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The New York hush money payment investigation is not the only probe former President Donald Trump is facing. Here’s an updated list of additional notable investigations, lawsuits and controversies: Mar-a-Lago documents: Did Trump mishandle classified material? Special counsel Jack Smith is overseeing the Justice Department’s criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information at Trump’s resort and into parts of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The Justice Department investigation continues into whether documents from the Trump White House were illegally mishandled when they were taken to Mar-a-Lago in Florida after he left office. A federal grand jury has interviewed potential witnesses regarding how Trump handled the…

Taiwan’s relationship with the United States has “never been closer,” its President Tsai Ing-wen said after arriving in New York City Wednesday, as Beijing warned her visit could lead to “serious confrontation” between China and the US. Taiwan faced “tremendous challenges,” Tsai said from the city, where she is making the first of two planned stopovers in the United States on either side of an official visit to Central America. “We know that we are stronger when we stand together in solidarity with fellow democracies. Taiwan cannot be isolated and we do not take friendship for granted,” Tsai said at a banquet with members…

By Crispin Kugiza Kaheru The presentation during the event held in Beijing, China, on March 22-23, 2023, below was titled: Reframing Democracy in the Context of a Diverse Human Civilization Distinguished guests, please allow me to share my profound gratitude with the organisers of the Second International Forum on Democracy; the Shared Human Values. I come here from Uganda and by extension Africa to share my perspective on how democracy can be reframed in the context of a diverse human civilisation. Governments that organise communities, have existed for at least 5,000 years. And there have been many experiments to running…

Monday’s Azimio mass demonstrations were dotted with several ugly incidents including the invasion of Northlands City, a multi-billion private property owned by founding father Jomo Kenyatta’s family. Unknown people stormed into the estate in Ruiru and made away with sheep. Several miles away in Industrial Area along Mombasa Road, goons also vandalised East Africa Spectre Limited premises linked to Azimio leader Raila Odinga and broke window glasses. The twin criminal acts amount to malicious damage to property by law established. But until and after the twin incidents, many still have little knowledge about the two establishments. Northlands City is a Sh500 billion-shilling…

Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new roads and power plants, and from modernising agricultural practices. But they can also have permanent negative consequences. For example, communities may be involuntarily relocated to make way for roads or power plants. These projects can change the way natural resources are used in a particular area, making it difficult or impossible for communities to continue their traditional agricultural practices. The job opportunities that they create can challenge traditional values and ways of living. Historically, many of these projects have been owned or…

In Africa, of the three million people who develop TB disease every year, nearly 160,000 are children 0-4 years old, and another 160,000 are 5-14 years old. Every year, about 500,000 people in Africa die because of TB. Children make up 15% (75,000) of these deaths. Less than half of the children aged 0-14 who have TB are diagnosed – so they never even start treatment. What are some of the drivers? TB is transmitted between people through the air. When a person with TB coughs or breathes out, some of the TB bugs are expelled to float in the air. If someone else…

As the holy month of Ramadan kicks off this week, millions of Muslims around the world are feeling the pinch of inflation. Food and energy prices have been soaring around the world as Russia’s war in Ukraine, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change-related events weigh on the global economy. Countries of the Global South – especially in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, where the vast majority of the world’s Muslims live – are also among the worst hit by price surges and shortages of key supplies. The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 349 million people across…

Azimio leader Raila Odinga has condemned an alleged attack on his daughter Winnie claiming her car was shot at during Monday’s protests. The Opposition leader shared photos of what appeared like a bullet hole on the vehicle on his Twitter account claiming police shot at the car. “This illegitimate regime has consistently shown animosity towards my daughter Winnie, and today they wasted no time in attacking her vehicle,” Raila said. Winnie was part of Raila’s convoy as he traversed the streets of Nairobi and its environs to condemn alleged Kenya Kwanza excesses. Raila said no matter the scales of intimidation,…

This week in our book recommendation series in celebration of women’s history month, we present a booklist for all those readers who want to think and act like revolutionaries. The books here are touchstones of African feminism and are all about dismantling the patriarchy. “I wrote this book with enough rage to fuel a rocket” is how Mona Eltahawy opens her powerful manifesto The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, which seeks to inspire girls to break the rules and lean into their inner rebel. Tsitsi Dangarembga’s memoir Black and Female, Minna Salami’s Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone, and Desiree…

Azimio leaders have responded to claims by leaders in government that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta is funding Monday’s mass action. Narok Senator Ledama Olekina says the former President is not involved in the planning or funding of the mass protests in any way. His remarks come hot on heels of claims by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that Uhuru is the chief financier of the Azimio demos. “Stop blaming former President Uhuru Kenyatta he has nothing to do with the protest! Hapa mumekosea (you are wrong on this). He is nowhere near the demonstration,” Ledama said in tweet on Sunday. The…