Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds

By Reuters,

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the meteorological agency w...

earthquake , Indonesia

Families of Ethiopian and Indonesian Crashes Victims to get an additional Ksh.54B from Boeing

By Agencies,

The US Justice Department (DOJ) announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud...

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site

By CNN,

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have locat...

Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet

By Reuters,

Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea after taking off from the...

boeing , Indonesia , plane crash

Indonesian plane loses contact after take-off, more than 60 thought to be aboard

By Reuters,

A Sriwijaya Air plane thought to have 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday and rescuers sai...

Indonesian plane

Kenyan family receives Ksh.300M compensation from Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

By Agencies,

A Kenyan family that lost kin in the deadly Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash has received a record-breaking a Ksh.300 million settlement from plane...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines , Ribbeck Law Chartered

Coronavirus vaccines no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

By Reuters,

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed g...

coronavirus

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine induces quick immune response: study

By Reuters,

Sinovac Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in p...

coronavirus

Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day

Activists demand Kenya’s withdrawal from Geneva Consensus Declaration over women’s human rights

By Citizen Reporter,

21 Kenyan civil society groups have petitioned the Government of Kenya to withdraw from the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD). According to them, ...

abortion , Geneva Consensus Declaration , SRHR

Biden win seen as green light for women’s reproductive rights

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden as U.S. president will bring sweeping changes to women’s reproductive rights globally, starting with overturning a U.S. policy ba...

abortion , contraceptives , reproductive health , sexual and reproductive health

Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women’s rights

By Reuters,

Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has kil...

Afghan , Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Taliban insurgents

Morans ripe for world stage, says ace Bosire

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla Mwambodze  in Nairobi Basketball star Victor Bosire, the league’s most valuable player opines that Morans have the potential to perform we...

Afrobasket , Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) , morans , MVP , Victor Bosire

WHO warns Africa against easing of coronavirus restrictions

By VOA,

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned Africa against easing coronavirus restrictions as the number of infections on the continent has doubl...

coronavirus

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