A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression.The only leader most Rwandans have known, veteran President Paul Kagame is a deeply polarising figure, but victory in his bid to secure a fourth term in Monday’s elections is …
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame: visionary hero or autocrat?Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:14:06 GMT Read More »
Kenya’s under-fire police on Sunday pledged a “transparent” investigation into the shocking discovery of eight mutilated female bodies dumped in a Nairobi garbage site.But tensions were running high at the crime scene in the Mukuru slum area in the south of the Kenyan capital, as police briefly fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of …
Kenya police pledge ‘transparent’ probe into dumped bodiesSun, 14 Jul 2024 15:16:49 GMT Read More »
Eight female bodies have been recovered so far from a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum, Kenyan police said Sunday, adding that they were pursuing possible links to cults, serial killers or rogue medical practitioners.The gruesome discoveries of mutilated and dismembered bodies dumped in plastic bags in a rubbish tip in Mukuru in the south of …
Kenya police say eight bodies found in Nairobi dumpsiteSun, 14 Jul 2024 10:26:19 GMT Read More »
Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett said a change of tactics late in the match led to South Africa’s one-point defeat in a rugby thriller against Ireland at King’s Park on Saturday.In a battle between the two top-ranked teams in world rugby, Ireland won the second Test 25-24 when replacement flyhalf Ciaran Frawley kicked a last-minute …
A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under President Paul Kagame has become a major strategic player with tentacles spread far and wide. De facto leader since the 1994 genocide and running for a fourth term as president in elections Monday, the iron-fisted Kagame …
Rwanda: small nation with influence beyond its bordersSun, 14 Jul 2024 08:52:20 GMT Read More »
Kenyan police on Saturday said that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts, the latest macabre discovery at a rubbish dump that has horrified and angered the country.Detectives have been scouring the site in the Nairobi slum of Mukuru since the mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on …
After her early morning class ended, 16-year-old Nigerian student Chidera Denis was waiting to join classmates for end-of-term exams. Teachers had scheduled a raft of last-minute revisions. Moments later, she was trapped under rubble as her school building suddenly collapsed, with pupils barely protected by the desks where they were sitting.Denis was one of the lucky …
Nigeria school exam day turns into disasterSat, 13 Jul 2024 19:47:13 GMT Read More »
Vast crowds of people turned out in Kigali on Saturday for Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s final campaign rally ahead of next week’s election that is expected to see him extend his grip on power.”He’s the one, there’s no-one else,” declared one fervent supporter.Kagame and his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) are assured — as usual …
‘Kagame mania’ strikes on final day of Rwanda vote campaignSat, 13 Jul 2024 18:48:40 GMT Read More »
Ciaran Frawley kicked a last-minute drop goal to give Ireland a dramatic 25-24 win over Rugby World Cup holders South Africa in a Durban thriller on Saturday, and a draw in the two-Test series.It was the second drop goal of the match by Frawley, a second-half replacement for fly-half Jack Crowley, as the visitors came …
Frawley the hero as Ireland level Springboks seriesSat, 13 Jul 2024 18:17:32 GMT Read More »
Kenyan police were combing Saturday through a rubbish dump in a Nairobi slum watched by angry crowds after a number of mutilated bodies were found discarded there in plastic sacks.Kenya’s police watchdog has said it was investigating whether there was any police involvement in the gruesome discovery on Friday in the Mukuru area in the …
Kenya police search dumpsite after mutilated bodies foundSat, 13 Jul 2024 15:23:18 GMT Read More »
