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Successive governments have used the police to suppress dissent. This has cemented a culture of violence and police impunity.
Being a sole survivor of a mass casualty may have its own complex psychological challenges. Survivors can experience guilt they lived when others died.
As these informal settlements grew over the years, their names – and the names of places within them – have grown to encapsulate their history.
Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs.
Joseph Kony the Ugandan warlord whose forces are believed by the United Nations to be responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 people.
In Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70 per cent of the population live in informal settlements.
Scam hosts use misleading, plagiarised, or AI-generated property images and fake descriptions along with fake personal profiles and aliases.
They belong to the genus Paederus which contains about 600 described species and is part of the beetle family Staphylinidae, commonly known as rove beetles.
Unsafe foods contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness
A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe.
Another common way to become an Osu was through marriage to an Osu, leading to persistent marriage discrimination even today. A woman labours in a cotton farm. [Courtesy/AFP]
Africa’s population is projected to nearly double by 2050, with 80 per cent of that growth being concentrated in urban areas, leaving two out of three Africans living in cities.
The IMF provides financing to countries that do not have sufficient foreign exchange to meet all their needs and obligations.
Once your facial scan is stored, it can stay in a database forever. As it stands, facial recognition would seem to carry more risks than rewards.
A cover is a new performance of an existing song. An interpolation means re-performing part of a song, such as a melody, lyric, or riff, within a new composition.
Samia has become more autocratic than Magufuli. She has crossed autocratic thresholds that have not been breached since Tanzania’s transition to multipartyism in 1992.
Acute malnutrition weakens a child’s immune system leading to increased susceptibility to infectious diseases like pneumonia. It can also cause more severe illness and an increased risk of death.
Raila Odinga became bitterly critical of Kenya’s enduring political and economic inequalities, speaking out on behalf of the county’s “have nots”, which earned him a place in the hearts of millions
Grief is a natural response to losing something you felt a bond with. This loss ranges from death to the end of a relationship.
Far from solving Japan’s economic problems, however, policies that restrict immigration tend to cause labour shortages and inflation.
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