In Djibouti, a major contract was signed. Then the Chinese arrived. Everything changed. (by Simon Ateba)
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America — When a major contract between DP World Limited and the Republic of Djibouti was signed, everyone seemed to be happy and satisfied with the business deal. Both sides pledged to respect the terms of the agreement, and it seemed back then, that Djibouti, a tiny but important country […]
Kanye West Gifts White Sneakers to Uganda’s President
Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian on Monday paid a visit to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, gifting the 74-year-old leader a pair of white sneakers. Rap megastar West is in the east African nation to finish recording his ninth studio album “Yandhi”, which was meant to drop two weeks ago, until his surprise decision […]
Burundi accuses Belgium of ordering hit on independence hero
Burundi on Sunday accused former colonial power Belgium of ordering the assassination of independence hero and Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore in 1961, a move likely to further poison ties between the two countries. A government statement said Belgium was the “true backer of the assassination of Rwagasore”, in the first direct accusation over the murder […]
No Justice for 2016 Kasese Massacre by Ugandan Security Forces
(Nairobi) – Ugandan authorities have failed to investigate the police and military responsible for killing more than 100 people in western Uganda in 2016, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a video featuring interviews with victims’ families. Those killed on November 26 and 27, 2016 in Kasese, home of the Rwenzururu kingdom, included at least […]
Kenyan Owner of Killer Bus Detained As Mass Service Planned for Victims
Molo court has detained for 10 days the owner and sacco manager of the Home Boyz bus that crashed on Wednesday at Fort Ternan, Kericho killing 56 people. On Friday, the Molo Chief Magistrate Samuel Wahome said the time sought by the investigating officer, Mr Festus Ondieki, to conclude the investigation is reasonable. In his […]
Driver of Killer Kenyan Bus Dies, Son Makes Shocking Revelations
The son of the driver of the killer bus says his father had informed him that the brakes were faulty, the reason the deceased was hesitant to continue with the job. Mr Johnson Chogo told the Nation his father complained he was being forced to use much energy in engaging the brakes and was considering […]
Kenyan Driver of Killer Bus Succumbs to Injuries, Takes Secrets to the Grave
For as long as Kenya has been independent, Mr Lucas Asang’asa had quietly lived through it; seeing the country’s main highways transition from dirt tracks to the deadly thoroughfares we know today. On Wednesday morning, he was behind the wheels when his Home Boyz bus, operated by Western Cross Express Sacco plunged passengers in a […]
Africa’s ‘youngest billionaire’ Mohammed Dewji abducted
The man said to be Africa’s youngest billionaire has been kidnapped by masked gunmen in Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam, police say. Mohammed Dewji, 43, was abducted outside a swanky hotel gym where he was going for his routine morning workout. Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident and two of […]
Madagascar Elections – 36 Candidates, 4 (Ex-) Presidents, and a Lot of Money
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world, yet its elections rank among the most expensive. Back in 2013, when 33 candidates competed in Madagascar’s presidential elections, it was something of a record for the country. In the run-up to that vote, much discussion centred on the sheer logistics of having so many […]
Fake Nails, Eyelashes Banned in Tanzanian Parliament
Dodoma — Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai said on Monday, that women Members of Parliament (MPs) with false eyelashes and false finger nails will not be allowed to enter the legislative house. “With the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, I now ban all MPs with false eyelashes […]
