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BWIRE: Solar energy is the option to lighting Kenya
By Victor Bwire,
1253, September 20, 2019 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire Players in the solar energy sector are raising challenges in the industry that government needs to relook as a matter of priority. ...
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Over 500 East African entrepreneurs battle it out in 2X Invest2Impact contest
By Girlie Kendi,
1100, September 19, 2019 (EAT)
Over 500 women from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have so far entered the 2X Invest2Impact competition. The competition is open to a...
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Qwetu residences developer gets nod for Kenya’s first Ksh.5B green bond
By Kepha Muiruri,
1414, August 15, 2019 (EAT)
Qwetu students’ residences developer Acorn Holdings Africa has received the green light to raise a total of Ksh.5 billion in investing funds by way ...
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Smart gas cooking seeks to break African cities’ dirty charcoal habit
By VOA,
842, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
The widespread use of charcoal for cooking in African cities can cause devastating damage to forests up to 300 kilometers away, scientist Sebastian Ro...
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Muslims go for substitutes as sacrificial sheep are scarce in Cameroon
By VOA,
1741, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
Cameroon Muslims are looking for alternatives for the sacrifice as recommended by prophet Muhammad on the day of the Eid al-Adha feast. Sheep, trad...
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Citizen TV, Inooro TV journalists feted
By Citizen Reporter,
1306, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
A section of journalists from Royal Media Services were on Friday feted at the 8th Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA). Citizen TV reporter ...
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Change food production and stop abusing land, major climate report warns
By CNN,
1451, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
Humans have damaged around a quarter of ice-free land on Earth, United Nations scientists warned in a major report Thursday, stressing that further de...
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Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts
By CNN,
907, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a ...
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Water bankruptcy looms for one in four people worldwide, researchers warn
By Reuters,
2203, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
A quarter of the world's people are just a few dry spells away from facing dangerous water shortages, a U.S. think tank warned on Tuesday, with India ...
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Some skeptical as Trump prepares to visit sites of shootings
By VOA,
1207, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
President Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he o...
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Climate change to cause chaos in Africa, warn scientists
By VOA,
1920, August 5, 2019 (EAT)
Climate change will hit many African countries more severely than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers warn that rapid populatio...
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Act now to avert disaster in drought-hit East Africa, aid agencies say
By Reuters,
1117, July 26, 2019 (EAT)
East Africa could suffer a repeat of a 2011 famine that killed hundreds of thousands of people unless foreign donors stump up funds to help drought-hi...
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Sane’s future out of City’s hands, says Guardiola
By Reuters,
1113, July 25, 2019 (EAT)
Manager Pep Guardiola admitted Leroy Sane’s future as a Manchester City player is beyond his control as speculation linking the Germany internationa...
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Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi
By VOA,
952, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and yellow cedar wood boat carrying its haul. The crew of six deliver a...
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COMESA heads keen on SME growth in push for intra-regional trade
By Kepha Muiruri,
1835, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
Heads of State drawn from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are keen to see the incorporation of small and medium enterprises...
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Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
By Reuters,
1354, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
Meat sizzling on the barbecue (BBQ) might be synonymous with summer, but consumers should re-think their menus to save the planet, a U.S.-based resear...
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More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia
By CNN,
2022, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
The death toll in South Asia continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged the border region of India and Nepal, leaving tens of thousands d...
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World’s major cities to face ‘unknown’ climate conditions by 2050
By Reuters,
1852, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
A fifth of the world's major cities will face "unknown" climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten t...
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As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals
By Reuters,
1438, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Endale Terefe from Addis Ababa,Ethiopia remembers a time when he used to go to school so hungry he had trouble staying awake during lessons. The 14...
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South Sudan court rules against marriage of girl, 16, in landmark case
By VOA,
1120, July 10, 2019 (EAT)
A court in South Sudan has annulled a child marriage, in a rare legal case that activists say could signal a turning point for women's rights in the c...
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