Voices from Africa: Policy committees of Kenyan universities are typically dominated by men, young female researchers are excluded
Some Kenyans have a tendency to equate quietness with being nice, says analytical environmental chemist Veronica Okello at Machakos University in Kenya. She urges young researchers to be less timid, air their views and approach their professors for professional opportunities. In this seventh article of eight describing the career experiences...
How Somali militants exploit Kenya’s coast religious diversity and land politics to propagate an Islamic caliphate ideology
The frequency of terrorist attacks in Kenya’s Lamu County on the border with Somalia has been alarming. Frequent kidnappings there were the ostensible reason Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011. Three years later, the seaside county was the scene of a deadly attack in which 48 people were killed during an...
Cancerous Kenyan doctors’ greed: Gory details of how patients spend millions on cancer only to learn the diagnosis was wrong
From the dreadful prostate, liver, duodenum, lymphoma, skin, bone, breast, lung, kidney, throat and other malignant cancers, the disease is spreading in Kenya like bonfire. And it’s not only affecting the urbanites, the villagers are not also spared. Evidence of cancer scourge can be seen as you visit major hospitals...
Tanzanian President Suluhu Hassan meets President Macron of France to discuss trade relations
President Emmanuel Macron met with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday to discuss trade and business deals ahead of the European Union-African Union summit in Brussels at the end of the week. The meeting is part of Suluhu’s extended visit to Europe, which included the One Ocean summit...
Trial of Kenya lawyer accused of witness tampering starts at the International Criminal Court
A Kenyan lawyer went on trial on Tuesday at the International Criminal Court charged with bribing and threatening prosecution witnesses so that they would withdraw their statements in a case that ultimately collapsed amid widespread witness interference. As his trial opened, Paul Gicheru pleaded not guilty to all eight counts...
Dying in Haiti: A gangland where UN and International aid agencies hire armed criminal escorts to ferry food to the needy
United Nations relief organisations occasionally in Haiti employ armed escorts to cross gang-blocked roads, such as in Martissant. But getting commercial security companies to help train aid groups in hostile environments and driver safety in Haiti has been a challenge. Many firms have refused to work here, or charge exorbitant...
In Haiti, when nature is not violent it’s armed criminal gangs that dish out violence, render government irrelevant
Haiti’s surge in gang violence and kidnappings is forcing aid organisations to rethink shipment routes, staff risks, and security costs – and to consider the ethical and safety implications of trusting leaders of armed gangs who say they can help. This phenomenon isn’t unique to Haiti, and is notably prevalent...
Reclaiming legitimacy: South African presidency and judiciary plan special court rolls for state capture and corruption
President Cyril Ramaphosa says discussions are underway with the Judiciary for the creation of special court rolls for state capture and corruption cases unearthed in the first two parts of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The President revealed this in his State of the Nation...
Tanzania President Suluhu Hassan revokes predecessor’s ban on four newspapers, but censorship remains key concern
Tanzanian media have welcomed the government’s decision to lift a ban on four newspapers that was imposed by the late President John Magufuli. The government of President Samia Hassan issued new publishing licenses this week to newspapers Mwanahalisi, Mawio, Mseto, and Tanzania Daima. The latter is owned by opposition leader...
35 years after nuclear leak, some animal and plant species in Russia seem to be faring well after adapting to the radiation
The debate n Chernobyl radiation accident in Russia is largely in the gray area in between: At what radiation levels does significant harm kick in, and for which species? Since different species may respond very differently to radiation, “it’s not black and white,” says radioecologist Christelle Adam-Guillermin of France’s Radioprotection...
