Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president said. Gen Ogolla – Kenya’s highest ranking military officer – was in the helicopter alongside 11 other military personnel. Only two people survived. In a news conference, President William Ruto said it was…
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Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought sweep southern Africa.
An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls”acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, decimates livestock and, after years of rising food prices brought on by pandemic and war, spikes the price of corn, the region’s staple crop. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all declared…
Ukraine issues World War Three warning ahead of long-stalled US Congress aid vote.
Ukraine’s prime minister has told hicginewsagency that there will be a “Third World War” if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal expressed “careful optimism” that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61bn (£49bn) earmarked for Kyiv….
Malaria Fight Crumbles- M7 aide at Canadian Convention
By Earnest Benjamin Kivumbi Updated at 1600 EAT on Thursday 18th April 2024 HALIFAX, CANADA- Phionah Barungi the Senior Presidential Assistant on Special Duties on Wednesday while attending the fight against malaria in Canada Halifax, where African countries like Uganda were given a platform to express the challenges they have encountered in the fight against…
Kenya to increase on the number of digital IDs and passports issued.
Kenya plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before the year ends, all things being equal. This ambition was revealed last week by Julius Bitok, principal secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, The Star reports. Speaking on the issue during a planning meeting in the city of Mombasa,…
Officials say that Israel planned to strike Iran on Monday, but ultimately chose to delay the attack.
A member of the Israeli military stands next to an Iranian ballistic missile that fell in Israel on the weekend, during a media tour at the Julis military base in Israel on Apr. 16, 2024. Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images Israel considered conducting a retaliatory strike against Iran on Monday night but eventually decided to postpone…
Israel adds more weapons ahead of anticipated Rafah offensive.
Israel has reportedly deployed extra artillery and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza Strip periphery, suggesting that the military is preparing for its long-threatened ground offensive on Rafah, the only place of relative safety for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinian civilians. Israeli daily Ma’ariv also said on Wednesday that troops had been put on…
Kenyan health workers are on strike and what can be done about it.
Most of the beds at the labour ward of Kihara Level 4 Hospital on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are empty. Only three are occupied out of more than a dozen. A nurse says the hospital is not taking in women who need a Caesarean as there is no doctor to perform the…
