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God, Geopolitics, and the Long Game: Why is Russia Building Churches Across Africa?

December 2021, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) made a quiet but consequential move. Following the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria’s recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine — a decision Moscow viewed as a direct provocation — Russia’s Holy Synod broke communion with Alexandria and announced the creation of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, a […]

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INSIDE THE VAULT: How Myra IVF Clinic’s “Coded Vial” Empire Survived a Trafficking Storm — And Why This Canadian Couple’s Ordeal Is Just One Of At Least Six

The Court of Appeal has bought Dr. Sarita Sukhija more time. But court filings, employment records and a second Nairobi clinic’s own scandal-ridden history reveal a fertility underworld of unverified embryos, raided nurseries, a dead egg donor allegation, and a doctor who once accused another clinic of doing to her exactly what she now stands accused of doing to her patients.

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How SportPesa’s Alleged Tax Evasion Has Continued to Dent Kenya’s Socio-Economic Growth

A Sh1.4 billion tax bill frozen by a tribunal technicality. A Sh95 billion demand that collapsed to Sh17.5 billion. A brand that has shut down, rebranded and relitigated its way through three prime ministerial terms of Kenyan tax administration while punters staked more last year than the entire country invested in shares at the Nairobi bourse.

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Kenya’s Goons: A World of Political Violence and Desperation

Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as $4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next year. So-called “goons” are increasingly being hired, dozens or even hundreds at a time, to break up the rallies of political opponents and protesters, […]

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Inside the Sh5 Billion EnglishPoint Marina Mystery: Court Pressure Mounts as Receiver Faces Fresh Demands to Open the Books

Four years after Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) placed the landmark EnglishPoint Marina under receivership, one of Kenya’s most valuable hospitality developments remains at the centre of an escalating legal battle over transparency, accountability and the management of billions of shillings worth of assets. At the heart of the dispute is a simple but persistent question […]

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