Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus

By Reuters,

The Ministry of Health in Rwanda has reported the country's first death caused by the new coronavirus. The patient was a 65-year-old driver who opt...

coronavirus , Rwanda

Kenyan scientist Muthoni Masinde created an app that predicts droughts

By CNN,

An app is combining weather station data with the traditional knowledge of African farmers to predict droughts. To help prepare farmers for the eff...

ITIKI , Muthoni Masinde

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

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Kakamega: Family distress after a 36-year-old man takes their Class 7 daughter as third wife

By Keith Simiyu,

A family from Elukaka village in Butsotso Kakamega County now wants the government to intervene in arresting a 36-year-old man who has married their 1...

KAKAMEGA

Madagascar president says WHO has signed deal to formulate herbal coronavirus ‘cure’

By Agencies,

The President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina says WHO has agreed to sign a confidentiality clause on the formulation of Madagascar's herbal coronavirus...

coronavirus

Leopards begin contract talks with Rupia, but where is the cash?

By Godfrey Ashiali,

AFC Leopards have commenced talks with their top striker Elvis Rupia over contract extension. Club Chairman Dan Shikanda has revealed that the form...

AFC Leopards , break their contracts , DAN SHIKANDA , Elvis Rupia

25 endangered Grevy’s zebra translocated from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

By Agencies,

Twenty-five endangered Grevy’s zebra have successfully been translocated from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to Sera Wildlife Community Conservancy; the...

Grevy’s zebra , Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery

By Guest Writer,

Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...

coronavirus , EAC , economy , IMF , Namanga , TRUCK DRIVERS

Lesotho becomes last country in Africa to record first COVID-19 case

By Reuters,

Lesotho recorded its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, becoming the last country in Africa to be afflicted by the virus. ...

coronavirus , Lesotho

Jumia cuts costs, hopes for lockdown boost

By Reuters,

Jumia Technologies reported an almost 7 percent fall in first quarter revenue due to supply chain disruptions, particularly in China. the strugglin...

e-commerce , JUmia

South Africans tire of lengthy viral restrictions

By VOA,

To say South Africa is tired of the lockdown would be a gross understatement. Officials acknowledge the effect that a curfew and limitations on mov...

coronavirus , ramaphosa , south africa

Inside details of Uhuru,Kiir, Museveni and Kagame virtual meeting and what it means for EAC

By PSCU,

Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top agenda in today's meeting of the East African Communit...

coronavirus

Paxful launches bitcoin donation campaign to support charities in Africa’s response to COVID-19

By Citizen,

In 2017, Paxful launched the #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative to show that bitcoin can help people around the world. With the goal to build ...

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to Covid-19 pandemic arrive at JKIA

By Citizen Reporter,

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic have arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They had left Guangzho...

coronavirus , guangzhou , serem

Italy becomes third country to top 30,000 Covid-19 deaths

By VOA,

Italy on Friday became the third country to record more than 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, with only Britain and the United States reporting mor...

coronavirus , italy

KRU ready to work with re-elected rugby boss Bill Beaumont

By Agencies,

The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has sent its congratulatory message to Sir Bill Beaumont on his re-election as the Chairman of World Rugby for a second te...

kru , Sir Bill Beaumont

South African brewer may be forced to dispose 400M bottles of beer after alcohol ban

By Ian Omondi,

South African Breweries (SAB) may be forced to dispose at least 400 million bottles of beer after the country banned the sale of alcohol during the lo...

coronavirus , lockdown , South African Breweries

South Africa records 6,336 coronavirus cases, highest on the continent

By Citizen Reporter,

Coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to 6,336 the highest in the continent. A statement from Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Saturday ...

coronavirus , south africa

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