Africa: Reclaiming the Past, Defining the Future

This month, I visited the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It's a stunning arena that was built ahead of FIFA World Cup 2010 and named after an anti-apartheid… Read more »

Kenya: Criticism Over Leaking Roofs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

The online community criticized Kenya's transportation minister and airports authority due to reported issues of leaky roofs at the terminals of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport… Read more »

East Africa: Burying The Hatchet - Kenya's President Ruto, Sudan Leader Abdel Burhan Agree to Support Peace Talks

President William Ruto of Kenya and Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reached an agreement to endorse the Jeddah peace process aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan,… Read more »

Africa: The Privilege of a Simple Walk in the Forest

This week, we welcome King Charles to Kenya, on his first visit to the Commonwealth since his Coronation. In Nairobi’s Karura Forest, the lungs of our city that my mother,… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya's Cargo Battle Plan - Keeping Tanzania at Bay

Kenya initiated a series of measures to revitalize its cargo business at its ports, challenged by competition from the port of Dar es Salaam, reports The East African. Read more »

Kenya: The Story Behind British Soldiers Decapitating Chief Samoei and New Demands for Skull's Return

As the world anticipates King Charles III's historic visit to Kenya on October 31, the Nandi community's quest for justice and reparation is reignited. They are demanding the… Read more »

East Africa: Region Concerned About El Nino Rains as Kenya Downscales Alert

Experts from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, an East African bloc, have stated that El Niño rains are set to begin in the Horn of Africa region, reports… Read more »

Kenya: Facebook Layoff Lawsuit - Negotiations Crumble as Parties Fail to Reach Deal

Settlement talks in a long-standing legal case involving 184 Nairobi-based Facebook content moderators and Meta, the platform's parent company collapsed, reports BBC. Read more »

Africa: Africa Calls for End to New Middle East War, Talks for 'Two-State Solution'

The African Union (AU) and African presidents and foreign ministers are calling for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants from Gaza which broke out on Saturday. Read more »

Kenya: President Ruto to Ask for U.S.$1 Billion Loan From China With Extended Repayment Period

President William Ruto will ask China for a U.S.$1 billion loan to complete stalled road construction projects, when he travels to Beijing later this… Read more »

Kenya: U.S., Kenya Sign Deal Ahead of Haiti Security Mission

The United States and Kenya have struck a defense pact that will provide Kenya with funding and support for security deployments following Kenya's voluntary offer to lead an… Read more »

Kenya: Is First Lady Ruto Really Paying for Pastor Benny Hinn's Kenya Crusade?

The well-known televangelist Benny Hinn revealed that First Lady Rachel Ruto had invited him to organize a national crusade funded and backed by the government, The Standard… Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property Theft

Kenya's largest mobile operator Safaricom failed to stop the hearing of the infringement of intellectual property case which could cost them millions of US dollars, reports… Read more »

Kenya: How Electric Bikes Can Help Make Kenya's Streets Cleaner, and Beat Nairobi's Infamous Traffic #AfricaClimateHope

Entrepreneurs are on a mission to make our cities cleaner and more liveable. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya May Lose HIV/Aids Funding if U.S. Makes no Resolution on Kenyan MPs' Request

Kenya might stop receiving funds for HIV if a decision in the U.S. Congress is not made by the end of the month, according to Business Insider Africa. Read more »

Kenya: U.S. Won't Pay Compensation for Nairobi Embassy Blast Survivors

Survivors of the terrorist assault in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, are unlikely to get any compensation from the U.S. government after it maintained it had already paid them and put… Read more »

Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Withdraws From All Kenyan Cases After Odinga's Conflict of Interest Comment

Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is at the center of a dispute between Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition and President… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Law Society Pours Cold Water on President's Reversal of Logging Ban #AfricaClimateHope

Kenyan lawyers say the government has a case to answer over the recent decision to overturn a six-year ban on logging in the country's vulnerable forest areas. Read more »

Africa: Convening Stakeholders to Re-Engineer Media in Africa

In response to pressing appeals from many media practitioners and stakeholders across Africa who believe a free, independent, professional and thriving media industry is essential… Read more »

Kenya: Somalia Rejects Mediation Offer in Maritime Border Row With Kenya

Somalia has stated that it will not accept mediation in a maritime dispute with Kenya, which was ruled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 2021, according to The… Read more »

Kenya: Schools, Shops Shut as Kenya Braces For Protests

The protests organised by Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga will go ahead as the government warns demonstrators that violence will not be tolerated after more than a dozen… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Court Acquits 'Miracle Baby' Preacher of Trafficking

Due to inadequate evidence provided by the prosecution, a Kenyan court has acquitted a notorious self-styled preacher who claimed he could assist infertile couples in conceiving… Read more »

Kenya: Raising the Voices of Women with Disabilities #WD2023

The biggest misconception surrounding disabilities is the belief that having a disability equates to inability, says Roselyne Olewe, a leading voice in the fight for the labour… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Secures U.S.$$500 Million Loan Arranged by Five International Lenders

Kenya has secured a U.S.$500 million syndicated loan arranged by a consortium of five international lenders, with the proceeds expected to fund ongoing development projects… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's EFF Refuses to Cancel Lecture by Homophobic Kenyan Professor

As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrates its 10th anniversary, the opposition party's move to host Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba at the University of Cape Town… Read more »