The spat between Kenya and Uganda continues to reverberate days after Uganda President Yoweri Museveni threatened Kenya of future wars over uninhibited access to the Indian Ocean. Kenyan elder, and former aid to the late President Moi, Mr. Lee Njiru sat down for an extensive interview about this issue. Key takeaways – OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS […]
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Wayne Lumbasi For many African and Caribbean nations, the weight of foreign debt has become a defining challenge of the twenty first century. Despite vast natural resources, cultural wealth, and human potential, these regions continue to struggle under the pressure of loans owed to international lenders such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Madagascar has plunged into a new era of uncertainty after the military announced it had taken control of the government, following the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina amid weeks of protests and political turmoil. The declaration marks a dramatic turning point in one of Africa’s most volatile democracies and comes just days after […]
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Maina wa Njuguna How is Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader mission to deport up to 10,000 Haitians per week going? Scores of alleged stories of Haitian refugees being grabbed while asleep by security officers echo widely. A report by the UN migration agency (IOM) have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those […]
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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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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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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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Maina wa Njuguna The notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is alleged to have struck a mosque with a drone this past Friday killing at least 70 people in the most western city of Sudan, El-Fasher. They continue to advance as Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) retreats. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country Denise Brown was “gravely […]
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Maina wa Njuguna LEDE: US President Trump signed an executive order increasing the H-1B visa program fee to $100,000 for high-skilled workers to enter the country. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the US that lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, such as engineering, software development, fashion modeling among others. The […]
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Maina wa Njuguna Has the Sahel region always been this volatile? It seems like the Islamic insurgencies, coups, or failed coups, are un ending menace headlining news every week. Terror visited upon innocent civilians organized by extreme gangs linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have continued to wreck havoc to people just trying to […]
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