The Maybe Mob and the Rushdie Attack
by Binoy Kampmark August 18th, 2022 He has survived death threats and attempts on his life since February 1989. But Salman Rushdie’s luck...
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Hundreds of Somali-American Youths Held Captive in Rehab Centers in Nairobi, Somalia
August 17, 2022 The young Americans imprisoned at Irshad Rehabilitation Centre feared the isolation room the most. When they violated some rehab-center rule, or...
Kenya’s Odinga Rejects Ruto’s Victory
16 Aug 2022 Kenyan opposition politician Raila Odinga has rejected the results of the presidential election held on 9 August saying that the figures...
William Ruto declared Kenya’s 5th president
20 minutes ago AP Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender...
The Satanic Verses: What happened to the translators who have worked on the controversial Book?
15 Aug 2022 11:40 Hitoshi Igarashi, who was the first Japanese scholar to translate Salman Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses, was found dead under mysterious...
Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia
August 14, 2022 04:20 AFP The 85-year-old pontiff drew attention to what he called the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Somalia and parts of surrounding countries...
“We can no longer guarantee their safety” — ANC spokesperson
August 12, 2022 South Africa is on a knife edge as xenophobic violence and discrimination increases. UN experts have condemned the xenophobic violence and racial...
Salman Rushdie in a critical condition – Rushdie’s agent
August 13, 2022 Acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator after he was stabbed in the neck and abdomen while preparing to give a...
A tense Kenya awaits results of high-stakes vote
Ammu Kannampilly 12 Aug 2022 Kenyans waited anxiously on Wednesday for the results of the country’s presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low...
Washington aims to counter China, Russia footprints in Africa
August 11, 2022 Washington must overcome growing anti-west sentiment on the continent given the development alternative that China offers. US Secretary of State Antony...