Faith Nyasuguta Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru who was charged with alleged bribery of witnesses testifying at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been found dead. According to family sources and the police, Gicheru died on Monday night at his Karen home in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The cause of his death is still unclear. So far, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s newly elected MPs are set to initiate the process of disbanding the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) following its decision to scrap sitting allowances in plenary sessions. They (lawmakers) have also rebuked the commission’s boss Lyn Mengich who has given a nod to the slashing of the MPs pay which is already […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A suicide attack claimed by the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab left at least seven people dead and nine others wounded in Mogadishu on Sunday, the army and eyewitnesses said. According to a local military commander Abdullahi Adan, a “desperate terrorist” blew himself up on Sunday morning near a line of new recruits […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a new invention, Ivory Coast has designed and assembled a new mobile phone to help illiterate users to overcome difficulties. Thanks to a voice control system, users can now access information in 50 different African languages. “It’s a phone can easily be adapted for us. And it’s a phone which will be […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Over 50% of Africa’s accumulative wealth is controlled by just three countries according to this year’s Africa Wealth Report (pdf) authored by UK investment consultancy firm Henley & Partners in partnership with South African wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth. In order, South Africa 🇿🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, and Nigeria 🇳🇬 command $651 billion, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Currently, the African continent is losing between five per cent and 15 per cent of its per capita economic growth due to the effects of climate change. It is also facing a gaping climate finance shortfall, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Africa has been hit disproportionately hard by the fallout from […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A fresh report by research firm New World Wealth and Henley & Partners has ranked Nairobi, Kenya🇰🇪 fifth in terms of the number of dollar millionaires in Africa. The Henley Global Citizens Report, which tracks private wealth migration trends worldwide, shows Nairobi has 5,000 high net worth individuals (HNWI) with at least $1 […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Since time immemorial, waist beads have held a significant place in African tradition. These beads strung on fine fishing lines or carefully threaded ropes have adorned the waists of numerous African women. Whether hidden under clothes, peaking out at intervals or carefully arranged to show over clothes, the mesmerising sounds these beads make […]
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Faith Nyasuguta 1.Bethlehem Alemu, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 CEO, soleRebels – Africa’s “fastest growing footwear company”. She says: “If you have a crazy idea, go for it! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.” Alemu has received numerous awards and honours for her entrepreneurship and for her determination to shift the narrative on Africa away from poverty to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president. He was sworn in as the crowd at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium cheered and ululated on Tuesday. As he carried the bible, the crowd from all corners of the stadium cheered. Wearing a dark grey suit and yellow tie and clutching a Bible as […]
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