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Postponed World School Games now set for Oct. 16, 2021 in Jianjiang, China
By Stanley Mativo,
1225, August 7, 2020 (EAT)
The postponed 2020 World School Games will be held from October 16 to 23 next year in Jianjiang, China, the International School Sports Federation (IS...
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Organization forced to apologize for putting an African man on display in its Monkey House
By Tonny Ndungu,
1322, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
For one week in 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York kept a man from Central Africa in an enclosure in its monkey house There, he stayed trapped in an i...
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EAC business council backs CS Amina’s quest for top WTO seat
By Kepha Muiruri,
1330, July 24, 2020 (EAT)
The East African Business Council (EABC) has endorsed the nomination of Kenya’s Amina Mohammed for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-Gener...
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HUAWEI CLOUD Summit to map 4IR opportunities for Africa
By Agencies,
1210, July 24, 2020 (EAT)
Business leaders and ICT experts from across Africa will convene on July 27 for the HUAWEI CLOUD Summit Africa 2020, an online event to unpack the opp...
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Coronavirus infections accelerate in Africa
By Tonny Ndungu,
1323, July 23, 2020 (EAT)
The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has lagged much of the globe, but it’s picking up speed. Health authorities say the highly infectious virus ...
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Museveni seeks re-election to extend his rule in Uganda to four decades
By Reuters,
1710, July 21, 2020 (EAT)
Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s president...
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President Kenyatta wants debts owed by African countries cancelled due to COVID-19
By PSCU,
1756, July 16, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the crafting of a joint European Union and Africa Covid-19 response strategy. The President said the EU-Afr...
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Mastercard Foundation, USIU-Africa partner to expand access to higher education in Africa
By Citizen Reporter,
930, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive quality educat...
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President Kenyatta commends progress in South Sudan peace process despite COVID-19 disruption
By PSCU,
1544, July 14, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended parties to the South Sudan peace process for the progress achieved in recent months despite the health and econ...
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Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19
By Reuters,
1547, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
Long after the funding for his project was frozen, Bilal Endris has kept a lonely watch over cemeteries in Ethiopia’s capital by slipping cash to gr...
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Atheists support Susan Kihika’s Reproductive Health Bill
By Citizen Reporter,
1633, July 12, 2020 (EAT)
The Atheists in Kenya Society has expressed support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill 2019 unveiled by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika. Th...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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President Kenyatta says Africa’s COVID-19 response much better than rest of the world
By PSCU,
1323, July 5, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa's concerted response to COVID-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow...
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Muthama speaks: Why I dumped Kalonzo
By Edwin Obuya,
1157, July 2, 2020 (EAT)
Former Machakos Senator and a former ally of Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka Johnstone Muthama now says the nomination of Kenneddy Musyoka- Kalonzo’s s...
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David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over
By Citizen Reporter,
1752, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...
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Uhuru congratulates incoming Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera
By Citizen Reporter,
1526, June 28, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a congratulatory message to Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera who was sworn in for a five-year term on Sunda...
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How businesses in East Africa can emerge stronger from COVID-19 pandemic – Report
By Citizen Reporter,
928, June 24, 2020 (EAT)
Governments in the East African region are being advised to come up with additional measures including incentives to enable businesses capitalize on o...
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China promises debt relief to African countries as part of COVID-19 support
By PSCU,
1042, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday assured African countries that his country will continue supporting COVID-19 containment measures on the co...
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Okwemba: How I founded my growing empire
By Jacob Icia,
2121, June 29, 2020 (EAT)
Jacob Icia A keen follower of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) is no stranger to Charles Okwemba, a gifted midfielder, who shone with different club...
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Let’s Leverage on innovative potential of our youth in Covid-19 fight, President Kenyatta urges African counterparts
By PSCU,
1324, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of the continent's youth as they roll out Covid-...
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