New website to monitor the global state of democracy and human rights/in /by
The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance has launched a new website that closely monitors the global state of democracy and human rights.
Unleashing Africa’s digital potential: Top strategies to boost the continent’s economy/in /by
According to the World Bank, it will take $100 billion by 2030 to guarantee high-speed Internet access to all of Africa and an additional half million kilometers of fiber to cover the continent.
Cult investigation: Kenya sets curfew on ranch owned by detained ‘pastor’/in /by
The Kenyan government has declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew within the ranch, in Shakahola village (Malindi), Kilifi county for 30 days.
Black cowgirls gallop on in face of US rodeo stereotypes/in /by
At 16, Morissa Hall is a first-generation Black cowgirl and rising rodeo star, against the sport's stereotypical whiteness and masculinity. Her goal is to inspire new riders with the help of her father Morse Hall, who coaches her and takes her to competitions, where "95% of the time, she's the only
Security operations to expel illegal migrants continue in French island of Mayotte/in /by
Security operations continued in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Thursday as part of its ongoing operation to expel illegal migrants.
Another Kenyan pastor arrested amid probe into cult-like deaths/in /by
A renowned televangelist has been apprehended by Kenyan police, and his church located in the coast has been shut down.
Mozambique: TotalEnergies can resume its gas project, says head of state/in /by
The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, assured on Wednesday that the conditions are met to allow TotalEnergies to resume its huge natural gas exploitation project in the country, suspended since 2021 following a major jihadist attack, a few kilometers away.
5 soldiers killed in mine explosion in Nigeria/in /by
The Nigerian government has announced that it will take the first step towards the creation of a new state of the nation's military in the coming years, according to a new report released by the Nigerian Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
East African force fails to quell rebels in eastern DR Congo/in /by
But the force faces accusations of being too soft and refusing to confront the rebels, whom Kinshasa asserts are backed by neighboring Rwanda. Commanded by a Kenyan General, the force finds itself in the same predicament as UN peacekeepers, fast losing public support and unable to bring peace
Biopic explores life of heavyweight champion George Foreman/in /by
Award-winning director George Tillman Jr has brought to the big screen the rise, fall and redemption story of boxer turned minister George Foreman. The 2hour-9-minute movie includes highlights of notable matches with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and storylines around infidelity and his Olympic win.