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… "When the draw happened in December I thought it was going to be a really difficult, a really tough game." In other games on Friday, Brazil took control of their destiny in Group C with a 3-0 victory over Haiti that ended the Caribbean nation's chances of progressing. …
Germany meet Ivory Coast in high-stakes World Cup clash, Sweden face DutchCitizen Digital
Gabriel tells Brazil to turn the page against Haiti at World Cup By AFP June 19, 2026 05:05 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Morocco's midfielder Samir El Mourabet and Brazil's defender Gabriel Magalhaes fig …
Gabriel tells Brazil to turn the page against Haiti at World CupCitizen Digital
… BROWN / AFP) Audio By Vocalize The United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday while Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti. …
USA, Australia eye World Cup knockout rounds, Brazil in actionCitizen Digital
Haiti's World Cup return lifts community in New York By AFP June 19, 2026 08:21 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter This combination of file pictures created on June 17, 2026 shows Haiti's forward Duckens Nazon …
Haiti's World Cup return lifts community in New YorkThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday while Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti. …
USA, Australia eye World Cup knockout rounds, Brazil in actionCitizen Digital
Neymar to miss Brazil's second World Cup game against Haiti By AFP June 18, 2026 10:11 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter (FILES) Brazil's forward Neymar leaves the field crying in pain after an injury during …
Neymar to miss Brazil's second World Cup game against HaitiCitizen Digital
… Questions now surround whether Casemiro will start Friday's Group C match against Haiti in Philadelphia. …
Casemiro, Ancelotti's lieutenant and symbol of Brazil troublesCitizen Digital
… The five-time world champions play Haiti on Friday in their second game after kicking off their Group C campaign with a 1-1 draw against Morocco last week. …
Danilo backs Brazil to get over World Cup 'fright'The Standard
… enyans,” he said.“If that is not revealed, we also demand that the Inspector General of Police should resign because he has failed his job.” Sapit and the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) warned that such incidents could lead to a dangerous situation.“We went to Haiti …
Church leaders blame State, warn political thuggery could lead to violenceThe Standard
… Lamouchi, 54, had only been in charge since January.The former French international player won just one of his five games in charge, a 1-0 victory over Haiti. …
Tunisia sack coach Lamouchi, appoint Herve Renard after one World Cup gameGang members attacked a displaced persons camp in a church near Haiti's capital on Sunday night, killing around 40 people, some execution-style, according to the mayor of Kenscoff. The assailants also abducted some people and wounded dozens in the town plagued by months of gang violence.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Gang members attacked a displaced persons camp in a church near Haiti's capital on Sunday night, killing around 40 people, some execution-style, according to the mayor of Kenscoff. The assailants also abducted some people and wounded dozens in the town plagued by months of gang violence.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Scholar and commentator Barrack Muluka argues that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's advice to avoid areas where goons have organized—rather than ensuring police protection—represents a dangerous normalization of political violence and an abdication of the state's monopoly on legitimate force, signaling Kenya's slide toward state failure.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that recent by-elections in Kenya marked by goon culture, voter intimidation, bribery, and violence reflect a broader democratic crisis across East Africa, with Tanzania and Uganda showing similar patterns of suppression and abuse of opposition figures and civil rights observers.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
A federal judge in Boston cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip nearly 1,100 Somalis of Temporary Protected Status, allowing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate their legal protections against deportation. The ruling followed a June Supreme Court decision that curtailed judicial review of administration efforts to end TPS designations for migrants from 13 countries.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lawyer and political analyst Fanya Mambo Kinuthia has told President William Ruto to resign if he considers the Constitution an obstacle to governing Kenya, accusing him of failing to deliver on promises and citing the government's handling of 2024 Gen Z protests and questions over missing protesters.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece warns that reports of violence, intimidation, and use of goons during the Ol Kalou by-election and Linda Mwananchi forums in Kisii, Kisumu, and Nyahururu threaten Kenya's democratic institutions if such conduct is tolerated.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has responded to World Cup critics in an open letter, claiming they were "spreading hate and false rumours" and arguing the tournament delivered "only joy and happiness" despite controversies over ticket pricing and visa issues.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino dismissed World Cup critics in an open letter, saying they were "spreading hate and false rumours" while the tournament delivered "only joy and happiness" marked by 100% safety and security. The tournament faced pre-competition controversies including high ticket prices, visa issues, and geopolitical tensions across the three host nations.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
Monica Juma, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the Security Council that Haiti faces a governance crisis driven by organised crime, with armed gangs replacing state authority. She said resources are needed to protect citizens, restore livelihoods, and return Haiti to constitutional governance, and that combating criminal networks requires coordinated cross-border action.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime warned Monday that Haiti faces an escalating governance crisis as armed gangs increasingly replace state authority and seize control of key institutions and economic lifelines, calling for urgent international action beyond security operations to dismantle the criminal networks driving the country's collapse.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received US-supported HIV treatment in the year to October 2025 compared to the previous fiscal year, following cuts and changes to foreign aid by the Trump administration. The analysis found US-supported pediatric HIV treatment fell by approximately 14% year-on-year, though researchers noted that some children may have received treatment through national governments or other donors.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
When conflict-affected countries qualify for the World Cup, their participation becomes more than sport—a rare moment of national unity where citizens gather around one flag. DR Congo's return to the 2026 World Cup after 52 years exemplifies this, as the nation uses football as national therapy while managing ongoing conflict in its eastern provinces.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
A Standard opinion piece compares Kenya's current trajectory to Haiti's descent into state failure, arguing Kenya has "the same ingredients" — including youth unemployment left unaddressed since the 2008 post-election violence — that enabled gangs to take over Haiti and reduce it to one of the world's poorest countries.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Citizen Digital's opinion panel expresses alarm at a rising culture of political goonism in Kenya, citing a Kofi Annan Foundation warning of assured violence next year, and criticizes the government and opposition for blame-shifting rather than addressing the issue while Kenyans are injured or killed.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The IEBC has rejected former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's warnings to Ol Kalou residents to protect votes from "armed goons," with Commissioner Hassan Noor Hassan asserting that adequate security is deployed and votes will be counted transparently following the voting process.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Standard criticizes President Ruto for not addressing a rising culture of goons in Kenya, noting his silence contrasts with public outcry following violence at political rallies in Nyahururu and Kisumu that left 2 people dead. Deputy President Kindiki spoke on the matter, but the President has remained largely quiet and presidential directives to deal with goons have been infrequent.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja of losing command of the National Police Service, blaming rogue plainclothes officers for insecurity in Ol Kalou ahead of Thursday's parliamentary by-election.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's deepening culture of organized crime and hired goons is fuelling anxiety ahead of next year's General Election, with political leaders, religious figures and security chiefs at odds over rising violence that some warn could tip the country toward lawlessness. Siaya Governor James Orengo and United Green Movement leader David Maraga have likened the situation to Haiti's political collapse.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Fourteen suspects were arraigned in court on Monday after weekend violence in Kisumu and Nyahururu that left two people dead, several injured, nine motorcycles torched, and a police vehicle damaged. The National Police Service said those arrested face charges linked to the unrest and warned that anyone engaging in political violence would face the full force of the law.
13 July 2026 · Capital News →
The British High Commissioner to Kenya says the UK is expanding its security partnership with Kenya to address cybercrime, artificial intelligence risks, and organised immigration crime, beyond traditional counterterrorism operations. The partnership, formalized in the UK-Kenya Strategic Partnership signed in July 2025, aims to support Kenya's security priorities across the Horn of Africa region.
13 July 2026 · Capital News →
Siaya Governor James Orengo alleged that the state, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, and leaders allied to ODM's Linda Ground faction sponsored violence at ACK cathedral in Kisumu on Sunday, when goons surrounded the church as he, Senator Edwin Sifuna, and other Linda Mwananchi members attended a service.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An editorial argues that hired gangs of youth are terrorizing citizens at political rallies across Kenya with state tolerance and political financing, citing recent incidents in Kisii where a man died in a goon attack on a convoy, armed robberies in Nairobi, and invasions of churches during public forums.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
With roughly 400 days until Kenya's 2027 General Election, concerns are growing over rising trends of goonism and anarchy in the country, alongside allegations of abduction.
6 July 2026 · The Standard →
Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta will miss Sunday's World Cup last-16 game against Norway due to a hamstring injury sustained during Brazil's 2-1 win over Japan on Monday. He is not expected to play again in the tournament unless Brazil reaches the final on July 19.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have killed 1,430 people with tens of thousands reported missing, as rescue efforts enter their fourth day when survival odds sharply decline. The country, already facing economic crisis and political upheaval, faces additional strain as millions lack sanitation and basic needs.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Scotland manager Steve Clarke resigned Saturday following his side's elimination from the World Cup group stage. Clarke led Scotland to the past two European Championships and a first World Cup appearance since 1998, but the team failed to progress beyond the group stage despite beating Haiti 1-0.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, killing 920 people with over 50,000 reported missing. La Guaira and surrounding northern areas suffered the most damage, and international rescue teams are conducting search efforts as public anger over the government response grows.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela more than doubled to 589, interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced Friday, as international rescue teams joined local efforts to find survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the earthquake zone west of Caracas.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil forward Vinicius Junior scored a brace in a 3-0 win over Scotland in a 2026 World Cup Group C match, allowing Brazil to progress to the last 32 as group winners. Coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the Real Madrid player as "one of the best players in the world."
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said his players must believe they can become the first African winners of the World Cup after advancing to the last 32 unbeaten, beating Haiti 4-2 and finishing second to Brazil in Group C.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →