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African Fighters Caught in Russia-Ukraine War: Growing Concerns Over Recruitment, Casualties, and Captured Citizens
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has increasingly drawn individuals from countries far beyond Europe, with Africa emerging as a significant source of foreign recruits. New claims from Ukrainian authorities suggest that African involvement in the war may be far greater than previously reported, raising serious concerns among governments, families, and human rights organizations…
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🇰🇪🇫🇷 Kenya and France are organizing the Africa Forward 2026 summit
Kenya and France are co-hosting the Africa Forward 2026 summit in Nairobi, led by Presidents William Ruto and Emmanuel Macron. Madagascar outlines an electoral calendar for 2027, including a constitutional referendum. Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred faces court proceedings in France over an alleged rape. The FIFA World Cup 2027 will be hosted by the U.S.,…
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🇰🇪‘Holy Herb’: Kenya’s Rastafarians Fight To Decriminalize Cannabis
Kenya’s Rastafarian community returned to the High Court in November, pressing for the decriminalization of cannabis in religious worship. They argue that the country’s narcotics laws violate their constitutional rights to privacy and faith. Despite cannabis’s central role in Rastafarian worship, adherents face persistent criminalization rooted in colonial-era laws that branded the herb as a…
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🇰🇪🇷🇺 Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
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🇰🇪 Kilimani’s Emerging Chinatown: How Chinese Influence Is Reshaping a Nairobi Neighborhood
Kilimani in Nairobi is quietly evolving into Kenya’s own Chinatown, with Chinese supermarkets, clinics, and restaurants clustering near the embassy and media hubs, drawing Chinese migrants, Kenyan professionals, and global expats into a shared urban space.
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🇰🇪 Tracking Kenya’s Footprint in the Jeffrey Epstein Files: A Pan-African Perspective
The latest release of millions of pages of U.S. government documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples across the globe, revealing the disturbing reach of his network. While the case is often framed as an American scandal, the files contain direct references to several African nations. This article examines the specific mentions of Kenya,…
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🇯🇲Vybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: What’s Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of “lighter skin” as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening products—including soaps, creams, and astringents—marketed under the “Vybz” brand. His…
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🇬🇭🇷🇼🇹🇿🇨🇮🇸🇸🇰🇪🇳🇬Skin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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🇳🇬 Obama Honors Fela Kuti in New Podcast, Celebrating Music and Activism
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as a “musical genius” in a new documentary podcast series that explores the powerful fusion of art and activism. The podcast, produced by Obama’s media company, Higher Ground, highlights Fela’s enduring global influence nearly three decades after…
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s Spiro Secures ‘Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility’ to Expand Its Pan-African Network
Spiro, Africa’s leading electric two-wheel and battery-swapping company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment. The round includes $75 million from the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the investment arm of the Afreximbank, with the remainder coming from private investors, the company said Tuesday. “Africa is at an inflection point in personal mobility,”…
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