Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin is a name that everyone has become familiar with thanks to the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin shocked the world over the weekend of June 24th when his mercenary group decided to rebel against Putin and turned their sights on Moscow. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was supposed to be keeping a watchful eye on
Making Kiswahili official East Africa Community language
Kiswahili is the first African language to be feted by the UN. It is one of the official languages of the African Union (AU). July 7 is marked as the official Kiswahili celebration day. Next year, Rwanda will host the celebrations. In Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, it’s an official language. In 2022, Uganda adopted it
South Africa invites African leaders to BRICS summit
The BRICS is an acronym for five emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.South Africa assumed the BRICS presidency on Jan. 1, 2023, taking over from China. President (Cyril) Ramaphosa has decided to invite all African leaders as part of the BRICS outreach so we have extended an invitation to all African
Mariupol defenders released
The commanders of the Mariupol defense, who were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war, returned to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy praised Biden for “decisive steps” after cluster bomb approval Turkey’s Erdogan says Ukraine, Russia should return to peace talks For the events of July 7, Zelenskyy posted a one-minute
Uganda to receive First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been delivering the malaria vaccine through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP), coordinated by WHO and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Unitaid. Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of
Erdogan hosts Zelensky
Turkey has maintained close ties with both Ukraine and Russia, using its relations to both to act as a mediator. Erdogan made the comment at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in Turkey as part of a European tour to rally support for Ukraine’s entry into the military alliance after
Russian rockets in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian forces last month began a counteroffensive to take back Russian-controlled territory in the east and south of the country. Facing powerful Russian defensive lines, they have only recaptured a few hundred square kilometres and around a dozen villages after more than a month. Eight people were killed and 13 injured on Saturday in Lyman
China fines Ant Group with nearly $1bn fine.
The investment prospects of China’s tech sector have been clouded in recent years by questions about risky lending and President Xi Jinping’s push to assert greater state control over the economy. The abrupt halt in 2020 to the hotly anticipated plans for Ant Group’s public listing, after a speech by Mr Ma seen as critical
Twitter Vs Threads in making money
Less than 24 hours after Mr Zuckerberg launched his alternative to Twitter, Threads, it had already claimed some 30 million sign-ups – lending it credibility as a serious contender in the world of social media. Mr Musk was ready on Thursday with the counter-punch, reportedly threatening legal action against Meta for stealing trade secrets. Tech
supply cluster bombs to Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy is set to travel to Istanbul to hold Friday talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey played a key role in brokering the agreement last year to keep sea passage routes safe from harm amid the war. The leaders will also discuss issues related to 2023 NATO summit next week