KENYA has initiated discussions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to secure financing for the stalled extension of its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), President William Ruto revealed. The move comes after China withdrew funding for the infrastructure project, which was…
A BILL aimed at extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s current mandate until 2030 could be presented to Zimbabwe’s parliament in the coming days, and surprisingly, the opposition has shown its support. On Tuesday, a senior official from the Citizens Coalition for…
ON Wednesday, SpaceX successfully launched two private lunar landers, representing the United States and Japan, into space. This remarkable achievement was made possible by the efforts of Firefly Aerospace and ispace, both of which have launched their lunar missions…
The Biden administration has added 37 companies from China’s mining, solar, and textile sectors to its list of those banned from exporting to the US due to alleged forced labour practices in the Xinjiang region. The firms include mining giant…
PRESIDENT William Ruto said Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway after China cut infrastructure funding to the project. The railway connecting the Kenyan port of Mombasa with landlocked…
THE devastating Los Angeles wildfires have threatened to disrupt the prestigious Oscars for the first time in 96 years. The apocalyptic fires have caused evacuations and loss of life, prompting the Academy to consider the ‘possibility’ of cancelling the…
PRIME Minister Keir Starmer has encountered another challenge with the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, the UK’s anti-corruption minister. Siddiq stepped down following her implication in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh, as reported by The New York Times. Tulip Siddiq, aged…
META, the tech giant led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, finds itself embroiled in a political controversy in India. Zuckerberg’s recent remarks about the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have stirred strong reactions and could lead to a parliamentary…
CUBA government on Tuesday said it would release 553 prisoners following an announcement by the outgoing U.S. administration that it would remove the Caribbean country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision by the United…
SUSPENDED South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on…
