Faith Nyasuguta Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will send one billion Covid-19 vaccines to Africa. The pledge closely follows a September revelation by the premier that China would donate 100 million vaccine doses to developing nations before 2022. It also follows data released by China’s National Health Commission on Monday showing the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan national airline has dismissed the sale of a local grasshopper delicacy onboard a flight after an incident this past weekend. According to Uganda Airlines, the sale of the famous local delicacy, known as Nsenene, went against the “spirit of the national carrier”. The airline further revealed that the incident exposed some passengers […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The African Union(AU) has warned nations globally against imposing quick travel bans on travellers from Africa, in the wake of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus described as more infectious. Dr John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) noted that the history of the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta It is now official. The world will celebrate the World Kiswahili Language Day on the 7th of July every year as directed by UNESCO Member States in its 41st Session in Paris, 2021. In the African family, Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Do you ever wonder why a number of your unrivalled memories and ideas pop up when you are taking a shower? Despite creativity seeming like a very vague activity, and a clear cut affair that can be sparked by just a few significant factors, there is a scientific reason for that and […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta The world is currently marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, an annual international campaign that kicks off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and culminates on December 10, Human Rights Day. It was started by activists 30 years ago at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta About five people have been killed and 23 others wounded after a huge explosion hit Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital early Thursday morning sparking a plume of smoke which rose from the blast site amid gunfire, officials and witnesses have reported. “So far we know five people died and 23 others (were) injured,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta In a mega policy shift by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s administration, teen mothers who had been stopped from returning to school have been allowed back to class. The shift comes four years after the late president John Magufuli Pombe ordered that pregnant schoolgirls be dismissed nd teen mothers be halted from returning […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta The 64th annual Grammy Awards list of nominees is out and Nigerian artists Wizkid and Femi Kuti have earned nominations in two categories. The duo was nominated in both the Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album categories. In the Best Global Music Performance category, Femi Kuti’s Pà Pá Pà […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Following the deadly suicide bombings in Uganda last week, Ugandan police say they have arrested four Somalis for carrying alleged explosive devices into a resort set to host President Yoweri Museveni this week. According to police mouthpiece Fred Enanga, a detonator was discovered as a routine vehicle search was conducted at the nearby […]
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