Renson Mwakandana According to local media reports, a Kenyan court has temporarily halted the government’s intention to overturn a restriction on the importation and distribution of genetically modified (GM) crops and animal feeds. It comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Kenyan Peasants League, a lobbying organization for small-scale farmers. According to the […]
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Lisa Mugo Oscar winning actor, Will Smith’s new movie ‘Emancipation’ is set to premier on December 2 and the actor says that he totally understands if people are not ready to watch the film after the Oscars incident that saw him slap fellow actor, Chris Rock. In an interview with Fox 5 DC reporter Kevin […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a move projected to boost the African air economy, 15 African countries have agreed to further unify the continent by easing travel restrictions. Dubbed the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), this initiative has won 15 signatures from 15 African countries that have all agreed to merge to some degree their aviation […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Portugal advanced to the knockout stages after defeating Uruguay 1-0 on Monday evening. In a scrappy first half, Portugal dominated possession but gave the best chance to Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who had a handful of good chances to open the scoring. Portugal got the goal they needed after the break, but in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde killed at least 14 people attending a funeral service on Sunday. Those affected had gathered at the top of a hill for a memorial service for five people when the ground collapsed under part of the audience. The search had been suspended late Sunday evening before a […]
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Renson Mwakandana During a crackdown on recreational facilities operating in residential neighborhoods, police in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, burst into nightclubs on Sunday night and told patrons to leave. It comes after complaints from locals about noise coming from pubs, restaurants, nightclubs, and locations that sell alcohol. Friday saw the cancellation of all nightclub […]
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Avellon Williams HONDURAS- As part of a state of emergency declared against criminal gangs in Honduras, more than 600 military police officers moved to its borders with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on Sunday. Despite its small size, the country suffers from poverty, gang violence, and drug trafficking-related violence. On Thursday, President Xiomara Castro declared an […]
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Lisa Mugo Soul music singer and performer, Irene Clara, best known for her hit song, ‘What a Feeling’, has passed on in her Florida home at the age of 63. The Academy Award winner’s publicist, Judith Moose, shared the tragic news on Twitter on Saturday morning. “It with profound sadness that on behalf of her family […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The globe’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured about 95% of votes, according to officials that announced six days after the vote. “The results prove us right again,” Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the president’s son, said. “We […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- The UN Economic Commission for Latin America estimates that 82 million people will be in extreme poverty in 2022 as a result of a slow pandemic recovery and high inflation. According to Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), “it has […]
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