Organization forced to apologize for putting an African man on display in its Monkey House

By Tonny Ndungu,

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...

bronx zoo , racism , Wildlife Conservation Society

Refugees in Africa face hunger as COVID-19 worsens food shortages, agencies warn

By Citizen Reporter,

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply ch...

coronavirus , refugees , UNHCR , WFP

President Kenyatta says Africa’s COVID-19 response much better than rest of the world

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa's concerted response to COVID-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Goodluck Jonathan , President Uhuru Kenyatta

David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over

By Citizen Reporter,

The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...

David Ansell , Equity , munga

Five dead in new Ebola outbreak

By CNN,

Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations...

ebola

Worldwide optimism about future of gender equality even as many see advantages for men

By Guest Writer,

Support for gender equality is strong around the globe, a new Pew Research Center report finds. Across 34 countries polled, a median of 94% think i...

gender equality

South Sudan, a country of 12 million people, has only 4 ventilators

By CNN,

Covid-19 cases have topped 2.2 million globally and countries around the world are scrambling to buy life-saving equipment as the pandemic places ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , south sudan , ventilators , who

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 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

Nearly 1 billion people confined to homes globally due to coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and U.S. states r...

coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Africa: March 21, 2020

By Agencies,

African countries that have reported coronavirus cases as of March 21, 2020: Egypt 285 South Africa 240 Algeria 94 Morocco 86 Tunisia...

coronavirus

‘Wake up Africa, prepare for the worst,’ WHO boss warns as coronavirus numbers rise

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Health Organization has warned that African countries should prepare for the worst as coronavirus numbers continue to increase across the co...

coronavirus , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Co-op Bank joins acquisitions train in Jamii Bora interest

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has expressed interest in acquiring Jamii Bora’s 100 per cent issued share capital in a transaction which is now subj...

CBK , Co-operative Bank of Kenya , jamii bora

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

Nigerian lender to take over Transnational Bank after CBK approval

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has okayed the 100 percent acquisition of the Transnational bank by Nigeria’s top lender Access bank. The reserve...

Access Bank , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Transnational Bank

Cardi B wants to be a Nigerian citizen but tweeps won’t have it

By VOA,

Cardi B's announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria...

Cardi B

OPINION: Decentralisation of politics translates to a more equal and fair society

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos As a fervent believer, it was always a struggle for me to accept any true authority other than God. How could one possibly con...

BBI

The safest countries in the world to visit in 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

The holidays are here and for those planning a vacation and wondering which countries are the safest, a risk map published by experts in travel securi...

Senegal start well as other African heavyweights struggle

By Reuters,

Senegal showed their teeth on the opening day of qualifiers for the 2021 African Cup of Nations but other continental heavyweights struggled to find f...

2021 , afcon , African , Cameroon , Habib Diallo , Nigeria , Sadio Mane , Senegal , Sidy Sarr

Facebook suspends 3 Russian accounts that ‘interfered with Africa’

By Paul Ombati,

Facebook has suspended three accounts owned by Russians in what they have termed as foreign interference in Africa. The social media company said t...

facebook , russia