Kenyan preacher at centre of deadly doomsday cult found guilty

The senior resident magistrate in the town of Malindi, Olga Onalo, instead found Mackenzie guilty of operating a TV studio and distributing films without a licence from the Kenya Film Classification Board. The preacher has been in police custody for more than six months now since he was arrested in April, following the discovery of hundreds…

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Komfo Anokye kola tree: Ghana outrage after 300-year-old tree felled

By Thomas Naadi Accra The authorities in Ghana have launched a manhunt for the people who cut down a famous 300-year-old kola tree, which was believed to have healing powers. The tree dates back to the Ashanti Kingdom, part of modern-day Ghana. Local people says the tree grew in the spot where renowned priest Komfo…

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UN says Gaza becoming a ‘graveyard for children’, as Israeli strikes intensify

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children”, as Israeli air strikes intensifyHe says the case for a “humanitarian ceasefire” becomes “more urgent with every passing hour”In a joint statement earlier, UN agencies called the killings of civilians in both Gaza and Israel “horrific”Israel’s air strikes on the Gaza Strip…

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G7 launches $600bn trans-African railway to counter China’s Belt and Road

The US and the EU have joined forces with the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Africa Finance Corporation to launch the west’s latest attempt to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out plans to develop the “Lobito Corridor” and the Zambia–Lobito railway, which will together…

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Mzee Najja dies at 91

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin -Updated at 2132 EAT on Monday 06th Nov 2023 KAMPALA- Aloysius Musoke Mubiru aka Mzee Najja  a renowned Ugandan business man in early 80s on Friday passed on in Kampala. Najja Senior who was battling advanced age related illness is being celebrated by city business community and pastors many of whom…

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Youth join Mama Rosa to Bid Farewell to Italian Ambassador; Lauds Massimiliano for passion to solutions and commitment to young people and women in UG.

Updated at 1114 EAT on Monday 06th Nov 2023- By Earnest Benjamin Kivumbi KAMPALA- Former United Nations top Diplomat to Uganda H.E Rosa Malango on Saturday organised a farewell party for outgoing Italian Ambassador to Uganda H.E Massimiliano Mazzanti at her residence in Kampala.Malango who is now the Chair of TAKC a PanAfrican company, staying…

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US pushes for pause in fighting as Israel says it has cut Gaza in two

Sumary Israel says Gaza City encircled as US continues diplomatic dash Nathan Williams Live reporter It’s gone midnight in London, 02:00 in the morning in Gaza and Israel, and 03:00 in Turkey – where America’s top diplomat has arrived for talks. This follows Antony Blinken’s visit to the West Bank and Iraq on Sunday during…

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