TANZANIA IS AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY- UN

TANZANIA IS AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY- UN

Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania is set to be the third fastest growing economy in Africa for this year. At 5.6 percent growth, the East African nation will trail Cote d’Ivoire and Rwanda, according to a United Nations report. Cote d’Ivoire, the globe’s largest producer of cocoa (30 percent), will register a 6.5 percent growth for this […]

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 THIRD SUDAN TRUCE FLOPS, SCORES FLEE

THIRD SUDAN TRUCE FLOPS, SCORES FLEE

Faith Nyasuguta Sudanese nationals and foreigners streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting Tuesday shook a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Millions of Sudanese trapped in their homes since violence began April 15, between forces loyal to the country’s top two generals. Civilian […]

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 NEW VACCINE BRINGS HOPE AS WORLD OBSERVES MALARIA DAY

NEW VACCINE BRINGS HOPE AS WORLD OBSERVES MALARIA DAY

Faith Nyasuguta In Kenya, over 3.5 million people get malaria every year, according to CDC estimates. Out of the numbers, over 10,000 Kenyans die from it every year. According to Francis Ndungu, a malaria immunologist at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust: “In the case of malaria, a mosquito bites you and injects a parasite form called sporozoites into […]

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 KENYA’S ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS TO RESUME IN MAY

KENYA’S ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS TO RESUME IN MAY

Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s opposition has said it will resume anti-government protests from May 2, nearly three weeks after suspending rallies to take part in a dialogue with authorities. “We will resume rallies from May 2, the demonstrations will be limited to Nairobi,” the Kenyan capital, Dennis Onyango, spokesman for Raila Odinga, a veteran opposition leader […]

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