Thu 18 July 2024: Since the early 2000s, Kenya has come up with legislative changes and thrown a tremendous amount of funding at a range of reforms to improve the relationship between police and citizens. Specifically, these reforms have been aimed at addressing impunity and human rights abuses. Police reform was a crucial part of president Mwai Kibaki’s […]
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Tue 16 July 2024: An already unprecedented race has again been transformed by political violence that is set to loom over the months ahead. Washington, DC – Eight gunshots have transformed the United States election, casting an already unprecedented race into further uncertainty. On Sunday, a day after the attack at candidate Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania rally, details […]
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Mon 15 July 2024: Portia from the comedy-drama series The White Lotus is the epitome of Generation Z. As the assistant for a self-absorbed heiress, she embodies both the strengths and flaws of the younger generation: perpetually connected to the digital world, brimming with intelligence and full of untapped potential. While Portia’s sometimes obnoxious behaviour can be grating, […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: For well over a decade now, K-Pop, the global sensation originating from South Korea, has found a notable following among youth in the Middle East. The vibrant music, captivating performances and engaging “idols” have won over fans and even “stans” across the region, uniting them in a shared passion for Korean pop […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: Local miners in the Central African Republic face eviction and violence as the Russian group takes over gold and diamond mines. Beloko, Central African Republic – When Sadock arrived in the northwestern Central African Republic (CAR) town of Koki in November 2022, he thought he had finally found a safe place to […]
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Wed 10 July 2024: Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him. When […]
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Tue 09 July 2024: Weeks since protests began, determined Kenyans continue going out to voice their frustrations with the government. But when demonstrators first took to the streets in June to rally against proposed tax hikes, it was not only President William Ruto and members of parliament who came under fire. In the protests that […]
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Sat 06 July 2024: It seems, Labour owes much of its landslide, not to the electorate’s embrace of Starmerism, but its complete rejection of the Tories. It is the morning after the night before, and the United Kingdom has a new government. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide, securing […]
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Wed 03 July 2024: Decreased support for the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa’s elections on 29 May was expected. But a decline from 57% to 40% marked a turning point in the country’s democracy. It also confirmed the general decline in popularity of former liberation movements as governments in southern Africa. I have focused since […]
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Fri 28 June 2024: Recently, one of my acquaintances, Frank, received an email late on a Monday afternoon with the subject line, “Are you still in the office?” It appeared to come from his manager, who claimed to be stuck in a long meeting without the means to urgently purchase online gift vouchers for clients. […]
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