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Botswana declares national public health emergency

Botswana declares national public health emergency

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving milit

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From Washington to Nairobi: How FBI-DCI operations unmask suspects in Kenya

From Washington to Nairobi: How FBI-DCI operations unmask suspects in Kenya

When Salman Subeyr Haji sneaked into Kenya in 2024, law enforcers around the world were

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Iranian nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi executed after ‘handing Israel intel that led to nuke chief’s assassination’

Iranian nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi executed after ‘handing Israel intel that led to nuke chief’s assassination’

IRAN has executed a nuclear scientist accused of passing sensitive information to Israel's Mossad amid an intensifying crackdown on alleged foreign spies.Roozbeh Vadi reportedly worked as a nuclear expert at the Atomic Energy Organisation of 

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Three in Four Ugandans Say Corruption is ‘Severe’

Three in Four Ugandans Say Corruption is ‘Severe’

A growing majority of Ugandans believe corruption has reached alarming levels, with 74% describing it as either “very severe” or “extremely severe,” according to a new factsheet by Twaweza based on its 2024 Sauti za Wananchi survey.Only 11% of respondents consider corruption “not

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Evacuations Across Pacific as Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Tsunami Panic

Evacuations Across Pacific as Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Tsunami Panic

Panic swept across the Pacific Wednesday morning after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast set off tsunami alarms in more than a dozen countries.The quake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, one of the most seismically active regions in the world, sending w

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Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

 Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants.At the busy Skinners Restaurant in Gachie just outside the capital, Nai

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Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of

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Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says.The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy "encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire", so

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Scammed and Stranded: Family Faces Land Loss After Don Chris Travel Fraud

Scammed and Stranded: Family Faces Land Loss After Don Chris Travel Fraud

One of the many victims affected by the travel scam involving Don Chris has come forward with a heartbreaking story. The young woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, revealed the extent of her family's financial sacrifice to fund her dream of traveling abroad

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Farewell USAID in Uganda

Farewell USAID in Uganda

USAID road localisation show. USAID had embarked on funding locally lead initiatives across Uganda. PHOTO URNKampala, Uganda | USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education

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