Kenya becomes the first East African country to be granted lower-middle income status, joining the African countries of Morocco, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Senegal, Ghana, Sudan, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zambia. The World Bank has confirmed Kenya’s status following the change in the way the size of its economy is calculated, showing it was […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya today travelled to Zambia for a two-day state visit. During this visit he is expected to officiate the opening of the 51st Zambia International Trade Fair. The fair under the theme “Propensity through business reforms and linkages” is running from 1st to 7th July 2015. Last year’s fair had a total […]
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council released a statement today on the death of Sheikh Hassan Kirya. Signed off by the Public Relations Officer, Haji Nsereko Mutumba, the statement read: It is with deep sorrow that I share the sad news of the death of Sheikh Hassan Kirya who was murdered yesterday night near Kireka on Jinja Road. Muslims […]
Whether you want to live to be 100 years or 50, you can now get closer to the dream of having wholesome years. Scientists carried out a research to help you reach your goal, and the answer: exercise. A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside carried out experiments and found out that […]
As election day dawns in Burundi conflict still rages with the head of Burundi’s parliament, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, fleeing the country on the eve of the key elections denouncing the president’s “illegal” third term bid. After months of conflict and over 70 deaths – the latest being three people killed in gunfire and grenade blast on […]
A report by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has noted that journalists face unprecedented threats in Egypt. According to CJP “Egyptian authorities continue to imprison critical journalists while openly pledging media freedom. Egypt has the highest number of journalists behind bars since CPJ began keeping records” The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, non-profit […]
In the annual UN hunger report, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 – SOFI),published on 27 May 2015 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) it is noted that world hunger has fallen to under 800 million people. This was the MGD number […]
The results of a new study done by FACES (Family AIDS Care and Education Services), a joint program of University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has shown that micro clinics cut in half the normal rate of disengagement from care, which was defined as missing a clinic […]
The Brazilian Igarapé think tank has released an interactive map with statistics revealing places in the world where people are most likely to be murdered. Compiled using data from UNODC Homicide Statistics 2013, the Homicide Monitoring map shows that Latin America has the highest homicide rates. Within the East African Region Uganda has the third […]
Thousands have fled Burundi due to insecurity fears in the run-up leading to the 26th June elections; most noteworthy of these being Judge Sylvere Nimpagaritse, the vice-president of Burundi’s constitutional court who noted that most of the judges had faced “enormous pressure and even death threats”. At least 18 people have died and 100s injured […]