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Burkina Faso has become the latest country in Africa to outlaw same-sex marriage. During a cabinet meeting, the military-led government approved a law banning same-sex marriages and similar practices. The Minister of Law of Burkina Faso Edasso Rodrigue Bayala has said that the new law recognizes traditional and religious marriages …

A manhunt has been launched after two boxes containing human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. Police were called after a man carrying suitcases was seen acting suspiciously on the bridge just before midnight on Wednesday. Officers arrived less than ten minutes later and the …

316 Kenyans have died while working in Gulf States since 2002, according to Musalia Mudavadi, the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. He disclosed this during his Senate appearance, noting that the deaths occurred across six of the eight Gulf states. The highest number of fatalities were recorded in …

By: BBC The White House has fought back against questions about Joe Biden’s mental fitness, with the US president telling anxious fellow Democrats it is time to end the criticism, and daring doubters in the party to challenge him. In a tense news conference, the president’s spokeswoman rejected suggestions that …

The number of people who have died in a series of deadly blasts in Nigeria thought to have been carried out by female suicide bombers has risen to more than 30, the vice-president says. Kashim Shetim visited the hospital treating the wounded in Borno State capital Maiduguri on Monday and …

By: KBC More funding is required to control communicable diseases particularly in Africa and other developing countries which host refugees. Dr Santino Severoni, Director of World Health Organization’s (WHO) Department of Health and Migration, is calling on the international community to channel more resources to such countries that are facing …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep sorrow over the reports of fatalities during the recent protests in Kenya against the Finance Bill. He emphasized his sadness at the deaths and injuries, which included journalists and medical personnel. Guterres urged the Kenyan government to show restraint in handling the demonstrations and …

Deputy President Rigathi departed the country on Tuesday night for South Africa to attend the inauguration of President-elect Cyril Ramphosa. The inauguration, scheduled for Wednesday, June 19 in Pretoria, will see Deputy President Rigathi representing President William Ruto. He was accompanied on the Kenya Airways flight by Kiambu Senator Karungo …

President Ruto criticized the EU and the US for seizing Russian assets in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine during his speech at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland on Saturday, June 15, 2024. He argued that such actions were contrary to the principles of the United Nations. …

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first female president in a historic victory. Mexico’s official election authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives him a lead of more than 30 percentage points …