Indonesia to produce COVID-19 vaccine for its own exclusive use

By VOA,

Indonesia will be producing a coronavirus vaccine for itself due to concerns about global distribution of foreign-produced vaccines, the head of Indon...

Kenya bags coveted UN Security Council seat, floors Djibouti

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has bagged the last remaining spot on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after flooring Djibouti in Thursday’s repeat vote. The cou...

kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums

By Guest Writer,

The COVID-19 pandemic is largely concentrated in cities and urban areas, with around 2,600 cities globally reporting at least one case of the disease....

coronavirus , Gender inequality , Kibra

African brands’ ranking falls to an all-time low

By Kepha Muiruri,

African brands rank on the continent fell to an all-time low as the admiration for continent based companies continue to take a dent from the competit...

Brand Africa

6,000 more children under five could die each day as COVID-19 weakens health systems

By Citizen Reporter,

An additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , unicef

Tokyo Games could be ‘greatest ever’, says Coates

By Reuters,

Senior international Olympics official John Coates said on Saturday the delayed Tokyo Olympics could end up being the greatest Games ever, coming next...

Covid-19 pandemic , John Coates , Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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

How coronavirus has changed Ramadan for Muslims this year

By CNN,

Thursday marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan for many Muslims. But with so many places of worship closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, ...

coronavirus , Ramadan

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO

By Reuters,

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...

coronavirus , FAO , Inflation

WhatsApp under scrutiny over fake coronavirus messages shared by users

By CNN,

WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook (FB), is coming under renewed scrutiny over how it handles misinformation as the coronavirus pandemic rampages ac...

coronavirus

Story of Jared and Mercy who were killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash, leaving behind a baby daughter

By Reuters,

Frustrated by incompetence and corruption in his native Kenya, Jared Babu, a 28-year-old activist and entrepreneur, set up a program to train high sch...

Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash

By Reuters,

A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopian Airlines , Lion Air Crash

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

Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...

coronavirus

Country offers reward for stuck tire to be removed from crocodile’s neck

By CNN,

A province in Indonesia is offering a reward to anyone brave enough to free an enormous wild crocodile from a motorcycle tire. According to Indones...

Crocodile

Cases of coronavirus in China jump by 30% overnight

By CNN,

As of Wednesday, there were 5,974 confirmed cases of the virus in China, including 132 deaths, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). T...

coronavirus

U.K. student who sent text messages boasting about raping men found guilty of 48 counts

By CNN,

A student in the U.K. was found guilty of 48 counts of raping men though the number of victims might have been as high as 190. According to CNN, Re...

Reynhard Sinaga , sodomy

Lawyers in Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes speak after CEO Muilenburg was fired

By Citizen Reporter,

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was on Monday fired following a a heated debate to his response on two deadly crashes of the company's top-selling 737 Ma...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines , Ribbeck Law Chartered

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Remains of Kenyans killed in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash arrive at JKIA

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The remains of 28 out of 32 Kenyans who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in March this year arrived in the country on Monday morning; se...

Ethiopian Airlines , jkia