Geneva — Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agencies. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokesperson Clare Nullis said at a UN press conference on Friday that different humanitarian […]
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Nairobi — The first consignment of Fresh Avocados from Kenya has hit the Chinese market. Kenya’s Ambassador to China Muthoni Gichohi graced the official hand-over ceremony of the first batch of Kenya’s fresh avocado export to China which also marks the very first export of such avocados from Africa. The event took place in Beijing, […]
One of the world’s leading providers of information and communication technology company, Huawei Technologies, is supporting a local environmental non-profit organisation to improve conservation through use of novel technology in Seychelles. The NGO, Nature Seychelles, has received a grant of $200,000 from the tech giant that will go toward a new project that has been […]
Uganda has called for a sustainable funding to the African Union peace support operations wherever they are on the continent. “Peace, security and stability is the overarching framework for inclusive and sustainable development and socio- economic transformation of Africa. However, without a sustainable and predictable way of funding the African Union peace support operations, it […]
The battery swapping technology specialist STIMA and the India’s leading electric motorcycle manufacturer OneElectric have partnered to deploy 3,000 rechargeable electric motorcycles in first phase, for Kenya. Thereafter the joint venture will expand to other African countries. The partnership combines OneElectric’s high-performing and premium electric motorcycles with STIMA’s instant recharge infrastructure that can be deployed […]
Trishna (Tim) Balgobin is organizing from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August at Port Chambly Hotel (as from 10.30am to 5pm), in collaboration with the Royal Office of UAE, a special event to attract Mauritians to buy properties, setup companies in UAE at most competitive packages (exceptionally as a Mauritian offer) which includes for the […]
High Commissioner urges more donor support for solutions and praises progress in refugee protection in Tanzania. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a visit to the United Republic of Tanzania today with a call for more donor support for solutions, including sustainable voluntary returns. During his three-day visit, Grandi met with […]
Drought-affected areas in the Southern and Eastern parts of Ethiopia may not get sufficient rain in the coming rainy season, according to a new projection issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The forecast was released on August 26, 2022 and concluded that the Greater Horn of Africa will likely see drier-than-average conditions in […]
Seychelles is aiming to produce at least three top quality players every year as graduates from the Seychelles Football Institute (IFS), a top official has revealed. The Institute of Football Seychelles was officially launched in June with the aim of giving promising youngsters from the island nation more specialised and intensive training, so that they […]
A private sector led initiative named Restore Africa that will enable atleast 350,000 farming households in Uganda to be more climate resilient has been launched. Restore Africa will work in 36 districts to improve degraded farms in Southwestern Uganda, Karamoja and Mount Elgon regions. This initiative worth shs86.5 billion funded by Climate Asset Management through […]
Nairobi — Azimio La Umoja – One Kenya presidential candidate, Raila Odinga has denied threatening the courts over the pending presidential results petition at the supreme court of Kenya. Speaking at the Ugenya Masiro home of the Siaya governor James Orengo, Raila who made an impromptu visit to congratulate the newly inaugurated governor Thursday evening […]
Nairobi — President-Elect William Ruto has asked the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya leaders to stop intimidating the Judiciary. Ruto stated the Judiciary should be allowed to handle petition freely. The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential candidate was declared president-elect by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati on August 15, Odinga is […]
Nairobi — The Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya legal team has presented a compressed Presidential petition from the voluminous documents delivered in a truck on Monday, to a 40-page document. Lawyer Fred Orego who is part of the legal team on Friday said they reduced the lorry to 40-page petition, in line with Supreme Court rules […]
Nairobi — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended an urgent forensic audit on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) network system to substantiate whether the system was infiltrated. The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit Director Joseph Kolum stated that a forensic audit on the exhibits in possession of the three Venezuelans arrested at Jomo […]
Nairobi — Ulinzi Warriors head coach Benjamin Mufutu will be eying the team’s sixth win of the season when they take on Equity Dumas in a high stakes tie as the National Basketball League resumes after a three-week break. Equity have won five of their opening six games of the season, their only blemish being […]
Nairobi — Ugenya Member of Parliament-Elect David Ochieng has become the latest elected leader to decamp from the Raila Odinga-led Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and joined President-Elect William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance. The Movement for Democracy and Growth Party leader stated that they have found friendship in Ruto’s alliance. The President-Elect received Ochieng at […]
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared Monday, a national holiday in areas where elections are set to be held. This includes Mombasa and Kakamega counties where the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission will conduct gubernatorial elections. Other areas include; Kitui Rural, Kacheliba, Pokot South, Rongai constituencies and Kwa Njenga Ward in Embakasi […]
Nairobi — The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed an application by ODM Leader Raila Odinga and the Orange Party’s Kakamega gubernatorial candidate Fernandes Barasa seeking to be enjoined in Mumias Sugar Company lease case. Justice Wilfrida Okwany on Friday said their involvement in the case was unnecessary. The two were seeking to be enjoined […]