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Kenya: Elections Are Over, I Will Work With All Leaders, President Ruto Says

Kenya: Elections Are Over, I Will Work With All Leaders, President Ruto Says

Nairobi — President William Ruto has pledged to work with leaders across the political divide to deliver the government's development agenda across the country. In his first tour of Nyanza region when he toured Homabay,…

Self-proclaimed Burkina Faso chief Traore urges supporters to halt assaults on French

Self-proclaimed Burkina Faso chief Traore urges supporters to halt assaults on French

The military captain who claims to have taken power from Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba held a parade in the capital Ouagadougou on Sunday. But in a TV message after attacks on the…

Kenya: Petrodollar Dream Set to Be a Sport Changer

Kenya: Petrodollar Dream Set to Be a Sport Changer

In light of the ongoing global fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war, that has disrupted the global supply chain, it's inevitable to broach the subject of Kenya's oil production and the petroleum industry on…

East Africa: Bloodbath Presents Window Into the Previous and Way forward for the DRC Battle

East Africa: Bloodbath Presents Window Into the Previous and Way forward for the DRC Battle

analysis By Christopher P. Davey For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil…

Africa: Tapping the Tourism Potential of West Africa’s Hidden Gem

Africa: Tapping the Tourism Potential of West Africa’s Hidden Gem

2022 has been a significant year that has marked the robust revival of Africa's tourism industry which was almost gobbled up in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World Travel and Tourism…

Africa: Formidable Greenback

Africa: Formidable Greenback

It is 1985, the US dollar is unbeatable, it is the reigning champion of the World's heavy weight currencies. The beefed up greenback is knocking out all challengers, it has to be stopped, reasoned economists…

Artwork challenge arrange for folks impacted by HIV helps supply therapeutic and hope

Artwork challenge arrange for folks impacted by HIV helps supply therapeutic and hope

An art project in South African village of Hamburg, created by people affected by HIV, is now being exhibited in Johannesburg more than 15 years after it was completed. The Keiskamma art project gathered together…

How Guitarists Can Play with Much less Ache and Extra Stability with Classes from the Martial Arts

How Guitarists Can Play with Much less Ache and Extra Stability with Classes from the Martial Arts

Photo: Ovi HortaFrom the November/December 2022 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Judy MinotMost of us don’t think much about our bodies when we’re playing until we experience discomfort or pain. When that happens, we tend to focus just on…

Monusco Peacekeeper Killed in DRC amid ongoing violence in direction of UN

Monusco Peacekeeper Killed in DRC amid ongoing violence in direction of UN

A Pakistani peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by local militia on a peacekeepers' camp. The peacekeeper was shot dead on Friday by a suspected Twirwaneho…

Getting the Most Out of a Basic Twin Reverb

Getting the Most Out of a Basic Twin Reverb

“If an alien came to earth and wanted to hear an American guitar sound, I’d play him my Twin with a set of Jensens.”I found this statement many years ago and it summarizes my feelings…