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Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court on Wednesday, suspected of helping a man accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women escape from a Nairobi police cell.Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday after alleged serial killer Collins Jumaisi and 12 Eritreans broke out of a police station in an upmarket area of the Kenyan …

Kenya police in court over serial killer suspect’s escapeWed, 21 Aug 2024 10:38:46 GMT Read More »

Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court on Wednesday, suspected of helping a man accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women escape from a Nairobi police cell.Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday after alleged serial killer Collins Jumaisi and 12 Eritreans broke out of a police station in an upmarket area of the Kenyan …

Kenya police in court over serial killer suspect’s escapeWed, 21 Aug 2024 08:55:22 GMT Read More »

Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency.The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms the following morning, said Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom’s Department of …

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strainWed, 21 Aug 2024 07:38:53 GMT Read More »

Lying on a hospital bed, Aisha Mohammed said she is “suffering” from cholera symptoms, an increasingly common ailment in Sudan where a prolonged war has ravaged the healthcare system.Cholera, caused by contaminated water or food, had been common in Sudan particularly during the rainy season even before war broke out in April 2023 between rival …

War-ravaged Sudan battles cholera epidemicWed, 21 Aug 2024 01:21:19 GMT Read More »

“We knew it was a banger,” drawled rapper Allan “Manazz” Mojo, one-half of young Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz whose viral song has become the unlikely beat of anti-government demonstrations that have shaken the East African country.With its upbeat rhythm and catchy chorus, “Anguka Nayo” — literally “fall with it” in Swahili, but better understood by …

‘Fall with it’: the party anthem rallying Kenyan protestersWed, 21 Aug 2024 01:16:03 GMT Read More »

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye continues to rule with an unrelenting “wave of repression” despite hopes of change when he took office four years ago, Amnesty International said Wednesday.Human rights defenders, journalists and members of the opposition are still subject to intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention and unfair prosecution, Amnesty said in a new report.Ndayishimiye, who took power …

Burundi still under ‘wave of repression’: AmnestyTue, 20 Aug 2024 21:32:33 GMT Read More »

Ugandan army commandos have destroyed camps belonging to Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the feared Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic, Uganda’s military said on Tuesday.The operation was carried out jointly with armed forces from South Sudan and CAR against three camps east of Sam Ouandja near the Sudan border, said …

Uganda says destroys fugitive LRA leader’s camps in C.AfricaTue, 20 Aug 2024 17:16:43 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s new authorities have set up a commission of experts to “rebalance” oil and gas contracts, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said, following an election pledge to renegotiate hydrocarbon agreements.The West African country, ranked among the 25 least developed in the world, joined the club of oil producers in June and is due to start producing …

Senegal sets up commission to review oil and gas dealsTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:39:49 GMT Read More »

Red-faced Kenyan police on Tuesday arrested eight of their own officers and launched a manhunt after a man accused of murdering and dismembering 42 women escaped from a Nairobi police cell along with a dozen other people.The escapees include Collins Jumaisi, 33, described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath”, who was arrested last month …

Kenya ‘psychopath’ serial killer suspect escapes from policeTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:19:05 GMT Read More »