GBV: Japanese aid agency teams up with Nairobi government to pitch for women’s rights in Kenya
As Kenya confronts the challenges posed by gender-based violence (GBV), 11 Kenyan entrepreneurs have stepped up efforts to prevent GBV and support survivors of with solutions tailored to change their social and economic circumstances. Culminating weeks of mentorship, under this business plan contest, these changemakers will showcase their initiatives at...
India’s Adani Group haemorrhages after US bribery indictment as companies trash agreements
Last November, the agency said it would provide financing for the port terminal project in the key city of Colombo.
Madagascar says death toll now 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsize
Many young Somalis embark every year on dangerous journeys in search of better opportunities abroad. The UN agency has previously raised concerns over the rise in irregular migration from Horn of Africa countries as people flee from conflict and drought.
Book review: ‘Crossing Borders’ is a new release that vaults reader into exciting world job market
Whether the reader is a recent graduate, an experienced professional seeking a new direction, or a career changer, Crossing Borders lays out a clear and inspiring path. Through powerful stories and hard-earned lessons, Silper invites readers to discover the resilience required to thrive in this challenging field and gives practical steps for achieving success in humanitarian role around the world.
‘Abducted’ opposition leader’s wife tells Ugandan president ‘to reflect on solution of criminalising and eliminating opposition’
Uganda’s government spokesperson, Chris Baryomunsi, said last week his country does not carry out abductions, and that arrests abroad were done in collaboration with host countries, but did not comment on the specific case.
Ugandans lack socioeconomic transformation because public funds are only dished out to the ‘politically correct’
Land-grabbing and the settlement of an alien group of people in all parts of the country where the traditional ethnic groups of Uganda have thrived for centuries have brought into focus a well-coordinated plot to own every resource in a cultural void.
Rethinking environment: Why Uganda’s diverse ecologies face extinction in absence of informed management and conservation
Few environmental managers are aware that time is an integral component of the environment. They are also unaware that the environment is more than the physical environment (the ecological-biological) and include the socio-economic dimension, the socio-cultural dimension and the socio-cultural dimension (which includes the sociopolitical perspective).
Kenyan police contingent in Haiti are on their own as gang violence surges, UN peacekeeping mission flops
In a recent statement, the Kenyan-led mission said it was “cognizant of the road ahead that is fraught with challenges.” But it noted that ongoing joint patrols and operations have secured certain communities and forced gangs to change the way they operate.
Adani Energy Solutions: We’ve not ‘entered into any contract in connection with any airport in Kenya’
US authorities on Wednesday indicted Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and seven others, alleging they paid $265 million in bribes to Indian officials. The group denied the allegations.
Delayed response hands Kenyan runner Anyango six years ban for use of testosterone
The AIU said Emmaculate Anyango failed to respond to the charge before the November 1 deadline, which waived her right to a hearing, while multiple samples testing positive for banned substances ultimately led to a longer ban.
