Kidnappers abduct unknown number of Nigerian university students

By Reuters,

Kidnappers killed one person and took an unknown number of students from a Nigerian university, police said on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of...

Buhari , Greenfield University , Kaduna , Nigeria

Move to introduce European Super League triggers war in football

By Agencies,

The Big Six of English football have joined a new European Super League — scheduled to start ‘as soon as practicable’ — in a seismic move that...

Arsenal , Big Six , chelsea , European Super Leage , FIFA , Liverpool , manchester city , Manchester United , Real Madrid , UEFA

Economy in distress, Pakistan struggles to come out of CPEC-fuelled debt trap

By Agencies,

Pakistan’s economy is in shambles, and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is making it worse. Initially, the CPEC was touted as saviour for...

ICIA: Lessons learnt from AFCON miss, let Stars fly to Qatar!

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob The 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers are done and painfully, Harambee Stars could not make it to the Cameroon fiesta set fo...

afcon , Harambee Stars , Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee , Nick Mwendwa , Qatar , World cup

OPINION: No emotive approach to FGM, medicalization still rife

By Guest Writer,

By Maria Wanza  There was jubilation when a petitioner, Dr Tatu Kamau, had her case thrown out of court. She had petitioned the court in 2017, cha...

FGM , Tatu Kamau

Africa Check, Google.org partner to fight false information using AI

By Citizen Reporter,

Fact-checking organisations Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado received a $2million (Ksh. 218,700,000) grant alongside seven Google.org Fellows who...

africa check , ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE , misinformation

Google offered a professor Ksh.6.5M but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark, an assistant professor, sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 (Ksh.6,582,000) from the tec...

Actress Shailene Woodley arrested at North Dakota pipeline protest , Google , professor

Google offered a professor Ksh.6 million, but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 from the tech giant in March. Stark, an assistant ...

French COVID-19 patient numbers rise again, adding to pressure for new lockdown

By Reuters,

The number of patients with coronavirus in French intensive care units rose on Saturday to a new high for this year, increasing the pressure to impose...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , France , President Emmanuel Macron

In 2020 the ultra-rich got richer. Now they’re bracing for the backlash

By Reuters,

In 2020, as the world convulsed under COVID-19 and the global economy faced its worst recession since World War II, billionaires saw their riches reac...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Joe Biden

Cameroon election of octogenarians to top posts draws mixed reactions

By VOA,

There have been mixed reactions in Cameroon to 88-year-old President Paul Biya’s orders that his party-dominated upper and lower houses of Parliamen...

Cameroon

PROFILE: Diana Kamande fights for GBV survivors left as widows

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ...

diana kamande , widows

Tokyo Games creative head resigns over derogatory remark

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the...

Hiroshi Sasaki , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Germany, Italy, France suspend AstraZeneca shots amid safety fears

By Reuters,

Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects,...

AstraZeneca vaccine , COVID-19

Pain at the pump: ODM puts EPRA on the spot over latest fuel price increase

By Citizen Reporter,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has criticized the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) over the latest increase in fuel price accusi...

EPRA , fuel price

Africa’s growth prospects bullish despite COVID-19 constraints and debt burden: report

By Citizen Reporter,

Despite the challenging backdrop of a global pandemic and external economic shocks, Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a c...

AfDB , coronavirus

Africa proves rocky terrain for Russian and Chinese vaccines

By Reuters,

Russia and China are racing to plug the COVID-19 vaccine gap in Africa, hoping to cement their influence on a continent where many countries have yet ...

Wiper leaders tell Raila to step aside, say Kalonzo ready to work with Uhuru

By Enock Muswii,

Wiper leaders have told Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party chief Raila Odinga to step away from his pact with President Uhuru Kenyatta if he truly...

handshake , kalonzo musyoka , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Senator Orengo claims high-ranking Gov’t officials undermining the handshake

By Ian Omondi,

Senate Minority Leader James Orengo has slammed cliques in Harambee House indicating that the recent by-elections have highlighted their failure which...

BBI , handshake , Harambee house , James Orengo

Politician, activists, businesses join fight against China’s abuses in Xinjiang

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos No matter how strongly China attempts to hide the genocide it perpetrated on ethnic minority in Xinjiang province, by even calling i...