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Why City Hall stopped City Mortuary from receiving unidentified bodies from police
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (327+ words) The Eastleigh Voice A tense standoff unfolded on Thursday between staff at the Nairobi Funeral Home formerly known as City Mortuary and police officers after the mortuary workers refused to accept more bodies This conflict arose because the Nairobi County…...
Insecurity in Oromia threatens voter registration ahead of Ethiopia's 7th general election
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (371+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Residents across several zones in the Oromia regional state have said that persistent insecurity is undermining their ability and willingness to participate in Ethiopia's upcoming 7th general election Many said they are avoiding voter registration due to safety…...
Kenya's poverty remains high with many vulnerable households still facing economic hardship
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Kenya's poverty rate, which rose sharply to 42. 9 per cent in 2020 due to Covid-19, has declined to 39. 8 per cent, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi told the Senate on Wednesday, while stressing the continued need for targeted government support…...
USAID investigates alleged mismanagement of humanitarian support in Ethiopia
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (327+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has raised serious fraud concerns affecting its humanitarian programmes in central and northwestern Ethiopia, reporting that some community leaders are allegedly extorting payments from vulnerable residents seeking aid The…...
Decline in STEM student numbers worries Education ministry
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (367+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The Education ministry is concerned about declining interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, especially as Grade 9 graduates prepare to join senior school When they transition next year, they will be required to choose STEM,…...
Eid without joy: Lebanon's displaced mark holiday in war's shadows
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (309+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Along the western seafront of Sidon, some 40 km south of Beirut, rows of makeshift tents face the Mediterranean Their fabric walls flap in the wind Inside, families live on thin mattresses, their few belongings stacked in plastic…...
Wednesday declared public holiday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (243+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The government has declared Wednesday a public holiday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr "It is notified for the general information of the public that, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Public Holidays Act, the…...
West Africa bloc ECOWAS says lifting post-coup sanctions on Niger
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (319+ words) The Eastleigh Voice West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday said it was lifting some of the sanctions imposed on Niger after last year's military coup A no-fly zone, border closures and asset freezes were among the measures being stopped…...
Blinken commends Rwanda moves to de-escalate with DR Congo
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (296+ words) The Eastleigh Voice US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday praised Rwanda's efforts to reduce tensions with the Democratic Republic of Congo even as a new border clash highlighted the troubled ties Meeting Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the…...
Congo, Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (368+ words) The Eastleigh Voice A meeting between the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will not take place as planned on Sunday, both countries said, dashing hopes of a deal to curb Congo's M23 rebel conflict that has displaced…...