Two police officers killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Kapedo

By Tonny Ndungu,

Two police officers were on Thursday evening killed in a bandit attack at Kapedo, reports say. The two; an inspector of police and his driver were a...

Tiaty MP William Kamket arrested in Nairobi over Kapedo banditry attacks

By Citizen Reporter,

Tiaty Member of Parliament (MP) William Kamket has been arrested in Nairobi in connection with the banditry attacks in Kapedo. He is currently being...

Tiaty MP William Kamket

World Bank to invest Ksh.547B in 11 African countries

By Reuters,

The World Bank on Monday said it would invest over $5 billion (Ksh.547.8billion) over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve...

World Bank

Kenya among countries with majority of people in extreme poverty: WB

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya is among eight out of the 10 Sub-Saharan countries with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty. Also Read: 'Half of Kenya liv...

coronavirus , poverty , World Bank

U.N. says human rights must be at core of COVID-19 recovery

By VOA,

The U.N. high commissioner for human rights has issued a call to action for international Human Rights Day to build back in a more sustainable and j...

coronavirus , human rights

Ashoka launches initiative to support African social entrepreneurs addressing COVID-19

By Agencies,

Ashoka, the association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs has launched the “Changemakers United Africa” initiative, a collective effor...

COVID-19 could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty

By CNN,

It is now widely recognized that in Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic is on a different trajectory than much of the rest of the world, including the West....

Blair , coronavirus , poverty

Nigerian citizens justify massive looting of COVID-19 supplies

By VOA,

Amid tensions last week over police brutality, mobs of Nigerian citizens are overrunning several government-owned facilities and ransacking palliative...

coronavirus , Nigeria

Bold plan challenges FMCG giants P&G and Unilever to help end extreme poverty

By Sponsored,

A social enterprise has invited people around the globe to canvas major FMCG companies to join the fight against extreme poverty. So what does it t...

extreme poverty , No Small Plan , P&G , Unilever , World Bank

‘Pack and go!’ Ruto tells off Jubilee leaders for backing Raila

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has asked a section of Jubilee leaders not contented with the party affairs to quit. He said it was absurd that some of...

D.P William Ruto

South Africa COVID-19 cases surpass 600K mark despite world’s toughest lockdown

By Reuters,

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 600,000, the health ministry said on Friday, although the number of new cases has been declin...

coronavirus , ramaphosa , south africa

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

WHO: COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems leaves women’s health at risk

By VOA,

The COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems has left few resources for anything else. As a result, World Health Organization Director General Dr....

coronavirus , Menstrual health , SRHR

First widespread US COVID-19 vaccine tests set for July

By VOA,

A U.S. biotechnology company says it will make the first widespread tests of a possible coronavirus vaccine next month. Moderna is working with the...

coronavirus

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

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

Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns

By CNN,

The world is facing multiple famines of "biblical proportions" in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FAMINE , Starvation

Covid-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans – U.N. agency

By Reuters,

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for A...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , UNECA , world health organization

‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Nigeria shuts down over coronavirus

By CNN,

Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted th...

coronavirus , Nigeria

Equality for 2.1 billion women and girls under threat as progress stalls

By Reuters,

More than 2 billion women and girls around the world may miss out on the advantages of their male peers as progress towards global gender equality goa...

equality