SOUTH SUDAN SENDS 750 SOLDIERS TO EASTERN DRC

SOUTH SUDAN SENDS 750 SOLDIERS TO EASTERN DRC

Faith Nyasuguta On Wednesday, South Sudan announced the deployment of 750 soldiers to eastern DRC. Heavy fighting in recent months between DRC forces and M23 rebels pushed the East African Community (EAC) into deploying a joint regional force that includes forces from Kenya, Burundi and Uganda. At a ceremony in the capital, Juba, South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, called on the soldiers to keep the order and protect civilians. “Now you […]

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 HYPERREALISM ART – REAL?

HYPERREALISM ART – REAL?

By Faith Nyasuguta You would think it’s a photo, but it is actually a drawing! You are not alone if you do a double-check when you see one of Eddy Ochieng’s drawings – his portraits are so lifelike. The Kenyan-born artist draws inspiration from the people around him, and his drawings have recently made rounds […]

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 LIBERIA’S OVERCROWDED PRISON SHUNS NEW  INMATES

LIBERIA’S OVERCROWDED PRISON SHUNS NEW INMATES

Faith Nyasuguta Liberia’s largest prison, the Monrovia Central Prison, has started turning away new inmates following overpopulation and fears of disease outbreak, according to the justice ministry and prison officials have said. Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean said that those being denied admission at the facility were inmates accused of minor offences. “Where no damage […]

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 GLOBE’S ONLY NONUPLETS JET BACK INTO MALI

GLOBE’S ONLY NONUPLETS JET BACK INTO MALI

Faith Nyasuguta Earth’s only nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – have safely jetted back into Mali, their home country. The parents and their nine babies arrived at the airport in the capital, Bamako, in the early hours of Tuesday and were welcomed by the incumbent Health Minister Diéminatou Sangaré. Since leaving the Ain Borja clinic where […]

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