DIAZ: Wildlife still need attention to stop mass die-off amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

The world is keen on containing the COVID-19 pandemic and reopening economies but another disaster is slowing lurking as wildlife face a great danger ...

Botswana , diaz , Elephants , Wildlife

More than 360 elephants in Botswana die from mysterious causes

By CNN,

More than 360 elephants in Botswana have died in mysterious causes in the past three months, according to local conservationists. Also Read: Wildli...

Botswana , Elephants

OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news

By Guest Writer,

By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...

BBC , coronavirus , COVID-19 , ebola , fake news , who

Meli’s big dreams ahead of the virtual race

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After years of being on the side lines due to protracted injury concerns, Edwin Meli is now keen to leave a mark when he competes in the Mauri Plant M...

Edwin Meli , Timothy Cheruiyot , Virtual race

Amrouche: My pain chasing for dues with FKF

By Mike Okinyi,

Mike Okinyi Former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche has lifted the lid on his six years chase for his dues after he was fired by Football Kenya Fed...

Adel Amrouche , CAS , dues , FKF , Nick Mwendwa

Coronavirus fears spark xenophobia in China

By CNN,

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China'...

china , coronavirus

Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years

By CNN,

Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...

Africa health care

Coronavirus: Botswana Cabinet, MPs placed in quarantine

By Ian Omondi,

The entire Cabinet as well as Members of Parliament of Botswana are set to be placed under quarantine for 14 days after it emerged that a health offic...

Botswana , coronavirus , COVID-19 , parliament

Botswana kills five suspected poachers in effort to save Rhinos

By VOA,

Botswana has seen an unprecedented rise in rhinoceros poaching in the last 12 months. The government reports nearly 50 of the animals have been kil...

botswana executes poachers , Botswana poaching

Coronavirus in Africa: March 30, 2020

By Agencies,

Nine days ago, Kenya had reported seven cases of the novel coronavirus but on Sunday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that the number that has been r...

coronavirus

Mwendwa pleads with Uhuru to save Qatar WC dream

By Jacob Icia,

Effective March 24, 2020, another countdown begun towards yet another deadline to pay former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche his Sh. 109 million, t...

Adel Amrouche , Amina Mohammed , Bobby Williamson , CAS , FIFA , FKF , Nick Mwendwa , Qatar , Sam Nyamweya , Uhuru kenyatta , WC

Botswana President Eric Masisi self-isolates after trip to Namibia

By Agencies,

Botswana President Eric Masisi is in self-isolation for 14 days after a trip to Namibia where three people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ...

coronavirus , masisi

Coronavirus: Gov’t halts foreign sports assignments

By Stanley Mativo,

Ministry of Sports on Tuesday suspended all the foreign sporting assignments for a month as the novel coronavirus pandemic continue to stretch far and...

CAVB , coronavirus , FKF , Ministry of Sports

US comedian Steve Harvey gives Kenyan artist a boost after viral drawing

By CNN,

Collins Omondi Okello's mission was simple. Get his hero Steve Harvey to see the portrait he had made of him. First, the Kenyan artist posted his u...

Leopards out to end Gor’s derby dominance in Sunday clash

By Godfrey Ashiali,

AFC Leopards head coach Antony ‘Modo’ Kimani is confident that his charges will bring to an end the pain they have suffered in the hands of arch-r...

AFC Leopards , Anthony 'Modo' Kimani , Gor Mahia Mashemeji derby

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

‘Commander’ Okoth punches back to Olympics

By Philip Muchiri,

Kenya’s boxer Nick Okoth, will make a comeback to the Olympics, 12 years after he boxed in Beijing. Okoth, used all his ring craft to poach an early...

Nick Okoth , Tokyo Olympics

Kenya to host Africa Cup of Nations hockey qualifiers

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya will host the 2021 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations regional qualifiers on May 11-17 at the Sikh Union Hockey Stadium. In the qualification forma...

Hockey

How broke KPL clubs managed their January transfers

By Harold Odoro,

The Kenya Premier League (KPL) mid-season transfer window shut on January 31, with champions Gor Mahia, among the worst hit clubs by the financial cri...

AFC Leopards , GOR MAHIA , January , John Mark Makwatta , Juma Balinya , KPL , Whyvonne Isuza

Pollack cautious as K’Ogalo host Sofapaka in Kisumu

By Milton Ochieng,

Defending champions Gor Mahia will be out to reclaim leadership of the league when they take on Sofapaka at Moi Stadium in Kisumu in one of their matc...

GOR MAHIA , KPL , sofapaka