July 2024

2 Minutes

NEWS POLITICS

Raila Backs Up Ruto’s Move to Form Multi-Sectoral Committee to Look Into Issues Raised by Anti-Govt Protesters

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Azimio La Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday backed President William Ruto’s move to form a multi-sectoral forum to expedite the issues raised by anti-government protesters. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader...

2 Minutes

ASIA CHINA WORLD

Hungary’s Orban meets China’s Xi in mission to end Russia-Ukraine war

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Hungarian prime minister makes surprise visit to China after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine last week....

2 Minutes

EUROPE UKRAINE WAR WORLD

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 865

News Desk July 9, 2024 1 Comment

Here is the situation on Tuesday, July 9, 2024: Fighting Russia’s missiles rained down on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, damaging the country’s largest children’s hospital and killing at least 41 people. More...

1 Minute

MIDDLE EAST WORLD

Israel war on Gaza live: Fighter jets hit school, hospitals forced to close

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Patients and staff flee the al-Ahli Arab Hospital and the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital after the Israeli military issues another mass evacuation order for parts of Gaza City. The Israeli military said its...

2 Minutes

NEWS POLITICS

Elections Bill Includes Clause for Designating a Vessel as a Polling Station

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will have powers to use designated vehicles as polling stations. This is according to the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to amend among other issues the nature...

2 Minutes

AFRICA WORLD

Liberian President Cuts His Salary By 40pc

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with Liberians. Government salaries have...

6 Minutes

AFRICA WORLD

In Rwanda, Ethnicity Doesn’t Matter To People If Their Needs Are Met: Study

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Thirty years ago, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a predominantly Tutsi armed group, took over Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city – and soon after, the country’s governance. This victory occurred amid a horrific genocide masterminded by a Hutu-dominated regime....

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AFRICA NEWS WORLD

Bungoma Pator Pastor Detained As Police Uncover Human Remains In Car Boot

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 9 – Police in Webuye East have arrested a self-proclaimed pastor after discovering body parts in the boot of his car in Bungoma’s Masikhu market. According to Directorate of Criminal Investigations...

2 Minutes

AFRICA HEALTH NEWS

Medical Interns Demand Immediate Posting As They Occupy Afya House

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 8 – Hundreds of medical, dental, and pharmacy interns have taken a stand against the Ministry of Health (MoH) refusing to back down until their demands are met. Gathering at the...

6 Minutes

ASIA EUROPE UKRAINE WAR WORLD

‘Huge disappointment’: Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday criticized his Indian counterpart’s visit to Moscow as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,” on the same day that a Russian missile smashed into...