Family Bank first quarter profits jump 52.6 per cent to $12.3 million from $7.7 million in same period last year
According to the bank, total operating income rose by 22.1 per cent to Ksh6 billion from Ksh4.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year.
700 marine species trafficked from Kenya seized at Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport
Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade. The seizure took place on April 26 at Ezeiza International Airport near Buenos Aires in an operation involving Argentina’s Environmental...
Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease
Trust is hard to find among the traumatised population that is wary of outsiders, even those trying desperately to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that experts say was discovered weeks late. Surveillance for such diseases has been weakened by US and other aid cuts.
UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war
Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the UN-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the UN.
End of Middle East war imminent as Iran announces ‘conclusion reached on major issues’ with US
On a recent EU decision to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran’s actions and policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei warned that any hostile action would definitely trigger Tehran’s response.
China-Africa ‘skills supermarket’ gains traction with trilateral collaboration deal with Mt Kenya University
MKU Vice-Chancellor Deogratius Jaganyi reaffirmed the university’s commitment to industry-academia partnerships as catalysts for national and continental development.
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge placed 16 in Cape Town race that produced fastest marathon ever run on African soil
Fellow Ethiopian Yihunilign Adane was second in 2:04:59 while Kenya’s Kalipus Lomwai finished third in 2:05:06. The first 10 men all finished inside the previous course record in what organisers described as the strongest marathon field ever assembled in Africa.
Book review: Fifth volume of ‘Xi Jinping: The Governance of China’ published in 8 more languages
The fifth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China has been published in French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese and traditional Chinese, according to an official statement issued on Monday. Published by the Foreign Language Press, the new volume contains a compilation of 91 spoken and written works...
Africa CDC warns Kenya and nine other countries in Great Lakes region at high risk of Ebola spread
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, generalised pain or malaise.
Cave with population of one million bats in central Kenya’s Tharaka Nithi County pulls in tourists
Speaking at the site recently, Inanduru Heritage Conservancy Site Chief Executive Officer and founder Anderson Kimathi said the community had taken steps to conserve the cave and create a suitable environment for the bats by planting trees around the area.
