Garissa, Kenya – In January 2020, one of the biggest locust plagues to hit the Horn of Africa in 70 years landed in Garissa, a remote town in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border. The region is honeycombed with small-scale croplands growing mostly maize and an array of produce –…
Kiplagat’s body was found with a knife wound to his neck, suggesting he was murdered, according to the local police. Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police say, with Uganda’s Daily Monitor and other media outlets in Kenya reporting he had been stabbed to death. The…
Twenty-five-year-old Naomi Iwelu is now settled, living in a room in the centre of Catania, Sicily. Here she recounts the robberies, betrayals and rape she experienced on her journey from Benin, Nigeria. It was her mother’s death, four years after her father’s, that prompted Naomi to quit school and leave…
Overthrow of leaders in Niger and Gabon has been met by international condemnation but celebrations at home. Two more coups in Africa during the past year. That brings to nine, the number of governments deposed on the continent since 2020. Are there common factors, or are these takeovers isolated? And…
South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli bombardment has killed more than 21,500 people and caused widespread destruction in the besieged enclave. In…
Lagos, Nigeria – Chinenye Ikechukwu’s Decembers are usually dotted with concerts, parties, and restaurant and beach outings with friends. But this year, the 27-year-old resident of Yaba in Lagos has stayed mostly at home due to the economic downturn plaguing Africa’s largest economy. The rising cost of living and soaring…
Weeks after a deadly drone attack on November 30 killed five civilians in the town of Wegel Tena in Ethiopia’s Amhara region about 570km (350 miles) north of the capital, Addis Ababa, a witness is still reeling from the trauma. “It’s extremely difficult to even describe the scene of the…
The artificial intelligence (AI) industry began 2023 with a bang as schools and universities struggled with students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them with homework and essay writing. Less than a week into the year, New York City Public Schools banned ChatGPT – released weeks earlier to enormous fanfare –…
NewsFeed South Africa has displayed robust support for Palestinians over Israel’s war on Gaza. As Nabila Bana explains, this solidarity has a long history with roots in South Africa’s apartheid past. Published On 28 Dec 202328 Dec 2023 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
Some locals flocked to the scene and took the leaking gas from the tanker when it exploded. At least 40 people have died after a gas tanker exploded in northcentral Liberia, the country’s Chief Medical Officer Francis Kateh said on Wednesday. Late Tuesday, a fuel truck crashed in Totota, Lower…
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