Politician, activists, businesses join fight against China’s abuses in Xinjiang

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos No matter how strongly China attempts to hide the genocide it perpetrated on ethnic minority in Xinjiang province, by even calling i...

COVID-19 shots to cost Ksh.300 to Ksh.1,000 under African Union vaccine plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), acco...

COVID-19 shots to cost between Ksh.330 to Ksh.1100 in AU plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between Ksh.330 ($3) and Ksh.1100 ($10) per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afr...

coronavirus , vaccine

PROFILE: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women

By Guest Writer,

Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...

greenbelt , maathai

U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

Rashford welcomes Government U-turn on free school meals campaign

By Reuters,

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he was overwhelmed by pride after the British government swung to support his call to provide free meal...

Manchester United , Marcus Rashford

UK sports bodies ask government for emergency aid

By Reuters,

A coalition of over 100 sports bodies, including the Premier League and Football Association, have asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for emer...

Boris Johnson , Covid-19 pandemic

#MaraBarricade: Mara Ngenche Camp risks demolition over wildebeest migration

By Sam Gituku,

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala recently ordered for the removal of a high end tented camp in the Maasai Mara National Reserve say...

Maasai Mara , Mara Ngenche Camp , narok

Tullow: There’s enough oil in Kenya, no plans to exit

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil has defended its operations in the country insisting there remains enough oil reserves in the country and that P...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature

By Reuters,

Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger ov...

Carrie Lam , extradition , hong kong , Legislative Council , President Xi Jinping , protests

Hong Kong makes last push to scrap extradition bill

By VOA,

At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat Sunday to press the government to scrap a proposed extradition law t...

china , Hong Kong police

UK’s May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defense minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese t...

Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks, U.S. ambassador says

By Reuters,

The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an external group such as I...

Sri Lanka bomb attacks

Foreign groups likely behind Sri Lanka attacks, U.S. ambassador says

By Reuters,

The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an external group such as I...

Sri Lanka

Kenya’s oil exploration skewed solely towards revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stakeholders from Kenya’s oil and gas sector have sounded the alarm on the lopsided focus on proceeds from oil exploration to warn of hidden risks t...

Friends of Turkana , Kenya Land Alliance , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

900M voters expected to take part in India election, world’s biggest exercise

By Agencies,

Polls opened Thursday in the first phase of the India election, the world’s largest democratic exercise. The India election is seen as a referend...

india election , Narendra Modi , Rahul Gandhi

Brexit still deadlocked as UK Parliament rejects alternative plans

By CNN,

There was no sign of a breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock Wednesday when UK lawmakers failed to agree on an alternative to Theresa May's beleaguered ...

brexit , British Prime Minister Theresa May , UK Parliament

Prince Charles meets Cuban president on historic trip to Havana

By Reuters,

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday during the first official British royal visit to the Caribb...

British-Cuban ties , cuba , Miguel Diaz-Canel , Prince Charles , Princess Diana

Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees

By Reuters,

Bangladesh told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that it cannot take any more refugees from Myanmar, some 18 months after more than 700...

Bangladesh , ROHINGYA

Congo’s former president awarded oil block in UNESCO heritage site

By Reuters,

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila in December awarded an oil drilling license that overlaps a wildlife-rich UNESCO world her...

Congo , president , UNESCO