NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 5 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will place all direct hire personnel on administrative leave globally from February 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (EST), except for mission-critical staff. The move is part of…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 5 – The United States has issued a stop order on funding for the Kenya-led Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission, plunging the UN-backed campaign into a funding crisis. The United Nations (UN) confirmed the funding freeze, with…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Musk is a close adviser to US President Donald Trump, who on Sunday threatened…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 5 – President Ruto has mourned the passing of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, who died on Tuesday night. He described him as an extraordinary and generous leader. In a statement on Wednesday,…
President William Ruto paid tribute to the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. Ruto described him as an exceptional leader who consistently went beyond the seemingly impossible to…
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, who trace his lineage…
NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 5 – Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. He passed away peacefully in Lisbon last night, surrounded by his family, the Aga Khan Development Network…
Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a…
Zsa-Zsa Temmers Boggenpoel, Stellenbosch University South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for public purposes or in the public interest. The passing of the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024…
The government is taking decisive action to eradicate insecurity in the North Eastern region of Kenya, President William Ruto has said. The President said the government will not allow criminals in that part of the country to terrorise the people…