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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Kenya’s Ruto proposes youth dialog forum

Kenya’s President William Ruto has suggested creating a multi-sectoral group to facilitate dialog with the country’s youth following weeks of anti-government protests. Nation newspaper reports that the proposed 100-member national forum will include nominees from student leadership, as well as civil society, religious organisations, professional bodies, businesses, academia, national assembly leadership, and the council of governors. The announcement follows last week's unprecedented scenes that left parts of Parliament ablaze as […]

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Botswana’s economy contracted in Q1

Botswana’s economy contracted after diamond production dropped. Gross domestic product shrank an annual 5.3% in the first quarter, compared with growth of 1.9% in the prior three months. The downturn, according to Statistics Botswana was primarily influenced by a decrease in real value added of the diamond traders and mining & quarrying industries of 46.8% and 24.8% respectively. Botswana is the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds by value, with the […]

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Study: A third of Africa’s great apes at risk from mining of transition metals

        Rising demand for the metals needed to power the global renewable energy transition potentially threatens more than a third of Africa’s great apes. Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos face potential fallout from current and future mining projects for these transition metals, particularly in West Africa. Direct and indirect potential impacts from mining on apes include habitat destruction, health threats from light pollution and disease transmission, […]

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Fossil insects help to reconstruct the past: how I ended up studying them (and you can too)

        By Sandiso Mnguni, University of the Witwatersrand     When I tell people that I study fossils, many assume I am talking about dinosaurs or some equally impressive extinct creatures. But there’s far more to be found in the global fossil record, like plants, fish and insects. Researchers who study fossil insects preserved in rock or amber deposits are called palaeoentomologists – and I’m one of […]

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Hotbed of corruption: Kenya’s elite have captured the state – unrest is inevitable

        By Gedion Onyango, London School of Economics and Political Science     A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants. There are widespread frustrations that President William Ruto also failed to deliver on his electoral promises to address corruption. He’s even earned a new nickname — “Zakayo”, a reference […]

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Unrest in Kenya Challenges IMF Targets and Borrowing Costs

Violent unrest that compelled Kenya's president to withdraw support for a finance bill has cast uncertainty over the country's ability to meet International Monetary Fund targets and could increase borrowing costs, according to investors and analysts. The bill, which proposed taxes on bread, vegetable oil, sugar, mobile-money transfers, and certain imports, aimed to generate US$2.68 billion, equivalent to 3% of GDP, in additional revenue, as noted by Morgan Stanley's, Neville […]

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Nigeria Imposes Curfew Following Deadly Blasts

Nigeria’s military has imposed a curfew in parts of the country after a series of deadly blasts in northeastern Borno state killed at least 18 people and injured 30 others. Officials report that the victims include children and pregnant women. One of the attacks reportedly claimed six lives at a wedding ceremony. Suspected suicide bombers also targeted a funeral and a hospital in the town of Gwoza. A 15-year insurgency […]

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