Uproar over potholes at Manda Airport in Lamu

By Rashid Ibrahim,

Residents in Lamu County on Thursday raised complains over increased number of potholes on the Manda Airport runway. According to them, the pothole...

Manda Airport

At least 13 Chinese tourists killed in bus accident

By Reuters,

At least 13 people were killed and 31 injured after a bus carrying Chinese tourists slid off a road in Laos, the Chinese Embassy in Vientiane, the Lao...

bus accident. , Chinese tourists , Laos

Hong Kong protesters return to airport to drum up international support

By VOA,

Thousands of protesters returned to Hong Kong International Airport for the second time in as many weeks Friday to raise global attention to their fig...

Extradition bill , Hong Kong International Airport , Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong police fire teargas as China says it will not ‘sit idly by’

By Reuters,

Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday after violent clashes a day earlier, and Beijing said ...

china , hong kong

Pope condemns spate of U.S. gun violence, prays for victims

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned attacks on “defenseless people” in a spate of gun violence in three American states, including one that killed 20...

Pope Francis , US MASS SHOOTINGS

Swila: Egypt projects itself as gateway to Africa with a beauty to boot

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila A month has elapsed since my return from duty at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations finals held in Egypt. With enough tim...

AFCON2019 , beauty , Cairo , Egypt , Swila

Hong Kong civil servants to rally, as wave of protests planned

By VOA,

Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants are planning to rally Friday night in support of protesters and to urge authorities to rebuild confidence in the...

Extradition bill , Hong Kong Protests , Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam.

Renationalization unlikely to fly Kenya Airways back to profit

By Reuters,

By taking back full control of Kenya Airways, lawmakers are banking on Kenya’s ability to replicate the profitable example of Ethiopia’s state-own...

Ethiopian Airlines , Kenya Airways

Philip Morris launches first Africa store to spark alternative cigarettes demand

By Reuters,

The South African unit of cigarette maker Philip Morris International opened its first flagship store in Johannesburg on Thursday, as it tries to grow...

philip morris , south africa

Top tourist spots crack down as they become victim of own success

By Reuters,

It is not the sheer number of tourists descending on Venice that bothers Italian food blogger Monica Cesarato so much as the type of visitor. Not s...

tourism , UNESCO

Lwang’ni, popular fish eating spot in Kisumu demolished

By Citizen Reporter,

Lwang'ni, a popular eatery in Kisumu where locals and tourists throng to eat fish has been demolished. Also Read: Fish prices skyrocket in Kisumu a...

fish , lwangni

Nairobi CBD building owners now given 14 days notice

By Wambui Kihara,

The Nairobi City County Government will now take stern action against owners of properties within the Central Business District who will not have repa...

Governor Mike Sonko , Nairobi CBD , Nairobi County Government

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

UN global goals , United Nations

In Pakistan’s northern mountains, plastic bags face the bin

By Reuters,

In this district in northern Pakistan flanked by soaring mountain ranges and glaciers, plastic bags are now illegal. In late April, the provincial ...

pakistan , plastic ban

Diani Reef Resort, Silverstone Air strike deal to spur domestic tourism

By Citizen Reporter,

Domestic tourists will now save up to 30 percent in their travel and accommodation plans to the South Coast, this follows a deal signed between Diani ...

Bobby Kamani , Diani Reef Beach Resort , Silverstone Air

Seven dead, dozens trapped in Cambodia building collapse

By Reuters,

Seven people were killed when an under-construction building in Cambodia collapsed early on Saturday, an official said, as rescuers struggled to reach...

building collapses , Cambodia , Injured

YouTuber buys U.S. town and renames it Gay Hell

By Reuters,

YouTube star Elijah Daniel has bought the town of Hell and renamed it Gay Hell, only allowing Pride flags to fly in protest at President Donald Trump'...

‘Nudist pub’ gets attention of many after London licensing

By CNN,

The Coach & Horses, a London institution situated in the city's buzzing Soho district, has been officially granted a nudist pub license, allowing ...

Coach & Horses , Nudist pub

Closure of iconic Thai beach a lesson on taming ‘Instagram tourism’

By Nigel Wafula,

Officials and ecologists hope a recent decision to keep the iconic Thai beach closed for another two years will prove a cautionary tale and example fo...

Maya bay , Phi Phi Leh island

Man who set himself on fire near White House dead: officials

By Reuters,

A man who set himself on fire near the White House died of his injuries, the U.S. Park Police said on Thursday. The man set himself on fire on the ...

Fire , Metropolitan Police Department , U.S. Park Police , White House