Wayne Lumbasi Kenya is racing to finalize a bilateral trade agreement with the United States before the end of 2025 while lobbying Washington for a five year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). President William Ruto said the negotiations aim to secure long term access for Kenyan exports such as apparel, tea, […]
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Maina wa Njuguna LEDE: When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at a world stage such as the United Nations General Assembly in New York City (NYC), he undoubtedly speaks not just for South Africa, but for the African continent. I am writing this not only because of his statesmanship, but also because of his […]
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Njoki Kangethe In our first piece we unpacked the basics of geothermal; how steam trapped beneath the earth’s crust can be turned into reliable electricity. Our second explored financing and future opportunities for geothermal in Africa. More recently, we compared different national approaches in places like Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, showing how each country is […]
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Lisa Mugo Congratulations are in order for Rihanna and her boyfriend, rapper ASAP Rocky, who welcomed their baby girl, Rocki Irish Mayers, born on September 13, 2025, and named after her father’s stage moniker. The news was shared by Rihanna in an Instagram post where she posted a photo dressed in all pink, cradling her […]
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Wayne Lumbasi A groundbreaking agreement is set to make a twice yearly HIV prevention injection dramatically cheaper for countries hardest hit by the epidemic. Under the deal, Gilead Sciences has granted voluntary licences to six generic drugmakers including India’s Dr Reddy’s and Hetero Labs to produce lenacapavir, a long acting pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) jab. […]
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Lisa Mugo Afrobeats sensation Davido has officially joined the Recording Academy as a voting member, giving him a voice in determining the winners of the 2026 Grammy Awards. His inclusion marks yet another milestone in paving the way for African music on the world stage. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO7LyPNjosS/?igsh=MXFqOGJ0YmliamdpZQ== In a post shared on Instagram by the Recording […]
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Wayne Lumbasi U.S. President Donald Trump made a combative return to the United Nations this week, delivering a speech that reignited his signature “America First” agenda on the global stage. Addressing world leaders, Trump accused the UN of inefficiency and bias, warning that the United States would not be “dictated to by unelected global bureaucrats.” […]
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Wayne Lumbasi A former British Army medic has been formally named and charged in connection with the killing of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru more than a decade ago, a case that has long strained relations between Nairobi and London. Kenyan authorities have identified the suspect as Robert James Purkiss, 38, a former member of the […]
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Maina wa Njuguna The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.4 billion people around the globe ail from high blood pressure (HBP), also referred to as the ‘silent killer’. The ‘silent killer’ is called so for being stealth as it ravages the body without symptoms. HBP is also called hypertension which is leading cause of […]
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Lisa Mugo Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name, Asake is set to bring his chart-topping music to headline the Redbull Symphonic, for the very first time in New York City. For a one-night only performance at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn alongside conductor Glenn Alexander II and an orchestra. The ‘Sungba’ hitmaker will fuse […]
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