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Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto, whose victory has been upheld by the Supreme Court, has pledged to unite the country and assured dissenting voices that they will not be victimized. Mr Ruto has also said he has not spoken to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta in months but would now place a …

At least 17 people died over the weekend in an attack attributed to a terrorist group close to Al-Qaeda targeting transport buses in the Hiran region of central Somalia. According to the official Somali news agency Suna, it was the al-Shabab militia that carried out this operation. “Seventeen civilians were …

A French woman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark in Hawaii on Saturday afternoon, CNN reported. It was in Paia Bay, north of the island of Maui, that this 51-year-old woman was bitten while she was diving. Local police say in a statement released hours after …

Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Monday September 5 after being nominated by the British Conservative Party. The former foreign minister won by a wide margin (57%) against her former finance colleague Rishi Sunak (43%). The results were announced by Graham Brady, responsible for organizing the internal …

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit Sichuan, a mountainous province in the south-west of the country on Monday, killing at least 21 people according to a new official report, given by Chinese public television CCTV. Homes have also been “seriously damaged”, roads are cut and “telecommunications cut off”. Near …

Kenyan Supreme Court dismissed several opposition petitions to overturn the August 9 election result, ruling that William Ruto was properly elected president. Eternal opponent Raila Odinga and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. “The court dismissed the eight petitions challenging the election …

Ranked among the richest businesswomen in Cameroon, Françoise Puene, a former donut trader, is now at the head of Franco group, operating in hotel industry. Her fortune is estimated at billions of CFA francs. CEO of the Franco Group, her fortune is without mystery built under the sun in the …

In an interview with TVI/CNN Portugal, Pope Francis reiterated that the Catholic Church must treat cases of sexual assault with “zero tolerance”, calling such acts a “monstrosity”. “It’s very clear. It’s zero tolerance. A priest cannot continue to be a priest if he is an aggressor. He cannot because he …

William Ruto, Kenya’s president-elect, said he would accept Supreme Court verdict on Monday on petitions challenging his victory, although he asked the country to pray for a smooth transition for President Uhuru Kenyatta . President Kenyatta backed Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party, in …

Police in Uganda arrested a woman who was captured in a viral video torturing her two-year-old daughter for refusing to bath, local media reported. The suspect, Dorothy a 22-year-old mother-of-three, was arrested after the viral video sparked global outrage. She was caught on footage beating her daughter repeatedly with a …