[Nation] Chief Justice Martha Koome and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) have for the first time publicly backed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to omit six judges from a list of 40 individuals nominated to top courts two years ago.
[New Zimbabwe] The feud between Mashonaland Central Provincial Minister Monica Mavhunga and the former First Lady, Grace Mugabe’s sister, Rosemary Chidhakwa has escalated after the minister counter-sued the latter at the High Court.
[New Zimbabwe] Villagera, relocated to the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) Transau in Odzi, Mutare West to pave way for diamond mining in Marange, have spent the past two months without water after their reticulation system broke down.
[East African] The Covid-19 pandemic notwithstanding, more than 80 cyclists will embark on the fourth edition of the Great Africa Cycling Safari, a two-month long East African tour, to raise awareness of climate change in the region and spread the… Read More »East Africa: Cyclists Ride Against Covid Wave in Quest for Unified and Greener EAC
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi — Malawi’s government has paid thousands of dollars in compensation to women who allegedly were sexually assaulted by police officers during post-election protests. Lawyers for victims and human rights campaigners, however, say the money alone is not… Read More »Malawi: Criminal Probe Sought After Malawi Police Compensate Rape Victims
[VOA] Mbouda, Cameroon — Cameroon’s government has sent Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo, to the border between the English- and French-speaking regions amid increasing English-speaking separatist incursions into French-speaking towns and villages.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur ( World 23rd) was defeated Sunday by Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro (206th) 4-6, 1-6, in the first round of the women’s singles draw of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis tournament.
The Russian Knights, the iconic aerobatics team flying military aircraft, have made an appearance at the MAKS 2021 international air show, performing stunts that appear to defy physics, in their Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets. The aerobatics team, which marked its… Read More »WATCH Russian Knights aerobatic team perform gravity-defying stunts at MAKS 2021 Air Show
The Russian Knights, the iconic aerobatics team flying military aircraft, have made an appearance at the MAKS 2021 international air show, performing stunts that appear to defy physics, in their Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets. The aerobatics team, which marked its… Read More »WATCH Russian Knights aerobatic team perform gravity-defying stunts at MAKS 2021 Air Show
