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About the pg e power shut off in the south bay and we will bring it to you live. The time is 7 01 and lets get to breaking news weve been telling about all morning with a wildfire in moraga forcing evacuations overnight. Its called the barrel fire and appears to be knocked down. The all clear was issued for the Sanders Ranch neighborhood of moraga, great news and the fire started just before 1 00 this morning and burned 40 acres. It was burning near merrills star colonel north and sanders road s...

By Pablo Moraga Rutune, Kenya, May 24 (EFE).- Gilbert Murioki proudly observes two sprinklers as they pump water on plants at his farm, acknowledging it is a common method in many Western nations but rare among farmers in Africa. “I used to even have trouble eating every day. But things have changed since installing an …

By Pablo Moraga Kigali, Dec 16 (EFE) – After banning polyethylene bags in 2008 and more than a decade of policies aimed at eradicating the use of this material, Rwanda is seeking to further tighten legislation so it can become plastic-free. Under the current law, importing, producing, using, or selling polyethylene bags is already punishable …

By Pablo Moraga Maalimin, Kenya, Dec 2 (EFE).- Water has run dry in the Kenyan town of Maalimin and despite repeated appeals from NGOs, the worst drought in 40 years continues to spread across the Horn of Africa, leaving a trail of barren soil and famine. The lack of water has killed all Zainab Mohammud’s …

By Pablo Moraga Wayu Boro, Kenya, Sep 21 (EFE).- Amina Hageya Basia can’t help but to break into tears when she explains how the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in 40 years has affected her livelihood. The 71-year-old Kenyan woman, like thousands in her hometown of Tana River County, has lost her primary source of …

By Pablo Moraga Bukavu, DR Congo, May 21 (EFE).- In Bukavu, a city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eight artists improvise poetry, known as slams, as a way to air their opinions, ponder the future or demand change. “I have always said that slam is not just a way to …

By Pablo Moraga Aweil, South Sudan, Feb 17 (EFE).- John Garangdeng, a teacher in rural South Sudan, squints through the dense haze to find the spot where he teaches his students: the shade of a solitary tree in the middle of a dusty plain. “This is a public school. We asked the government to pay …

By Pablo Moraga Nairobi, Dec 15 (EFE).- From his SUV in Kenya’s Nairobi National Park, 52-year-old safari guide Siraj Khamis Miraj looks on as four lionesses slowly stretch and reluctantly get up to find shelter from the falling rain, as Mpakasi, one of the oldest male lions in the park, wakes up. “There is no …

Museveni declared winner in Uganda election, Wine claims fraud 1 minute read By Pablo Moraga Kampala, Jan 16 (efe-epa).- Uganda’s electoral commission on Saturday declared incumbent President Yoweri Museveni the winner of recent elections with 58.64% of the vote. Robert Kyagulanyi, the musician turned politician better known by his stage name Bobi Wine, failed to force a run-off with just 34,83% of the count, according to officials. Wine, popular among the country’s youth, on Friday, urge...

Ugandans vote in tense elections 1 minute read By Pablo Moraga Kampala, Jan 14 (efe-epa).- Ugandans headed to polling stations Thursday to cast their votes in a contentious election marked by an internet blackout in the African country. Sitting president Yoweri Museveni is hoping to land his sixth term and extend his 35 years in power but he faces competition from popular music artist turned candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known by his stage name Bobi Wine. More than 34,000 polli...