Ekeomah Atuonwu Since 2017, 43-year-old Beth Gatonye has taught dozens of visually impaired women – and a few men – the art of massage in order to create jobs for Rwanda’s marginalized community. Even today, demand for massage services offered by her company Seeing Hands is limited to foreigners. “Rwandans say they don’t want a blind person touching […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) armed group has claimed responsibility for an explosion that killed or injured 30 people at an alcohol-sold market in Nigeria’s Taraba state, expanding the area where the ISIL affiliate operates in the country. The explosion occurred on Tuesday in the rural town of Iware, and local […]
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Lisa Mugo Rebecca Ziba, a student from Zambia has been arrested in Russia for twerking on a war memorial site and is now facing three years imprisonment. Ziba was arrested over ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ for twerking next to a World War II memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk after a video that she posted was picked up by detectives who described her […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Cameroun has striked a deal with Russia for military cooperation. According to security sources, the agreement dated April 12 is part of the continuation of a military tie between the two nations for several years, with the emphasis recently on the revision of the military deal signed in 2015. “On the instructions of […]
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Oliver Meth China is reportedly in talks with South African authorities regarding the construction of a high-speed rail linking two of the country’s economic hubs – Johannesburg and Durban. The plan to build the rail network has been in the works for more than a decade. “China stands ready to work with South Africa to […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- As the parties try to reach an agreement on terminating motor vehicle duty concessions as part of a revised salary package, public sector employees hope the government will immediately settle outstanding claims under the 2021-23 agreement. Onil Grant, Vice-President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), head of the Jamaica Civil Service Association […]
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Lisa Mugo Rapper ASAP Rocky was arrested at the LAX airport where he flew in a private jet from Barbados for alleged assault using a gun. Rihanna’s boo had just touched down in Los Angeles from Barbados where he was living it up with Riri and her family when he was put in handcuffs at […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A recent report by the US Human Rights 2021 says Zimbabwe has forcibly returned 70 refugees to the DR Congo in violation of international law. The refugees, previously hosted at the Tongogara refugee camp, were “accused of looting a food supply warehouse” and were initially arrested in August 2021, it adds. “The government […]
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Lisa Mugo Veteran Nollywood actress tied the knot with her husband Fidelis Anosike on Tuesday in her home country in Imo State. The two had a lavish traditional ibo wedding that was packed with big names in Naija and was full of dance, music and of course fashion. The bride wore two different outfits for her appearances […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Togo will allow prison visits to resume on Friday, reversing a two-year ban set to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Family visits are important for many detainees, as they allow relatives to bring food, clothing, and medicine, as they are in many African countries. “From Friday, April 22nd, inmates’ parents, friends, representatives […]
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