Declassed records show US Energy Department’s lab-leak pivot was not driven by new intelligence
Most records remain hidden within the latest 186-page tranche released by the DOE, which has long run intelligence operations that leverage its unique scientific and technological expertise to protect national security. Only a relatively small number of pages, mostly of internal email discussions, contain substantive, readable material.
Chinese President Xi’s ‘zero-tariff’ for African countries hailed as a message for joint pursuit of modernisation
Multiple African enterprises targeting the Chinese market noted that the new measures, such as the zero-tariff policy, will bring them fresh opportunities to expand trade with China and enhance product competitiveness.
Romanticising fallacy that Luhyia and Luo of western Kenya are ‘genetically’ predestined to resist power
The argument that Luhyias and Luos are genetically predestined to resist power and is intellectually provocative, but it rests on a few assumptions that deserve serious interrogation. First, the framing that Molima (central Kenya) and Rift Valley or Kikuyus and Kalenjins are “trained to access power” while Luhyas and Luos...
Raila Odinga’s widow, Ida Odinga, reminds late prime minister’s elder brother he’s unwanted in ODM party
By quashing any rumours of leadership instability before the rally begins, Ida Odinga has ensured that the focus remains on the party’s populist agenda rather than internal friction.
Analysis: Epstein Files provide sobering evaluation of Western justice, reveals structure that grants impunity to the rich and powerful
Despite a massive document dump related to the Epstein case, the DOJ has said that it does not currently expect more arrests based on the disclosures. “There’s a lot of correspondence. There’s a lot of emails. There’s a lot of photographs. There’s a lot of horrible photographs that appear to be taken by Mr Epstein or people around him,” Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN.
New files show fallen rapist Epstein pitched JPMorgan Chase on plan to get Bill Gates ‘more money for vaccines’
The pandemic preparedness infrastructure built in the years before the pandemic helped lead to this simulation, Ji wrote. According to The Hill, members of the US Congress began reviewing un-redacted versions of the documents on Monday.
How rhapsodic arts and social sciences instill fear in Uganda President Museveni who prefers imaginary dupes and dullards in natural sciences
The regime’s “commitment to science” is visible in targeted funding, presidential directives and the construction of specialised institutions, all while faculties of humanities and social sciences are starved of resources and morale.
US, China tussle over Congo minerals as resistance to Trump rises in Kinshasa as Tshisekedi accused of underselling nation’s wealth
Tshisekedi has offered US companies access to eastern Congo’s rich minerals – mostly untapped and estimated to be worth $24 trillion – as a bargaining chip for US support to help fight off rebels and build critical infrastructure in the region where Rwanda-backed rebels seized major cities last year.
Shoot to kill: Malindi MP backs order by coast regional police boss to neutralise criminals
The legislator noted that many victims were still nursing serious injuries, while others have lost their lives. She cited incidents including a tourist who had his hand chopped off in broad daylight and a village elder who was killed after testifying in a criminal case.
More than two million people in Kenya face acute food shortages as drought kills livestock
Four consecutive wet seasons have failed in parts of the Horn of Africa, which juts into the Indian Ocean. The wet season from October to December was one of the driest ever recorded, according to the UN health agency. Because the rains were brief, parts of eastern Kenya were the driest they have been during that season since 1981.
