Italy’s former PM Silvio Berlusconi in hospital with heart problems

By Reuters,

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been urgently admitted to hospital in Monaco because of heart problems, his personal doctor told R...

italy , Silvio Berlusconi

Malawi President Chakwera saddened over coronavirus surge

By VOA,

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera says he is saddened by statistics showing a recent spike in coronavirus infections in the country. Also Read: R...

chakwera , coronavirus , Malawi

BWIRE: Review Statistics Act to facilitate data driven policy making at county level

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire That Kenya still relies on national legal framework on data collection and management while operating a devolved governance structu...

Sports, music, drama and inter-school visits banned for 60 days

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Government has banned all extra-curricular activities such as sports, music and drama for 60 days to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as s...

OPINION: Economy is politics, so no one should be surprised by ‘hustler’ politics

By Guest Writer,

By Harrison M. Ikunda Every sane and right thinking human being desires and deserves to live a good life. Good life is embedded in the state of ...

economy , hustler , ruto

‘Era of ethnic politics and personality cults overtaken,’ DP Ruto says

By DPPS,

DP William Ruto has said the era of ethnic politics, personality cults and political parties bondage has been overtaken by people-centred politics. ...

ruto

OPINION: Restoring girls dignity through proper menstrual hygiene management 

By Guest Writer,

By Sharon Kiburi Since Kenya ratified the Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) policy in May 2020, this important milestone has attracted investors s...

menstrual hygiene management , MENSTRUATION , Safepad , sanitary towel

Second COVID-19 wave hits West and Central Africa

By Reuters,

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first as cooler weather...

central africa , coronavirus , west africa

Former Liverpool manager Houllier dies aged 73

By Agencies,

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73. The Frenchman managed the Reds from 1998-2004 and led them to five major trop...

dies , Former Liverpool manager , Gerard Houllier , Lens , PSG

COVID-19 vaccines: What seniors can expect

By CNN,

Covid-19 vaccines are on the way. What should older adults expect? The first candidates, from Pfizer and Moderna, could arrive before Christmas, ac...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

OPINION: Recovering from COVID-19 through greater youth economic inclusion

By Guest Writer,

By Patrick Mutahi and Steven Rebello Just on nine months since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in Egypt, more than 1,800,000 cases have bee...

coronavirus , youth

COVID-19 in Kenya: Spread in rural areas strains healthcare

By Reuters,

The recent deaths from COVID-19 in Kenya of a refugee, a member of parliament and a retired civil servant all happened for the same reason: emergency ...

coronavirus

Jamila’s Memo: Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning?

By Jamila Mohamed,

Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an emergency is an unforeseen combination of circumstanc...

coronavirus , KIKOTEC , PPE

Messi imitated Maradona’s goals and skills but not his lifestyle

By Reuters,

Lionel Messi is the only Argentine to truly live up to being described as the next Diego Maradona so it was little surprise the Barcelona captain shou...

diego maradona , FC Barcelona , Lionel Messi

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom

Maradona’s death casts long shadow around Argentina’s Boca Juniors stadium

By Reuters,

In the working class Buenos Aires district of La Boca, the death of Diego Maradona has cast a long shadow stretching out from the stadium of Boca Juni...

Boca Juniors , Buenos Aires district , diego maradona , La Boca

EALA passes key bill on protecting Lake Victoria

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Legislative Assembly enacted the Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2020, providing a legal framework for the Lake Victoria Basin Commiss...

EALA , lake victoria

‘Adios Diego’: Maradona buried as world mourns football great

By Reuters,

Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the str...

diego maradona

Mass COVID-19 vaccination unlikely to start in Africa until mid-2021

By Reuters,

Mass COVID-19 vaccination is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the contin...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

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