Israeli strikes hit Tehran on Persian New Year as Iranian drones target Gulf energy sites
Iran hit a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea, set Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze and caused minor damage to an oil refinery in Israel. The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring. Brent...
Trump faces growing political trilemma at home and abroad three weeks into Iran war
Reviewing Trump’s recent statements on the prospects of the war with Iran, his rhetoric has veered between ending the war and pressing on. On Sunday, he said that the United States had “essentially defeated Iran,” yet denied being ready to declare victory. On Monday, he stated that the war will not end this week, “but it’ll be soon.”
How passport colonialism manifests in salary discrepancies at UN, sets benchmark for aid agencies
It’s no secret that national humanitarian staff face greater risk for lower pay: These inequities have been coded into the aid system. UN agencies and INGOs should seize today’s drive for systemic change to shed colonial-era staffing policies: Include salary standardisation in UN80 and other reform efforts.
Bare knuckles: Woman MP accuses Kakamega governor of surrendering his mandate to wife
Muhanda has declared interest to in dethroning Barasa in slugfest that has attracted Prof Sylvester Anami of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and sitting Kakamega Senator Bonni Khalwale.
Electric motorbike company associated with President Ruto accused of killing businesses in western Kenya through rent non-payment
A storm is brewing in western Kenya as landlords who leased premises to electric mobility company Spiro (Africa Smart Mobility Solutions Kenya Limited) accuse the firm of breaching lease agreements barely months after its high-profile launch by President William Ruto. The landlords, who provided space for Spiro’s electric bike battery...
From pain to purpose: Ana Antami College for People with Albinism in Malava, western Kenya, sets high bar for rest of the world
The NGO situated in Malava town, some 30 kilometres north of Kakamega town in western Kenya, is committed in working on four thematic areas including health, skin cancer prevention and treatment, eye care to persons with albinism, education and livelihoods.
Truth doesn’t need permission: How first Black woman to own newspaper reshaped American politics
When the founder, John Neimore, fell ill in 1912, he asked Charlotta to take over as editor. She had never run a newspaper. She had no formal journalism training. She was a Black woman in an industry dominated by white men. She said yes anyway.
Russia warns countries that heed US call to escort vessels through Strait of Hormuz will become parties to the Iran conflict
On February 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians.
Strait of Hormuz closure forces Trump to waive Jones Act to curb rise in oil prices, hurt world economies
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday waived the Jones Act for 60 days in an effort to curb rising oil prices caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran. The Jones Act requires that all goods transported between US ports must be carried solely...
Braganza duty: How commission of omission by lender is set to become peg that will hoist former Kenyan minister from $27.8 million loss
Reality: The borrower asked the right questions and read the contract appropriately. Similarly, the bank was waiting for absolute discretion to trigger. This allowed them to stop funding ‘Phase 2’ the moment their exit became more profitable than the project’s success.