Faith Nyasuguta A new report has revealed that a whopping 90% of used clothes and textile waste from European nations have been making its way to Africa and Asia via exports. Exposed by the European Environment Agency (EEA), this concerning trend emphasizes the alarming impact of textile waste on the environment and climate change, ranking […]
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Faith Nyasuguta It has been reported that Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century. A claimed descendant of the biblical King Solomon, Prince Alemayehu, was taken to England – some say “stolen” – after British soldiers […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Eritrea has been named second among the nations with the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world. This is according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index, which notes a “worsening” situation globally since its last survey five years earlier. The report which was published on Wednesday disclosed that an estimated 50 million […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tech giant Google has announced the expansion of its Flood Hub platform to cover 80 countries worldwide, including the addition of 8 new countries in Africa. To date, 23 African countries are on the Flood Hub. This expansion comes as part of AI-enabled efforts to address the devastating impacts of floods and provide […]
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Faith Nyasuguta As you may know, continuous farming makes soil lose its key fertility hence requiring farmers to apply fertilizers frequently for better crop yields. The over-dependence on fertilizers drives the cost of production, making it extremely high and reducing profit margins for farmers. Some areas also have soils with low or no nutrients to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rapper and actor Ludacris — whose real name is Chris Bridges — was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was the 2,756th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, awarded in the “Motion Pictures” category. His daughter, Karma Bridges, made a surprise appearance and described Ludacris as “my rock, my […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Both Saudi Arabia and the United States have brokered a seven-day ceasefire between Sudan’s warring sides. Representatives of both army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo signed up to the ceasefire in Jeddah where they also agreed not to seek any military advantage before it commences on Monday […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Floods have caused some quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in Central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government. Aid agencies and scientists have cautioned that climate […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Kenyan government has suspended 27 officials from various institutions for their involvement in the release of 1,000 tonnes of expired sugar that was supposed to be destroyed in 2018. The officers, from ministries including the National Treasury and Investments and Trade, are being investigated for their roles in allowing the unsafe sugar […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Six African leaders are making plans to travel to Russia and Ukraine “as soon as possible” to help find a lasting solution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. “Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to receive the mission and the African heads of state […]
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