A bed of sand and a patch of mud are all that remains of Kapotesa dam in Mudzi district, which once provided the water vital for crops and livestock in this remote part of northeastern Zimbabwe. Nearby, farmer Georgina Kwengwere walks among corn stalks desiccated by the drought that is […]
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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 been under intense scrutiny recently as Liberians complain about the rising cost of living. Around one […]
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. Rwanda’s main ethnic groups are the Hutu, who make up a majority of the population, and […]
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 (DCI), Levis Simiyu, who serves as a pastor at a local ministry in Ndivisi ward, had […]
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 MoH headquarters on Monday, the interns have expressed frustration over years of waiting for their official […]
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has raised concerns about Ghana’s education system, noting that it does not solve the nation’s problems. Mr Osafo-Maafo stated that, education must solve the problems of a nation but that seems not to be the case for Ghana He was speaking at the International Educators […]
President William Ruto has appointed Emmanuel Kombe Nzai as the Chairperson of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board, a move seen as a bold attempt to jumpstart the faltering national development blueprint. Nzai’s appointment, effective from July 5, was announced in a gazette notice on Friday, July 6, and marks […]
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on Thursday directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Anthony Muchiri to freeze the employment of staff in government jobs. In a notice to the PSC boss, CS Kuria attributed the move to the austerity measures recommended by the National Treasury following the withdrawal […]
Nairobi, Kenya – The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) unveiled plans to hold protests at the Ministry of Health Offices in Upper Hill. KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella revealed that doctors allied to the union will hold the protests on Monday, July 8. In the four days […]
Uganda received its first consignment of directly imported oil on Wednesday, July 3, ending its dependency on Kenya for its fuel. The oil imported through the Port of Mombasa happened eight months after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni accused Kenya of inflating fuel prices in his country. In November 2023, Museveni remarked […]