December 4, 2023
Kenya’s defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga filed an electoral petition to the country’s apex court on Monday, challenging the outcome of the August 9 election in what he called a fight for “democracy and good governance”. Odinga, a veteran opposition leader who ran with the backing of President Uhuru Kenyatta and the ruling party, has
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Social media was set ablaze on Thursday after news surfaced that a woman could be sentenced to 2 years in prison for ‘indecent dressing’ in Kigali, Rwanda. Lilliane Mugabekazi, the 24-year-old defendant, attended Tayc’s music concert in a sheer net dress on July 30. However, she was not arrested till August 7 after a picture
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The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to 21, Health Minister Ali Haji Adan said Sunday, as anxious citizens awaited news. Emergency workers and first aid team have been trying to clear the debris of a gun and bomb attack by the
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Mali has accused France of violating its airspace and delivering weapons to armed groups, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have strained the relationship between the West African country and the former colonial power. In a letter addressed to the head of the United Nations Security Council, Mali’s foreign affairs minister, Abdoulaye Diop,
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been handed the mandate to take over the Southern African Development Community (SADC) button from the outgoing Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the head of State for the Republic of Malawi. The Congolese Head of State doubles as the current president of the Economic Community of Central African
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The United Kingdom (UK) is set to lower import duties on thousands of products coming from some of the world’s poorest nations, including African countries. The Developing Countries Trading Scheme will be introduced in January 2022 and is set to promote commerce between African nations and the UK. According to the Department for International Trade,
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The final results of a controversial referendum gifting unchecked powers to the office of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied showed 94.6 percent of votes in favour, the electoral authority said Tuesday. Voters overwhelmingly approved the new constitution, the electoral board said, officially announcing definitive results from the July 25 poll. The charter was approved by just
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It had been a cold spell season; the day was colder than a witch’s teat when Mr. Bunny (not real name) woke up with throbbing abdominal pain. Poised with his masculine raw ego, not to soldier on was a foul evil to his ancestors, he thought until he couldn’t. At around 3:00 pm, he went
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Many women and men across Uganda, including those who have attained higher education from prestigious and reputable education institutions, suffer from domestic violence in their marriages. While this comes as a shock, statistics show that out of 10 (ten) people, at least7(seven) of them suffer a form of domestic violence every day. Out of these
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