Healthcare Staff Nationwide Strike Exacerbates Kenya’s Health Crisis
Kenya’s public hospitals are likely to ground to a halt as nurses and clinicians vow to stay off work even as millions are facing three weeks in a row...
China’s Appetite For Furniture Depletes Africa’s Rosewood Trees
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — China’s insatiable appetite for rosewood tree species is still driving illegal deforestation in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, killing forests and sowing civil strife,...
As Taxes Soar Amid COVID-19, Kenyans Groan
The taxes imposed by the government have only made this worse, as businesses pass down costs to their customers so that they can stay afloat. Among those taxed include...
Stuck in weak healthcare system and panic, Kenya temporarily ban international conferences as coronavirus...
NAIROBI, KENYA MARCH 7,2020 — Kenya, on Friday issued a temporary ban on meetings, conferences and international events that involves attendees from countries affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
Could tree regeneration hold out hope for Africa’s vulnerable smallholder farmers?
Homa Bay, Kenya MARCH 4, 2020 — With more than half of the estimated 2.2 billion people to be added to the global population by 2050 expected to be...
BREAKING: Kenya confirms first case of Novel Coronavirus as WHO declares its outbreak officially...
NAIROBI MARCH 13, 2020 — The virus which exploded in China’s Wuhan City in Hubei Province has claimed 4,600 lives with over 126,000 people infected globally out of whom...
Kenya suffers the effects of Coronavirus outbreak even without a single case reported.
Nairobi, March 11 — As the world scare from the coronavirus also known as the COVID-19 intensifies, many businesses across the world continue to register losses due to movement...
Kenyan Blood Banks Run Dry Amid COVID-19
Kericho, May 14 — It’s mid-morning and Mary Moraa and her sister sit at the reception to the Kericho Blood Transfusion Center at the Kericho County Referral Hospital in...
Researchers Tout Healthy Food Recipes To Boost Nutrition, Cut Costs In Tanzania’s Schools
MANYARA — The tolling of the afternoon bell marks the end of lessons at Babati Day Secondary School in Tanzania’s northern Manyara region.
It ushers in a moment of joy...
Tanzania’s President promotes steaming as alternative treatment for Coronavirus
MANYARA, TANZANIA — As nations worldwide enforce strict lockdown to quell the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, has advised people to use alternative remedies including...
Tanzania President John Magufuli Has Died
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania’s President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli has died at the age of 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced.
In a televised speech on...
Recurring Diplomatic Row Between Kenya And Tanzania Likely To Threaten AfCFTA Success
Nairobi, September 3 — The recent diplomatic tiff between Kenya and its neighbor, Tanzania is likely to spell doom for the East African Community (EAC) and by extension the...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s Son Eyes 2026 Election Challenge
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the eldest son of Uganda’s long-serving autocratic leader, is set to contest in the 2026 presidential election in a gambit that could potentially see the military officer...
Tanzania President Orders Reopening Of Schools Despite Coronavirus Threat
Dar es Salaam, June 17 — Despite a looming threat of the Coronavirus pandemic in East Africa, Tanzania President, John Magufuli has ordered reopening of all schools across the...
Nearly Half Of Tanzania Female Journalists Offer Sexual Bribery, Survey Finds
Dar es Salaam — Widespread economic doldrums and the rising wave of moral decay have forced an unprecedented number of female journalists into the trap of sexual bribery where...
Uganda’s Quest For Sustainable Energy Poses Fresh Environmental Threats
A flurry of oil and gas discoveries along Uganda’s western border has lured dozens of investors seeking to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s largest oil discovery in decades. However, renewed interest...
Tanzania Asks For Clarification On U.S Visa Sanctions
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Barely a day after the U.S Department of State imposed visa restrictions on unspecified number of Tanzanian officials it accused of subverting the electoral...
As Federal Government of Somalia pursues fugitive minister, a Governor in Kenya is on...
NAIROBI MARCH 13, 2020 — “When the safety and security of our population is threatened by foreign forces regardless of how they came into Mandera County, our position is...
The South Sudan Government Announces Assassination Of The 7 October Movement Leader
Juba, June 15 — In a statement of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF), spokesperson today said that the leader of the 7 October Movement Kerbino Wol has...
Villagers Recount Horror As Terrorists Embark On Shooting Rampage In Tanzania
Mtwara, Tanzania — Tanzanian villagers who watched in horror their loved ones shot at point-blank while others including children kidnapped have spoken about their horrifying ordeal carried out by...