Big reveal as Nigeria sets up its own Tatu City

By Patrick Igunza,

The rapid urbanisation across Africa is worsening the pressure on employment, transport and housing among other amenities in many cities. To mitig...

Alaro , Rendeavour Africa , Tatu City

Polarized by Catalonia, Spain heads to the polls

By VOA,

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a general election for April 28 after his minority government’s budget proposal was rejected by la...

As Amazon drops New York City project, progressives claim a major coup

By Reuters,

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time on Thursday in calling Amazon’s decision to scrap plans to build a major New York outpos...

Amazon

Airbus to scrap A380 superjumbo production as sales slump

By Gloria Magudha,

Europe’s Airbus is scrapping production of the A380 superjumbo, with lackluster sales forcing it to abandon a dream of dominating the skies with a 2...

A380 superjumbo , Emirates , Tom Enders

Boat made of old sandals flies flag for cleaner African seas

By Reuters,

It was 6pm when an unusual rainbow-coloured boat, made of recycled plastic waste and discarded flip-flops (sandals) gathered from beaches and roadside...

Beaches and marine ecosystems , FlipFlopi’s expedition , UN Environment.

Turkey orders detention of more than 1,100 people linked to failed 2016 coup

By CNN,

Turkey has ordered the detention of 1,112 people over suspected links to a failed coup attempt, a Ministry of Interior source told CNN. Warrants ha...

Fethullah Gulen , military coup , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey

The men who would lead Nigeria: the presidency, power and petroleum

By Reuters,

Nigeria had more than 70 candidates for president when campaigning began for Saturday’s elections. But only those from the two main parties - Pre...

atiku abubakar , Nigeria , Olusegun Obasanjo , President Muhammadu Buhari

Zimbabwe teachers’ unions suspend national strike

By Reuters,

Zimbabwean teachers have suspended a national strike seeking better pay, unions said on Sunday, but warned that they could walk out from their jobs ag...

Paul Mavima , Teacher's strike , Zimbabwe

OPINION: High taxes and charges hindering growth of African aviation

By Citizen,

By Abderahmane Berthé One of the most fundamental factors that determine the success or failure of any commercial activity is the cost associated ...

Air travel costs , Aviation

Omtatah challenges appointment of poll losers to State jobs

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtatah has filed a case challenging last week's State appointments that saw a handful of losers in the 2017 General Election appointed...

Okiya Omtatah , Parastatal appointments

What next for Chelsea boss after Man City thrashing?

By Agencies,

Maurizio Sarri was in a movie Chelsea watchers have seen before - and the final act does not usually end well for the man sitting in the manager's off...

chelsea , manchester city , Maurizio Sarri , Premier League , Sack , Stamford Bridge , troubel

Headteachers put on notice as gov’t searches for 130,000 ‘missing’ students

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government has warned that it will apprehend and take action against headteachers who ask for fees from children in public primary and day second...

Form 1 admission , free education , william ruto

Uhuru appoints former Governors, MPs to top parastatal jobs

By Citizen Reporter,

A handful of election losers in the last General Election have been awarded plum parastatal jobs as board directors and board members. In what appe...

David Nkedianye , Parastatal appointments , Wavinya Ndeti

Tergat, Ndereba and Muthee land plum gov’t jobs

By Isaac Swila,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed NOC-K supremo, the legendary Paul Tergat as the chairperson of the Kenya Academy of Sports Council on a three-y...

Catherine Ndereba , Government appointments , Mwangi Muthee , Paul Tergat , Uhuru kenyatta

Most of 2030 jobs have not been invented yet

By VOA,

Up to 85 percent of the jobs that today's college students will have in 11 years haven't been invented yet. That's according to a panel of experts ...

AUGMENTED REALITY , IFTF

Saudi Arabia to spend $3.8 billion to enhance mineral exploration

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia will invest around $3.8 billion to enhance access to geoscience data and reduce regulatory red tape as it looks to boost mineral explorat...

minerals , Saudi Arabia

For migrants in Russia, shattered dreams and uncertain futures

By VOA,

Long before she became just one of the financially destitute legions of street sweepers that dot Moscow's bitterly cold winter landscape, Shaknoza Ish...

migrants , russia

Union meets Nissan after it axes plans to build new model in Britain

By Reuters,

Representatives from Britain’s biggest union Unite and Nissan are meeting on Monday after the Japanese carmaker scrapped plans to build its next-gen...

Britain , Nissan

Moses Kuria: I will vie for presidency in 2022 deputised by Raila, Kivutha or Ruto

By Tonny Ndungu,

Gatundu South Member of Parliament (MP) Moses Kuria says he will contest for the presidential seat in the 2022 General Election. Speaking on Hot 96...

Kivutha Kibwana , Moses Kuria

UK PM’s office denies report of June 6 election plan

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office denied a report in the Mail on Sunday newspaper that the prime minister’s advisors were considering sc...

Democratic Unionist Party , Downing Street , Theresa May