Faith Nyasuguta The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under an embattled new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation “in the next few weeks”, officials in Kigali said Thursday. Since the announcement in April , the agreement enabling Britain to send migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda […]
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Renson Mwakandana Elon Musk has stated that his $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter may be jeopardized owing to a disagreement over the number of fraudulent accounts on the social media network. Musk stated on Twitter that the agreement “cannot proceed forward” unless Twitter proves that less than 5% of daily users are bogus or spam accounts. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi FC Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football. The Gabonese star who has been in top form for the Spanish side announced that he will be hanging his boots for his country just weeks before qualifying starts for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. In a letter addressed to […]
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Lisa Mugo Riri and her boyfriend Asap Rocky have welcomed their first child into the world. The baby boy, whose name is yet to be revealed, was reportedly born on May 13 in Los Angeles. Rihanna first revealed she was pregnant back in January where she flaunted her baby bump with her baby’s father right […]
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Wayne Lumbasi In a breakthrough for gender equality, FIFA confirmed on Thursday that female referees will officiate a men’s World Cup for the first time during this year’s edition in November. World soccer’s governing body will assign three female referees— Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan to officiate games in the upcoming […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Another sandstorm in Iraq’s climate-stressed region has sent at least 4,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and forced the closure of airports, schools, and government offices across the country. A dense cloud of dust engulfed Baghdad and blanketed many other cities, including the Shia shrine city of Najaf to the south and Sulaymaniyah in […]
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Avellon Williams VENEZUELA- In a gesture intended to encourage negotiations between the US-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the United States is easing a few economic sanctions on Venezuela. According to two top US government officials, “the limited changes will allow Chevron Corp to negotiate its license with the government-owned oil company, PDVSA, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to government spokesman Lionel Bilgo, a 16-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation has been in Ouagadougou since Tuesday, May 17 to continue its analysis of the national situation. This delegation, led by Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway and ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, is “composed of experts in the military and security, humanitarian, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Some 15 African civil society organisations have cautioned that the ongoing war in Ethiopia could equal the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, unless the United Nations immediately puts the conflict on its agenda. In a letter to the UN Security Council dated May 18, the groups noted that besides war crimes […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned Tuesday about the impact of the recent wave of violence between gangs in Port-au-Prince. In the last three weeks, 188 people have been killed in clashes, including 92 civilians and 96 gang members. Although there have been reports of beheadings, burning of corpses, […]
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