NIGERIA DECIDES – 2023

NIGERIA DECIDES – 2023

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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 ZAMBIA REJECTS USE OF EXPLICIT MATERIAL IN TEXTBOOKS

ZAMBIA REJECTS USE OF EXPLICIT MATERIAL IN TEXTBOOKS

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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 KENYA LAUNCHES PROBE INTO SEXUAL ABUSE ON LOCAL TEA FARMS EXPOSÉ

KENYA LAUNCHES PROBE INTO SEXUAL ABUSE ON LOCAL TEA FARMS EXPOSÉ

Renson Mwakandana An investigation into claims of sexual assault on tea plantations, which were made public by a BBC story, has been authorised by Kenya’s parliament. A committee of MPs has been mandated by Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei to investigate the claims within two weeks. The BBC discovered that in plantations run for years by two […]

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 NIGERIA DECIDES – 2023

NIGERIA DECIDES – 2023

By 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 […]

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 KENYAN POLICE TEAM EXCELS IN UAE SNIPER COMPETITION

KENYAN POLICE TEAM EXCELS IN UAE SNIPER COMPETITION

Renson Mwakandana On Monday, February 20, Kenya’s top team, the Special Operations Group (SOG), put on an outstanding display in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kenyan Special Forces stunned the spectators at the UAE SWAT Challenge 2023 when one of their marksmen strategically fired a sniper weapon at a far-off target. The military force then went […]

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 DEBT CANCELLATION, ARMED CONFLICT, FREE TRADE ADDRESSED AT THE 36TH AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT

DEBT CANCELLATION, ARMED CONFLICT, FREE TRADE ADDRESSED AT THE 36TH AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT

Renson Mwakandana The 36th African Union Summit brought together the heads of state and government of the 55 AU member states on February 18–19, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this Year was AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation is the topic for 2023. The AfCFTA according to the AU will promote “the creation of more decent employment, increased welfare […]

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 KENYAN FEMALE SENATOR ASKED TO LEAVE OVER ‘PERIOD STAIN’

KENYAN FEMALE SENATOR ASKED TO LEAVE OVER ‘PERIOD STAIN’

By Renson Mwakandana A female Kenyan senator who was forced to leave parliament because of an apparent blood stain on her trousers said she was glad to stand up against “period shame”. Gloria Orwoba stated that she was aware of the stain before entering the premises. “Since I am always advocating against period shame, I […]

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 BURUNDI DEPLOYS 10 DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO TURKEY AFTER DIVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

BURUNDI DEPLOYS 10 DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO TURKEY AFTER DIVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

By Renson Mwakandana The Burundian 🇧🇮 government confirmed the deployment of 10 disaster management officials to Turkey as part of the efforts to save lives following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey 🇹🇷 and Syria 🇸🇾. Burundi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Albert Shingiro tweeted saying that the decision comes considering the quality of our relationship […]

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 SOMALI JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY

SOMALI JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY

By Renson Mwakandana The Banadir Regional Court in Somalia 🇸🇴 sentenced a freelance journalist to two months in prison on allegations of threatening national security on Monday, a case that has been criticized by human rights advocates and media organizations. The conviction of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is a “clear travesty of justice,” according to the […]

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 UGANDA: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY PROHIBITS USE OF CAMERAS AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

UGANDA: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY PROHIBITS USE OF CAMERAS AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

By Renson Mwakandana One of Africa’s most prominent colleges has prohibited graduates from bringing phones, cameras, or video cameras. Makerere University in Uganda will begin a five-day graduation celebration on Monday at its Freedom Square. Different graduation dates have been allotted to faculties throughout the week. Cameras were not permitted in the graduation area for […]

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