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I’m pregnant… should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
By CNN,
845, March 4, 2021 (EAT)
There's enough to worry about during a pregnancy, even without a pandemic. As the vaccine rollout continues, there's still concern over its impact on ...
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Naomi Campbell shows support for LGBTQ community in Ghana
By CNN,
839, March 3, 2021 (EAT)
Black celebrities are urging Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo to work with LGBTQ community leaders after security forces raided and shut down an LGBT...
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Cicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96
By CNN,
949, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtim...
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PROFILE: Ngele Ali, holding space for communities to use their own voices
By Guest Writer,
1126, February 6, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kirago Ngele Ali is an award-winning media, communications for development and advocacy expert with over 20 years of ...
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Michelle Obama wows U.S. presidential inauguration
By CNN,
908, January 21, 2021 (EAT)
Given her eight years at the White House, it was little surprise that Michelle Obama knew precisely how to dress for the occasion. Continuing her l...
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PROFILE: Caren Wakoli mentoring youth to eradicate poverty
By Guest Writer,
2017, January 25, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Caren Wakoli is the Executive Director at Emerging Leaders Foundation. She calls herself a student of life,...
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OPINION: Sexual harassment still rampant in Kenyan newsrooms
By Guest Writer,
1339, December 29, 2020 (EAT)
By Sharon Kiburi As the world comes to terms with appropriate work space protocol for women and all genders, Kenya media lags far behind. Also R...
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Popular Kenyan band Sauti Sol cancels ‘Sol Saturday’
By Citizen Reporter,
1044, December 19, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol has cancelled the much anticipated 'Sol Saturday' concert that was slated for December 19, 2020. Tickets that cost b...
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UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services
By Rachel Ombaka,
1632, December 16, 2020 (EAT)
Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...
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Uhuru lauds Maendeleo ya Wanawake for fighting for women’s rights
By PSCU,
2233, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO) for its frontline role in fighting for women’s rights in Kenya. ...
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American singer Ashanti tests positive for COVID-19
By Ian Omondi,
1452, December 13, 2020 (EAT)
Famed American singer/songwriter/actress Ashanti has tested positive for COVID-19. Ashanti took to Instagram on Saturday night to notify her fans o...
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Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces
By Reuters,
1457, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...
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‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps
By CNN,
1110, October 9, 2020 (EAT)
For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...
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OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19
By Guest Writer,
1051, August 28, 2020 (EAT)
The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...
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Futures destroyed: COVID-19 unleashes ‘shadow pandemics’ on Africa’s girls
By Reuters,
1629, August 21, 2020 (EAT)
Until the new coronavirus hit Kenya in March, 17-year-old schoolgirl Anna believed the world was hers for the taking. It didn’t matter that she l...
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OPINION: Michelle Obama goes where no former first lady ever has
By CNN,
2006, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
What Michelle Obama did at the Democratic National Convention Monday night has forever changed the way that former first ladies will use their tremend...
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Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriage
By Reuters,
2258, August 11, 2020 (EAT)
The Somali parliament has sparked outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting ch...
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Mathare residents charged Ksh.15 to take a shower, Ksh.5 for toilet use
By Kadzo Gunga,
1153, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
Imagine not having the things that you would easily take for granted, such as not being able to take a bath every day or when you want to. For many...
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Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights
By CNN,
1202, May 24, 2020 (EAT)
The novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in every other way, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic. From a spike in domest...
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Million-dollar whisky sale targeted in cyber attack, says auctioneer
By CNN,
1010, April 26, 2020 (EAT)
The second phase of a million-dollar online whisky auction has been postponed after it became the target of a cyber attack, auctioneers have said. ...
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