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Ethiopian Journalist Wins UK Award For Tigray Reporting

Ethiopian Journalist Wins UK Award For Tigray Reporting

Solan Kolli, an Ethiopian journalist on Tuesday won the Rory Peck prize for his coverage of the Tigray region. He won in the news category for a report commissioned by Agence France-Presse on massacres of civilians. Upon granting the award, the judges noted that the conflict had been underreported. They added that Kolli’s work contextualized and addressed the political realities ...

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Kenya Issues Directive On Used Car Importations

Kenya Issues Directive On Used Car Importations

The Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS) has moved in to further enforce regulations governing the importation of used cars. The body did this while cautioning against the purchase of cars older than the allowed eight years since its manufacturing. The government agency released a notice on Tuesday, November 9 through which it announced the new directive. It stated that they ...

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Passengers Disappear After Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Spain

Passengers Disappear After Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Spain

One of the busiest airports in Spain, Palma de Mallorca has had passengers disappear which resulted in a forced closure for nearly four hours. Authorities say the forced closure happened after passengers ran off the plane when it made an emergency landing at the airport. The aircraft, on a flight between Morocco and Turkey, had to be diverted to the ...

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Headteacher Accused Of Raping Students Tells His Side of The Story

Headteacher Accused Of Raping Students Tells His Side of The Story

It was the worst time of my life as a headteacher. I walked to school and found someone had printed, in large letters, on the gate that I was sleeping with students. Of all the smearing-campaigns I had faced in my time at the school, this was the worst. It is hard to argue your case against child molestation especially ...

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Buruburu Girls School Principal Speaks Out After Fire Outbreak

Buruburu Girls School Principal Speaks Out After Fire Outbreak

New details have emerged about the fire that broke out at the Buruburu Girls School in Nairobi on Sunday, October 31. Speaking to reporters, the principal, Caroline Maina, revealed what could be the possible cause of the fire. She stated that she had a meeting with students in forms one and two that afternoon. She had even invited guests to ...

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