Kenya’s Criminal Investigation Department made over the week-end yet another gruesome discovery. Over 45 corpses have been uncovered across the south eastern County of Kilifi. Most of the mortal remains found so far, were on a land owned by a self-proclaimed pastor. He was arrested for allegedly telling his followers to fast to death. A follower was rescued Sunday (Apr.… Read More

The much-anticipated Sand marathon began in Morocco on Sunday attracting more than 1150 runners who will have to show their resilience in the six-day 251 km ultramarathon. The participants camped in the desert packed their food and medical kits while the medical teams check the fitness certificates of the participants before the race began on Sunday. “Today, they are checking… Read More

Defending London Marathon champion Amos Kipruto thinks the recent doping scandal in Kenya is “embarrassing” for a younger generation of runners coming through in his home countr,y as he prepares to defend his London Marathon title on Sunday. As of the start of this month, 66 Kenyan athletes were on the Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) global ineligible athlete list for… Read More

The chief of staff of Colonel Assimi Goïta, president of Mali’s military-dominated transition, was among four people killed in an attack on Tuesday near the Mauritanian border, said a note from the presidency authenticated by AFP on Thursday. According to the document, Oumar Traoré, Colonel Goïta ‘s chief of staff, was in the delegation victim of an ambush near the… Read More

More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, rescued from battle-scarred Sudan, arrived in Jeddah on Saturday in the first official evacuation of civilians since fighting began. Sudan’s naval forces carried out the evacuation with the support of other branches of the army. Among those safely arriving were 91 Saudi citizens and around 66 nationals from 12 other countries… Read More