Philadelphia mulls supervised injections to cut drug deaths

By VOA,

For nearly two decades, Vancouver, the epicenter of Canada's increasingly deadly drug epidemic, has embraced an initiative that was once dismissed as ...

Philadelphia.

OPINION: Illusion of Kenyan leaders who scramble to pay people’s bills

By Citizen,

By Eric Ndubi If you are a 20-something-year-old job seeker like me, you are likely to have had an encounter(s) with giving. Over the course of...

Emmanuel Omala

Morocco looks to French as language of economic success

By Reuters,

Morocco’s economy is getting lost in translation. With so many students dropping out of university because they don’t speak French, the governmen...

French , Morocco

U.S aid lands in Colombia as part of effort to deliver supplies to Venezuela

By CNN,

A second wave of US aid arrived Saturday at the Colombian-Venezuelan border in the midst of Venezuela's humanitarian crisis. The US Air Force C-17 ...

Colombian-Venezuelan border , Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , USAID , Venezuela

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

Passion for fashion: Zia’s journey from mitumba sales girl to dressing celebs

By Flavian Taria,

Starting an online business is never easy, especially an online clothing line as opposed to high street fashion shops. It takes passion determinati...

Zia Collection

Nigeria ‘Delta Avengers’ militants vow to cripple economy if Buhari re-elected

By Reuters,

A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Niger Delta threatened on Thursday to cripple Africa’s top oil producer and biggest economy if Pre...

Niger Delta Avengers , Nigeria , nigeria elections , Oil , President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria in battle against fake news ahead of elections

By VOA,

In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that he had not died and been re...

fake news , Nigeria election

Kindergarten teacher tests may be linked with adult earnings

By Reuters,

Boys whose teachers find them antisocial in kindergarten may have lower income as adults than their classmates who don’t have behavior problems, a C...

Caroline Kistin , Kindergarten

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

Nigeria’s health care spending lags behind Abuja declaration

By VOA,

In 2001, the government of Nigeria, along with all African Union countries, pledged to spend 15 percent of its annual budget on health care. But the c...

Abuja , Nigeria

Kenya’s stringent laws limit access to safe abortions

By VOA,

Kenyan health officials say unsafe abortions are common in the east African nation with nearly half a million in one recent year. Abortion is prohi...

abortion

France recalls Italy ambassador after worst verbal onslaught ‘since the war

By Reuters,

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government recalled its ambassador to Rome on Thursday in a move unprecedented since World War Two, saying it was...

European union , France , Paolo Gentiloni , President Emmanuel Macron

On solid ground: armed with land titles, Tanzania’s slum dwellers tackle poverty

By Reuters,

For Maria Mkwawa, the Tanzanian government’s decision to issue her with a formal land title to her home in January was a pleasant surprise. “It wi...

land title , Tanzania

Agri-based players lobby for greater budgetary allocations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Players drawn from the wider agricultural sector have urged parliament to increase its revenue allocation to the crucial economic segment as a share o...

Christine Kakuu , Consumer Unit & Trust Society (CUTS) , Daniel Okendo , Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) , Kenya Small-Scale Farmers Forum , Malabo Declaration

China just quietly wrote off a chunk of Cameroon’s debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

China quietly writes off chunk of Cameroon debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

cameroon china debt , Paul Biya

Outgoing Congo government defends golden parachutes

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo’s outgoing government on Monday defended decrees granting former ministers lifetime salaries and other benefits followi...

Bruno Tshibala , Democratic Republic of Congo. , President Felix Tshisekedi , President Joseph Kabila

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

Kenya is Somalia’s foremost development partner, says Prime Minister Khaire

By PSCU,

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has thanked Kenya for being Somalia’s number one strategic partner in the ongoing transformation of the Horn...

President Mohammed Abdullahi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire , Somali