Faith Nyasuguta Sub-Saharan’ African nations are facing an immediate risk of defaulting on their loans in the coming monthsfollowing a combination of increasing debt servicing costs, high borrowing, rising import costs and higher inflationary pressures tied to the continued appreciation of the dollar. The looming defaults could undermine prospects of a full economic recovery from the pandemic as economic […]
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Avellon Williams JAMAICA- Content that glorifies illegal activity – such as drugs and guns – has been banned by Jamaica’s broadcast authority. It specifies specific topics that are forbidden on TV, radio, and online, including music. A person cannot “promote” scamming, drug abuse, and unlawful firearm possession – and swearing or a near-sounding replacement cannot be […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- A draft resolution seen by Reuters shows that the Security Council is considering the introduction of sanctions imposing asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes on anyone who threatens Haiti’s peace, security, or stability. Among the first to be sanctioned is Jimmy Cherizier, also known as “Barbecue” and described as Haiti’s most influential gang leader […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwandan head of state Paul Kagame has aided Zimbabwe secure $800 million for a rural electrification programme in a bid to end the country’s perennial power shortages, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has disclosed. Speaking to the ruling Zanu PF party during a rally at the weekend, President Mnangagwa noted that President Kagame will visit Zimbabwe this month to […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to a hospital source, a bus struck an explosive device in central Mali on Thursday, leaving at least 11 persons dead and 53 injured. Early in the afternoon, a security source reported that the explosion happened on the route in the Mopti region between Bandiagara and Goundaka. The area has a reputation for being a center of […]
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Renson Mwakandana General Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda has apologized to Kenyan President William Ruto for recent tweets he made about Kenya that sparked a major diplomatic uproar. Gen Muhoozi wrote on his Twitter page late on Thursday night saying that he has never had any issues with Ruto and as his younger brother, he begged […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The ball used by Diego Maradona to score the ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World Cup is up for sale – and could fetch almost $3.3 million when it goes up for auction One of the most famous goals in football history was scored when the Argentine maestro punched the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta If internet searches are anything to go by, Kenya reported the second highest cases of headaches, followed by South Africa worldwide in statistics running from early 2020. A detailed analysis of web searches over the six months running between February 2020 to July 2020 shows that across the world, the term ‘headache was […]
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Lisa Mugo Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and his estranged son Marquise Jackson, took jabs at each other during Marquise’s 26thbirthday on Thursday. The online feud between the father and the son began when Marquise went on live to say that the $6,700 in child support his father would pay was not enough to take care […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Hundreds of displaced girls in Cameroon have demonstrated against the wars that have interfered with or ended their schooling. Due to the separatist struggle in the country’s western regions and the terrorism of Boko Haram along the country’s borders with Nigeria and Chad, about a million Cameroonian children have missed school in recent years. Better […]
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