Tension gripped Bomas of Kenya auditorium where the presidential result verification process was ongoing Saturday night after Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga's Chief Agent Saitabao Ole Kanchory was denied access by police. Police officers stopped Mr Kanchory from accessing the tallying floor, leading to the commotion. "I want to announce...
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More women ran for office, and won, in the just concluded Kenyan General Election compared to the previous ones, a result of efforts by state agencies working together to improve enabling political environment for female candidates. By Saturday, at least seven counties, of the 47, had elected female governors, an...
In a deliberate move to open the economy of Iringa Region, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration has outlined expansion plans of 9,750 hectares of irrigated land and construction of strategic roads and the Nduli Airport. President Hassan expressed the intention during a public rally held at the Samora Stadium in...
Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied by mandatory fiendish good looks and charm. Grammy and BET awards helped firm up his status within a highly competitive global music industry. Before his international...
UDA presidential Kenya Kwanza leader William Ruto is set to control the Senate after bagging a majority of the seats across the country in the just concluded election, whose tallying of the presidential results is underway. DP Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance (KKA) has gotten 24 senators compared to 23 of...
The Nedbank Group has delivered an excellent financial performance for the six months ended June 30, as headline earnings (HE) increased by 27 per cent to E6.7 billion. When unpacking the financial results through a virtual press conference yesterday, Group Managing Executive Nedbank Africa Regions (NAR) Dr Terence Sibiya explained...
Lidwala Insurance has launched a medical aid cover that will be affordable to almost every member of the public. The medical aid cover was launched yesterday. Under this new cover there are options that start from as little as E200 per month. The insurance company believes that as the country’s...
In a deliberate move to open the economy of Iringa Region, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration has outlined expansion plans of 9,750 hectares of irrigated land and construction of strategic roads and the Nduli Airport. President Hassan expressed the intention during a public rally held at the Samora Stadium in...
The Nedbank Group has delivered an excellent financial performance for the six months ended June 30, as headline earnings (HE) increased by 27 per cent to E6.7 billion. When unpacking the financial results through a virtual press conference yesterday, Group Managing Executive Nedbank Africa Regions (NAR) Dr Terence Sibiya explained...
On the occasion of the celebration of 62 years of independence of Côte d'Ivoire in France, on Sunday August 7, Ambassador Maurice Bandama spoke of the good relationship between Côte d'Ivoire and the country of President Emmanuel Macron. “We should rejoice in the excellent political, economic, scientific, cultural and military...
According to data from a recent report by the Bank of Cabo Verde (BCV) with economic and financial indicators, compiled today by Lusa, the country's net international reserves reached 620.6 million euros on June 30, 2022, "passing guarantee 7.1 months of estimated imports of goods and services for the year...
According to data compiled today by Lusa from a quarterly report on port movement, prepared by the public company responsible for managing the ports of the archipelago, Enapor, there were 11 cruise ship stopovers from April to June, which add up to at 25 in the period from January to...
According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by INE and released today, this monthly change in July is 0.6 percentage points below the rate recorded in June. " The year-on-year rate of change in the total CPI, in July 2022, was 9.0%, 0.8 percentage points higher than that recorded...
US top diplomat, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, arrived in Rwanda late Wednesday on a two-day visit to calm tensions...
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The CAF President described the African Super League as a historic game-changer that will make African football more empowered and globally competitive. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: "As President of FIFA, I am happy to witness a historic moment in this exciting project to stimulate and improve club football in...
The Ministry of Youth and Sport has recognized a diaspora Liberian female body builder for winning three medals in Canada. Sophia Johnson won second place two times in the wellness category and second place in fitness model from the Ultimate Fitness Events (UFE) in Canada, where she stays. UFE is...
The team of two players and one reserve was among the squad of 10 golfers who were under a training programme by veteran professional Saleem Haji. Haji is also the director of Golf and Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort in Kilifi County. The Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) has named its...
Chebet stormed to the lead for the first time with 200m to go, zooming past compatriot Selah Jepleting and Eilish McColgan to win in 14 minutes and 38.21 seconds at the Alexander Stadium on Sunday Jepleting settled for bronze in 14:48.24 In Birmingham World 5,000m silver medallist Beatrice Chebet has...
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has appointed Jodie Reid-Seton as 3rd Vice President of the national football governing body. The appointment, which is in accordance with Article 45.1 of the amended LFA statues, was made during an Executive Committee meeting chaired by LFA President Mustapha Raji on Friday, August 5,...
The intellectual thinking game saw the participation of more than twenty candidates passionate about numbers and letters. The objective for the organizers is to promote this widespread game throughout the world. “We believe that Scrabble is an educational and above all intellectual game. Our vision is to promote the practice...
A statement released by the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon recognizes the right to give and save lives while refuting scientific advances in this area. It is an ambiguous posture that the Roman Catholic Church of Cameroon displays in the face of medically assisted procreation ( PMA ). In a...
After months of consultations and engagements with stakeholders, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and port operator APM Terminals Liberia have launched the Port Automation and Digitization (PAD) project at the Free Port of Monrovia. The launch heralds a new phase of computerized processes at the Free Port of Monrovia, which...
Makerere University scientists have developed software to protect consumers from toxic chemicals in food that can cause cancer, brain disease and other complications. Prof Fred Kabi, the lead developer, said with the software dubbed Kebera Organics, a consumer simply has to scan the food commodity and get either of the...
East Africa Community (EAC) Observer Mission in Kenya has lauded the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for carrying out smooth voting exercise that ended on Tuesday. In a press address on Thursday morning at Serena Hotel Nairobi, the observer mission said that the police also were in position to...
Earlier this month, the Senegalese subsidiary of German consulting group Gauff Engineering marked a major milestone in their pioneering 300-village electrification project, graduating 247 young Senegalese through their five-day intensive photovoltaic (PV) operations, maintenance and remote supervision course. These qualified trainees are to lead in the delivery of stand-alone solar...
NAMIBIA is susceptible to natural disasters affecting southern African countries, like floods, epidemics, cyclical droughts and food insecurity, and needs a response strategy that addresses immediate humanitarian needs. This was said by the World Food Programme (WFP) country representative George Fedha when he handed over two lightweight drones to the...
Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his...
Read moreA noble initiative Eswatini Prom Closet has been officially launched. The initiative was launched at Mdzimba View, where the brains...
Read moreMaël Houon, the first born of the sons of the famous singer artist Dj Arafat, visited his father's grave in...
Read moreAccording to data compiled today by Lusa from a quarterly report on port movement, prepared by the public company responsible...
Read moreThe tribute is being promoted by the institution itself, in coordination with colleagues, family and friends. On the guest panel,...
Read moreTHE 109th Kadoma Agricultural Show is set to go ahead today after the High Court stamped its approval to this...
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