OPINION: COVID-19 crisis presents opportunity for Kenya to rethink

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Disruption. That is probably the most (mis)used word of the quarter - and rightfully so. I bet we can all agree that with a...

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

How coronavirus is killing grassroots football in Kiambu

By Moses Ngige,

Up and down the country, amateur football is struggling to survive the shutdown of sport that was enforced by the Government and Football Kenya Federa...

coronavirus

The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists

By Isaac Swila,

SPECIAL REPORT      Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...

Coronavirus impact , COVID-19 , Effects on sports journalists , kenya , RMS , Sports Journalim

WAIHIGA: Why Kenya should monitor East Africa’s response to coronavirus

By Waihiga Mwaura,

One of the earliest known Greek poets, identified by the single name Hesiod once said: “A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a ...

coronavirus , IGAD

Stop shutting down the internet, Ethiopia told

By Girlie Kendi,

Ethiopian State officials have been urged to stop shutting down the internet. David Kaye, a UN expert, said he is concerned with the frequent inter...

Ethiopia , internet

Internet restored in Ethiopia 10 days after assassinations

By VOA,

Ethiopia has begun restoring internet access Tuesday, 10 days after it was cut following the assassination of six top government officials. On June...

Ethiopia , Internet Shutdown

U.N. rights boss says Sudan must halt repression, allow monitors access

By Reuters,

Sudanese authorities must grant human rights monitors access to the country and end “repression” against protesters and the shutdown of the Intern...

Michelle Bachelet , Sudan , United Nations

Internet restored in Ethiopia after week-long outage

By VOA,

After days without access, internet users in Ethiopia can once again get online. Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s sole provider, restored service Tuesda...

Ethio Telecom

Algeria braces for large demonstrations against ailing President’s re-election

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Algerians are expected to stage the country's biggest protests in decades, days before Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika formally runs f...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Internet shutdowns mushroom across Africa

By VOA,

The last two years have been grim for internet access on the African continent, according to analyst Robert Besseling of risk-assessment firm EXX Afri...

internet africa

Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless says restores all internet and social media services

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile phone operator Econet Wireless restored all internet and social media services on Monday after a court ruled the governmen...

Econet Wireless , Minister Owen Ncube , mobile phone , Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President returns home after violent protests

By VOA,

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa cut short his international trip and returned home Monday, after days of protests left at least 12 people dead i...

Zimbabwe president returns home

Zimbabwe crackdown challenged in court, opposition leaders in hiding

By Reuters,

Legal challenges to a brutal clampdown on dissent by Zimbabwe’s government were set in motion on Monday, as fears that the country is veering back t...

Opposition , Pastor Evan Mawarire , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe crackdown a sign of things to come: president’s spokesman

By Reuters,

A crackdown last week on protests in Zimbabwe is a foretaste of how the government will respond to future unrest, the president’s spokesman said, fu...

crackdown , George Charamba , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , president's spokesman , Zimbabwe

Internet shutdowns aren’t just Africa’s problem. They’re happening worldwide

By CNN,

When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos o...

internet shutdowns , Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile operator Econet says ordered to shut down internet

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile operator Econet Wireless said on Friday the government had ordered it to shut down its internet services until further not...

DR Congo internet shutdown shows Chinese censorship tactics spreading

By CNN,

As citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) pointlessly refresh their web browsers this week, they may be getting a preview of just what...

china censorship , congo internet

Days after synagogue massacre, online hate is thriving

By VOA,

A website popular with racists that was used by the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was shut down within hours of the slaughter, but ...

ku klux klan , Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

Internet in Ethiopia shut down amid violence

By Reuters,

Authorities have shut down the Internet in Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence in the region, a local resident said on Wednesday. The resident, s...

internet in ethiopia