Faith Nyasuguta Nigeria has reported some 3,804 deaths caused by cholera and Lassa fever in 2021 alone. For cholera alone, the West African nation recorded 3,604 deaths and 111,062 cases in 2021 alongside 200 deaths from Lassa fever this January despite increased efforts to boost health and sanitation. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga is the first woman to referee an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match. She oversaw the Group B clash between Guinea and Zimbabwe in Yaoundé on Tuesday. On Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement said that Mukansanga will officiate the match with two female assistant referees, Carine Atemzabong of Cameroon […]
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Lisa Mugo Fashion pressman Andre Leon Tally and former creative director of US Vogue who worked under Anna Wintour died on Tuesday at White Planes, New York. The 73-year-old’s literary agent Dave Vigliano confirmed that the journalist was ailing in hospital when he died but the cause of his illness is yet to be established. Talley will leave a mark in the fashion world as his career spanned six […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the hearing of a legal bid to rejuvenate government plans to shake up the nation’s political system, just months before the general elections. The ruling by the Supreme Court on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, could heavily impact the August […]
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Wayne Lumbasi A second 1-1 draw of the season against Brighton leaves Chelsea 12 points back of Manchester City. This also leaves the blues a distant third behind Liverpool and Manchester city. Brighton remain unbeaten in six games in all competitions and continue to grow confidence and class under Graham Potter. The blues found it hard […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Ghana suffered a humiliating group stage exit at the Africa Cup of Nations. The four-time champions were beaten by debutants Comoros in a shocking 3-2 defeat. Comoros took the lead after four minutes when Ben Mohamed drilled the ball low into the bottom corner of the goal. Things got to worse when the […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO- A crime reporter and photographer, Margarito Martinez Esquivel, was shot dead outside his Tijuana home on Monday, following the death of another reporter last week in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. As a result of the killings, 2022 has been marked by grim events in Mexico, which is widely regarded as one of […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- Businesswoman Kareema Muncey is calling on the Jamaican government to make a no-discrimination a policy at work and at school to protect the rights of Muslim women. Muncey, the chief executive officer of Home Choice Enterprises Limited, lamented the fact that Muslim women are ostracized for wearing a hijab or head covering in public. Their […]
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Avellon Williams HONG KONG (AP) — “Do not kiss your pets.” This comes following the discovery of approximately 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, which will be destroyed after some of the animals tested positive for Coronavirus at a pet store where an employee also contracted the disease. Officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department also announced […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenyans on Twitter are expressing their anger and shock after recent reports of bodies being found dumped in a river in the nation’s western region. Via his Twitter handle activist Boniface Mwangi posted that he and the head of local human rights organization Haki Africa had counted over 20 decomposing bodies at Yala […]
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