Chelsea maintained their European charge with a fourth successive win on Wednesday, beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at the Amex Stadium. Cole Palmer’s excellent header – his 22nd Premier League goal of a fine debut campaign – put the Blues ahead, and Christopher Nkunku gave Chelsea breathing room in the second half. Chelsea captain…
The Indian government has sent 40 tonnes of relief materials to Kenya in order to assist flood victims across the nation. Along with other government representatives, Peninah Malonza, Cabinet Secretary for Regional Development, ASALs and the East African Community welcomed the consignment on Tuesday. The second batch of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) supplies…
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In northern Nigeria’s Kano state, at least 24 worshippers,four of them children were hurt early on Wednesday morning when a man stormed the mosque where they were praying, setting off an explosion, according to the police. The suspect, a 38-year-old local, admitted to attacking the mosque “purely out of hostility following prolonged (a) family disagreement,”…
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Manchester City Beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League match on Tuesday night . Erling Haaland’s second-half double and an astonishing save from substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to deny Son Heung-min gave Manchester City a 2-0 win over Tottenham and put Pep Guardiola’s side on the brink of a record fourth-successive Premier League title. City…
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At least four people were rescued from the rubble of the collapsed building in the Mathare on Tuesday. Three of them were critically injured, while one person sustained minor injuries. The Kenya Red Cross has said more people were likely to be trapped in the rubble. “Three out of the four rescued have been taken…
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The United States Embassy in Tanzania has declared temporary closure for two days due to ongoing network problems. In an official statement, the embassy announced it will not be operational on May 14th and 15th, citing degraded network services caused by a cut submarine cable affecting Tanzania, Kenya, and other nations in East and Southern…
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Municipal Authorities said on Monday the fatalities had topped 23 as search and rescue crews were still working at the site of the disaster, a week after the accident in the city of George in the Western Cape province. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the collapse. The country’s public works minister…
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Kenyan, Tanzanian, Rwandan and Ugandan internet consumers are complaining about bad connectivity and East African service providers are acknowledging the problem and promising to fix it. Industry insider Ben Roberts told the BBC that the intermittent service was caused by issues with the underwater cables that connected the area to the rest of the globe…
The state administration and the army of Nigeria announced on Sunday that the kidnapped students from a university in northern Kogi state had been freed, along with other victims who were being held captive by the abductors. Information commissioner Kingsley Femi Fanwo of Kogi claimed that the armed group responsible for Thursday’s kidnapping at Confluence…
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The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil defense government body said on Sunday, up from 136 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. On Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency spending to…
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