Feds used Instagram posts of private jets and luxury cars to track $41M ‘cyber criminal’ Ray Hushpuppi

By CNN,

Ramon Abbas openly flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars. To his 2.5 million Instagram followers, he went b...

cybercrime , Ramon Abbas , Ray Hushpuppi

A country in freefall, with half its population at risk of famine. All because of an avoidable war

By CNN,

Hunger became starvation and is about to lurch into famine. A failing state failed and an economic crisis became a catastrophe. An insurgency became a...

Saudi Arabia , united arab emirates , Yemen

Plants and extreme fitness: How one man added years to his life

By CNN,

Three years ago, Khaled Al-Suwaidi, now 35, received advice that changed his life forever. He was warned that he might not live much longer. Origin...

diet , exercise , Fitness , health , Khaled Al-Suwaidi

Japanese passport is now world’s most powerful

By CNN,

There are few things more liberating than travel -- although some passports offer more freedom than others. A new report published October 9, 201...

Henley & Partners Citizens , Henley Passport Index , JAPAN , Passport

The Old Dubai; Emirati Culture – VIDEO

By Mac Otani,

We all know Dubai, a full blown show of decadence. Skyscrapers, million dollar cars, 7 star hotels, sheikhs who spend like money is going out of style...

Carole Mandi (True Love East Africa and Drum East Africa) , Dubai's Emirati culture , Kiki Marli (Blogger) , Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) , Susan Preston (Nubian Bride Magazine) , Susan Wong (Capital Lifestyle) , The Abra , The Old Dubai; Emirati Culture , tour of Dubai

Congo citizens pay Ksh18,000 for passports, sending millions abroad

By Reuters,

One day in November 2015, President Joseph Kabila visited his foreign ministry and smiled broadly as a computer took his photograph and fingerprints. ...

Congo , kenya , Lifestyle , Passports , tourism , travel

Dubai: Leveraging on theme parks, shopping to drive tourism

By Mac Otani,

When I landed in Dubai on a Tuesday in January for my short visit, like many other Kenyans and Africans visiting the city or emirate in the United Ara...

dubai , shopping , theme parks , tourism

Going to Dubai this festive season? Here are some tips for you

By Mac Otani,

In the last few years, the number of Kenyans travelling to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates during the festive season has significantly grown, with t...

Mortality rates drop by 66% in Africa as world marks Malaria Day

By Agencies,

A year after the World Health Assembly resolved to eliminate malaria from at least 35 countries by 2030, WHO is releasing a World Malaria Day report t...

Over 200m women face genital mutilation – UN study

By Agencies,

More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to a...

female genital mutilation , gender based violence

6 things you didn’t know about Laura Akunga-Murithi

By Joy Chelagat,

Meet 28 year old Laura Akunga-Muriithi, a polished business owner who has been at the center of online conversation after she posted a Ksh10 million c...

Laura Akunga