Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda has legalised the medicalised use of Cannabis even as the nation nears mass production and exportation of the multi-billion-dollar cash crop. However, the recreational use of Cannabis and its products in Rwanda remains unlawful. The East African nation still maintains its harsh punishment on the unauthorised production, distribution and usage of cannabis. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Angola has piled up approximately $1billion in debt to Western oil companies handling its oil fields. According to three industry sources, the huge bill has pushed the African nation into beginning a sale of stakes in its flagship offshore blocs. The debt has been on an upward trajectory over the years and it […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Russian military instructors aimed at civilians with outrageous force, random killings in the Central Africa Republic (CAR), a fresh United Nations report has shown. ‘The sanctions experts’ report to the U.N. Security Council also said they worked alongside CAR troops even in large-scale looting and occupation of schools. Further, groups tied to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A fresh report has disclosed that toxic chemicals in plastic waste exports from rich nations are polluting food in low and middle income countries. Dubbed ‘Plastic Waste Poisoning Food and Threatening Communities in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America’ the report showed how plastic waste handling methods poisons local populations. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The high COVID-19 infection rate in Africa is proving to be the most brutal in the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have warned amid low vaccine supply. John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) last Thursday […]
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Faith Nyasuguta North-East Nigeria’s 12-year conflict has caused about 350,000 deaths, majority being children below five, the United Nations has said. The death toll is 10 times higher than any previous estimates of approximately 35,000 based only on those killed during fightings in Nigeria. The data was commissioned by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Cultures come in different shapes and sizes. In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, buses – commonly known as ‘matatus’ – are often pimped with lots of graffiti to attract passengers. Also, roaring engines are a thing. The more attractive and noisy the matatu, the better. Probably, this is the reason you may need to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In Africa, it is believed that when a boy is circumcised, he becomes a man. The rite of passage is taken a notch higher for the Kipsigis subtribe of Kenya’s Kalenjin community. It is divided into four stages – all crucial bits. Here is the journey of 60 young boys who recently underwent […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Despite efforts by Kenya and Tanzania to nab drug dealers, drug traffickers are still on the rise in the region. A recently released report by the US State department maintains that Tanzania remains East Africa’s significant transit nation for illegal drugs, easing their movement to Kenya, Uganda and even Europe.The report indicates […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Doing what your passion is while getting paid as the saying goes; “is having your cake & eating it too’. Meet two Africans in the business of training dogs for explosive detection, security purposes, obedience etc.
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