MAASAI EVICTION LOOMS IN TANZANIA AS STATE PRIORITIZES UAE ‘ROYAL FAMILY’ FIRM

MAASAI EVICTION LOOMS IN TANZANIA AS STATE PRIORITIZES UAE ‘ROYAL FAMILY’ FIRM

 •The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in 2018 granted an injunction prohibiting the Tanzanian government from evicting Maasai communities from 1,500 square kilometers of ancestral, legally registered land in the Ngorongoro, northern Tanzania. •The government plans to lease the same parcel of land to a company based in the United Arab Emirates, to create […]

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 SOUTH AFRICAN RAPPER RICKY RICK DIES AT 34

SOUTH AFRICAN RAPPER RICKY RICK DIES AT 34

Lisa Mugo South African rapper Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado better known as Ricky Rick died by suicide on Wednesday, February 23 at his home in Johannesburg. The rapper’s family shared the devastating news with Drum Magazine. Ricky had allegedly been battling depression which resulted in him hanging himself. “Affectionately known as Riky Rick across the globe, he was deeply loved by his […]

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 AL-SHABAB SPENT $24M ON WEAPONS ALONE IN 2021

AL-SHABAB SPENT $24M ON WEAPONS ALONE IN 2021

Faith Nyasuguta  Al-Shabab, Somalia’s militant Islamist group spent $24m (£18m) in 2021 on procuring weapons. This is according to a report by Hiraal Institute, a Mogadishu-based research group. Dubbed  “Al-Shabaab Weapons”, the 25-page report alleges that al-Shabab, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, has an annual revenue collection of about $180m. “Out of an annual planned […]

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 KENYANS APPLAUD PILOTS LANDING DURING STORM EUNICE

KENYANS APPLAUD PILOTS LANDING DURING STORM EUNICE

Faith Nyasuguta Kenyans online have lauded two pilots working for the national carrier, Kenya Airways, who skilfully landed aeroplanes amid Storm Eunice in Europe. One of the pilots, Ruth Karauri, landed at London’s Heathrow airport while Clive Nyachieo landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Pilot Karauri’s landing was documented by a live streaming service as planes […]

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 KENYAN DOCTORS PERFORM FIRST SUCCESSFUL PENILE PROCEDURE

KENYAN DOCTORS PERFORM FIRST SUCCESSFUL PENILE PROCEDURE

Faith Nyasuguta  A leading Kenyan private hospital in the capital, Nairobi, has performed a penile implant procedure on a man suffering from erectile dysfunction or impotence. According to the Aga Khan University Hospital, this was the first time such an operation had been executed in East and central Africa. The procedure involves implanting a prosthesis […]

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