AMSTERDAM  – Judges at the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) on Tuesday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year. Check also: African leaders support withdraw from ICC In a complex ruling on Tuesday, ICC judges declared that ...

If you thought dousing yourself in repeated spritzes of your favourite perfume would ensure you smell great throughout the day, you couldn’t be more wrong! Instead of tucking away your bottle of fragrance in your bag to spritz on every few hours, there are certain spots on your body you should be spraying on (these hot spots help diffuse the ...

Haven’t you ever come across someone who smelled so good all the time that you wondered what their secret was?! Who wouldn’t want to smell like they bathe with flower petals every single time? Of course, showering often is a no-brainer, but there are some hacks that these impeccably smelling people have certainly mastered. We reveal a few things that ...

Despite hogging the column inches due to its bloodthirsty tactics, Boko Haram is not the only militant Islamist sect causing problems in Nigeria. The Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa known by its abbreviated Arabic name of Ansaru announced its existence in 2012 and has since carried out a spate of kidnappings, particularly of foreign nationals. Check ...

With the Supreme Court upholding President Museveni’s election victory, which way will Uganda’s opposition turn? The choice is now facing them. Last Thursday afternoon, in downtown Kampala, a crowd of a hundred boda-boda (motorbike taxi) drivers gathered for a victory parade. To the front of their bikes they attached posters of Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-time president, who was declared the ...