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A gruesome child disappearance crisis puts Madagascar on edge

By Muchira Gachenge Since May, a wave of child disappearances has plunged Madagascar into fear. Yet beyond the human tragedy, the crisis has become a brutal political litmus test. It has exposed long-suppressed social fractures, a government seemingly more preoccupied with its own survival than with governing, and a civil society that, confronted with official

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In Madagascar, Russia advances its pawns in the port of Diego-Suarez

The rise in Russian influence in the Big Island continues. Moscow is reportedly eyeing the SECREN shipyard in Diego Suarez. A logistics foothold of primary importance in the Indian Ocean. Such an acquisition would give Russia a strategic advantage in the Mozambique Channel region: an area at the centre of fierce competition for influence between

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Personal reflections on Press Freedom Day and the elephant in the room

By Otuma Angelo Today is World Press Freedom Day. I wish to reflect on the day. In the newsroom during my days, this day used to pass without much ceremony, except the usual statements. We marked it, then moved on to the next story. Having worked as a reporter and later as an editor and

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Tension grips Mwingi after deadly attacks linked to camel herders

Security was heightened across Mwingi on Thursday as authorities struggled to contain simmering tensions following deadly attacks blamed on suspected camel herders from Garissa County. The unrest, which flared Wednesday evening, saw angry residents pour into the streets demanding justice for eight victims killed in the attacks. The protests quickly disrupted movement along key routes,

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Xi meets KMT leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday morning met with Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing. Invited by the CPC Central Committee and Xi, Cheng is the first KMT chairperson to have led a delegation to the Chinese mainland in the past

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Architects of Freedom: Reflecting on the Legacies of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Raila Amolo Odinga

By Dr. Samuel Ndogo In this article, I offer a comparative analysis of two towering figures in Kenya’s intellectual and political history: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Raila Amolo Odinga. My reflections are shaped by years of engagement with Ngũgĩ’s works as a literary scholar and teacher, as well as my research interests in good governance

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Pressure Mounts as Top Leaders Clash Over New Policy Direction

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Inside the Growing Power Struggles Shaping Kenya’s Political Landscape

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Ruto Allies and Critics Face Off Over Key Reform Agenda

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Political Tensions Rise Sharply Ahead of Crucial National Decisions

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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