Faith Nyasuguta Floods, drought and armed clashes in South Sudan have pushed more than 7.7 million people, 63 per cent of the nation, into a food crisis. Over the weekend, the United Nations and the South Sudanese government said extreme weather conditions, rising armed violence, and the number of internally displaced people have sparked high […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A study has revealed that people who were raised in the upcountry have a greater sense of direction and better navigational skills than those raised in cities. In a bid to find out how childhood environment influences navigation ability, scientists observed 400,000 people from 38 countries playing a mobile video game designed for […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Friday, the Democratic Republic of Congo formally joined the East African Community after President Felix Tshisekedi signed the deed of Accession to the Treaty establishing the EAC at a ceremony held at State House Nairobi. On March 29, DRC was admitted as the seventh member of the regional bloc during the virtual […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Visa, a global digital payments giant, has opened an innovation studio in Kenya, the first in Africa, to expand its reach in the continent. The studio is set to bring together developers, Visa’s internal and external clients, and other partners to co-create payment and commerce solutions. Launching the hub in Kenya is a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda is commemorating the 28th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that saw over a million people beaten, hacked, and shot dead in a hundred days of slaughter. As per the tradition every April 7, the day the genocide commenced, President Paul Kagame is set to lead the nation in mourning […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In Kenya, millions of dollars are lost every month due to vandalism of electric transformers for their fluid, often sold as cooking oil. This according to the country’s energy supplier Kenya power which says criminals extract the fluid from the transformers, which is then sold by cartels to restaurants and roadside stalls for […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania’s renowned cartoonist Masoud Kipanya has officially unveiled the country’s first locally made electric car. The environmentally-friendly electric car has been dubbed Kaypee Motor. The vehicle has been made from local materials and it requires six hours of charging to run between 50 to 60km, Mr Kipanya noted. Presently, the car is yet […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Somalia’s national intelligence service has revealed that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble face an imminent threat from Al-Shabaab militants. The Tuesday alert from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) comes as the nation negotiated over parliamentary elections that have dragged on for over a year. The alert […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The news sent the social media giant’s shares soaring about 25% in pre-market trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission said that the Tesla founder bought 73,486,938 Twitter shares on March 14. Based on Twitter’s closing price […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new research shows global warming and heatwaves could make populous urban areas extremely hard to live in. The World Meteorological Organisation declared 2019 one of the warmest years globally since 1850. In Africa, most heatwave hotspots were tied to urban areas owing to the significant economic activities carried in them and the […]
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