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December 2023

Ugandan Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat Stabbed to Death in Kenya

Kenyan-born Ugandan Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat is dead. He was 34. Kenya police said the lifeless body of the 3000m Steeplechase record holder was discovered inside his brother’s car in Texas near Kimumu Secondary School along Eldoret-Iten Road, Eldoret, western Kenya on Saturday
December 31, 2023

Pakistan Ex-PM Khan Barred From Election Candidacy

ISLAMABAD — Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election, party officials said Sunday after nominations for the ballot closed. Khan has been in prison since August, facing trial
December 31, 2023

List: African Countries that Have Defaulted on Debt Repayment

A growing number of African countries have found themselves caught in the challenging web of debt distress, a predicament exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and global economic downturn. These problems have presented governments on the continent with stark choices needed in funding
December 31, 2023

Ukraine Set to Produce More Weapons in 2024 – Zelenskyy

Looking ahead to 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that Ukraine is “preparing to produce more weapons next year.” “We are working with our partners on solutions needed by every Ukrainian soldier, our entire nation, our state,”
December 31, 2023

Kikuube: Two On the Run Over Mob Justice

Police in Kikuube District are hunting for two people over acts of mob justice. The suspects are Phillip Kakombabitooke, a resident of Kyamugoba village in Kabwoya sub-county, and Charles Irumba of Kisembya village. The two reportedly mobilized a mob that lynched Julius
December 31, 2023

Min. Kakubo Resigns Over $100,000 ‘Chinese Bribe’

Zambian Foreign minister Stanley Kakubo resigned Tuesday, hours after he was embroiled in a social media frenzy over alleged dealings with a Chinese businessman. Kakubo, who had been Foreign minister since September 2021, said in a letter he was quitting because of
December 31, 2023
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