suicide that made Mary Richardson Kennedy’s doctor think ‘maybe she didn’t want to die’

Kennedy suicide jinx: Chilling detail of suicide that made Mary Richardson Kennedy’s doctor think ‘maybe she didn’t want to die’

No suicide note was ever publicly confirmed to be found, although Vincent details a frantic search by Mary’s siblings hours after her death that resulted in RFK Jr being asked to leave the property.

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US judge hands ‘Ketamine Queen’ 15 years in jail for selling TV star Matthew Perry fatal ketamine

US judge hands ‘Ketamine Queen’ 15 years in jail for selling TV star Matthew Perry fatal ketamine

Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic approved by US health regulators for use during surgery. It can be given as an intramuscular injection or by IV.

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Why African universities are ‘centres of docility’ that produce ‘educated fools’ capable only of citing narrow theories

Why African universities are ‘centres of docility’ that produce ‘educated fools’ capable only of citing narrow theories

I explain my deliberate rejection of the popular but deceitful banner of ‘multidisciplinarity,’ and lay out my vision for a new ecosystem of higher education institutions: the interversity, crossversity, transversity and extraversity.

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Ethiopia’s largest and oldest university partners with regional bureaus to teach Chinese language

Ethiopia’s largest and oldest university partners with regional bureaus to teach Chinese language

Amid deepening Sino-Ethiopian ties, interest in studying the Chinese language is growing rapidly among Ethiopians, particularly the country’s youth.

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Radiologist at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital lands global grant for sickle cell study

Radiologist at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital lands global grant for sickle cell study

Dr Connie Ongeti secured the award from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), emerging among a small pool of successful applicants worldwide in a highly competitive call that attracted thousands of submissions.

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How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

Ayanae Apukae, a 75-year-old grandmother, arrived at the Lokori Eye Medical Camp totally blind in one eye and partially in the other, walking behind her granddaughter, who was leading her. She was filled with mixed emotions – fear and hope. Fear because the myth in her village is that surgery...

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UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank

UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank

UN peacekeepers along the Blue Line, known as UNIFIL, describe the situation as bleak and concerning. UNIFIL said the Israel Defence Forces have expanded their incursion westward, with tanks and clashes reported in Sector West, roughly 12 km north of the Blue Line.

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National Intelligence Research University crowns Meru University students winners of national AI Hackathon

National Intelligence Research University crowns Meru University students winners of national AI Hackathon

Chief Judge of the hackathon Ali Hussein Kassim, who also chairs the FinTech Alliance Kenya, said the winning solutions stood out for their readiness for practical deployment.

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