Renson Mwakandana A passenger train derailed north of Cairo, killing at least 2 persons and wounding a further 16, Egyptian police reported. The site received at least 20 ambulance dispatches, and the injured were then sent to surrounding hospitals. According to state authorities, the derailing occurred as the train passed through the city of Qalyub […]
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Renson Mwakandana Mithika Linturi, the cabinet secretary for agriculture, disclosed a pact between Kenya 🇰🇪 and Zambia 🇿🇲 that may lower the price of corn grain in the nation. Mr. Liinturi said that the two nations will sign an agreement allowing Kenyan farmers to cultivate maize in Zambia while being welcomed by his Zambian colleague Reuben […]
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Renson Mwakandana The family unit is being attacked according to Kenya’s First Lady Rachel Ruto who has called for national prayers against homosexuality in the nation. According to her, Kenya cannot support the Supreme Court’s decision from last month upholding the freedom of organization for the LGBTQ community. The first lady said on Sunday that, “We should not even try to talk about LGTBQ. […]
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Renson Mwakandana Police attacked citizens who organized alternative festivities to honor Adwa Victory Day on Thursday, which brewed tensions in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The day commemorates Ethiopia’s founding emperor Menelik II’s army’s triumph over Italian invaders in the renowned Battle of Adwa in 1896. As hundreds of protesters were ejected from a Menelik II-themed […]
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Renson Mwakandana A Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Mauritius made an emergency landing at Mauritius International Airport around 6:40 a.m. Thursday, March 2, after being caught in severe turbulence near Madagascar. 17 passengers were injured, two of them in serious condition. Images of the interior of the aircraft revealed damage while the Mauritius police said that there […]
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Renson Mwakandana On Tuesday, over a thousand Kenyan traders demonstrated against Chinese merchants in the nation’s capital, Nairobi. The demonstration follows criticism caused by the opening of China Square, a general item retailer with prices that are, according to local media, often 45 percent less than those of locally owned businesses. China is Africa’s main commercial partner, and […]
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Renson Mwakandana According to the most recent statistics made public on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics, Rwandans are living at least nine years longer than the majority of East Africans. Statistics from the fifth Population and Housing Census 2022, Rwanda’s life expectancy has increased to 69.6 years from 51.2 years in 2002. According […]
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Renson Mwakandana Despite a decline in oil prices, Kenyan fuel costs will stay high for at least another two months. Oil imported at the current worldwide market rates will begin selling locally in April or May, according to Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davies Chirchir, which is when the reprieve would start to be felt locally. […]
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AEM With election day looming nearer and nearer, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria 🇳🇬 votes in a few days – on February 25th. Can Nigerians learn from the past elections and resist RELIGIOUS divisions and TRIBALISM? The country has many issues that need to be dealt with, such as high unemployment, insecurity, and ranks high […]
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Renson Mwakandana Pages from school books with explicit sexual material that were circulating on social media have been rejected by Zambia’s education ministry. According to a statement, the ministry claims that the pages are “photoshopped and a misrepresentation” of the curriculum in Zambia. One of the bogus pages, which describes sex in graphic detail, is alleged […]
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