Faith Nyasuguta An ancient Egyptian sarcophagus dubbed the “Green Coffin” has been returned to Egypt. According to media outlets, the 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long “Green Coffin” was on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, US. The wooden sarcophagus dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned 664BC to 332BC, and belonged […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Some two opposition MPs in Senegal have been given six-month jail sentences for kicking a pregnant colleague in the stomach during a budget debate. The male legislators attacked Amy Ndiaye immediately after she criticised an opposition religious figure. The judge also ordered legislators Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb to pay Ms Ndiaye $8,100 […]
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Faith Nyasuguta About nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda’s capital, police said on Sunday. After fireworks outside the Freedom City mall in Kampala, “a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A Botswana court has issued an arrest warrant for ex-President Ian Khama for the possession of illegal firearms. The judge issued orders that Mr Khama should be arrested on sight. The 69-year-old left the country last year and has been residing in neighbouring South Africa. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and […]
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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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Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool have won the race to sign Dutch international forward Cody Gakpo after PSV Eindhoven announced an agreement with the English giants on Monday. The PSV forward can play on the left side of an offensive three or through the centre of the attack and was previously linked to a move to Manchester United, but […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda is the most innovative economy among low income countries on earth. The latest Global innovation index shows that the East African nation ranks first of its income group before Madagascar and Ethiopia and sits on 9th spot of the sub-Saharan African group. The 2022 Global Innovation Index or GII tracks innovation trends […]
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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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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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Faith Nyasuguta The probable impeachment of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been left hanging – at least for the time being – after he sought for the judicial review an interim report saying he “may” have a case to answer, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has decided. Following this, the ANC national […]
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