Morocco toyed with Brazil in their Word Cup opening match and it was a pointer Selecao’s best days are well in the past
Five-time World Cup winners Brazil were outplayed by Morocco for large parts of their 1-1 draw in front of a sell-out crowd at MetLife Stadium. Morocco scored an excellent goal to take the lead when Ismael Saibari chipped the ball over Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, after racing on to a brilliant...
In eastern Congo’s displacement camp, risks exacerbated by dry taps and crowded shelters
Bunia is one of the epicentres of the Ebola outbreak, which has so far infected 676 people and killed 136. Response has been hampered by uncertainty surrounding the initial cases, the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, community mistrust and persistent insecurity.
Joy of owning boda boda taxi: How county loan facility is opening doors to financial freedom for taximen in Homa Bay County
With more than 7,000 boda boda riders operating in Homa Bay town Sub-County alone, demand for affordable credit exceeds available resources. Many operators are still waiting for opportunities to access financing that could help them grow.
Terminator drones age: Ukraine makes history after it uses fully autonomous drones for the first time to kill human soldiers on Russian soil
With no way to tell what the automated drones had seen or targeted, human-piloted drones were sent into the area after the test to manually check results.
Kisumu poet’s recovery from depression offers peek into burden of mental disorder among Kenyan men
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), men account for 56.9 per cent of diagnosed mental health disorders in the country and more than three-quarters of suicide cases
Redemption songs: Day Bob Marley ‘liberated’ BBC from racial bias against Black musicians, opened up space for Black workers
The band looked around. Bob was right. White Londoners were crossing the street to avoid walking past them. Parents were pulling their children closer.
Meeting basic needs: From just a quarter an acre, farmer in Uasin Gishu County shows ‘small is big’
Terer’s advice to youth and other middle-aged farmers is simple: start small. “Don’t wait for a big loan. Even a small plot can feed you if you manage it well. Farming is hard work, but it pays.”
How Iran war taught Middle East and Third World US ceased to be security guarantor, became reactive crisis manager
Iran has evolved into a direct and resilient regional player that demands new terms for negotiations, said Jumaa Mohammed, a politics professor at Iraq’s Tikrit University.
Ndombolo ya solo! A cultural revival is in progress in eastern DR Congo despite Ebola setback
Across cities under rebel control, artists say they are restarting live performances, returning to recording studios, and bringing back suspended festivals, school competitions, and workshops.
Deadly gangster by night, feared Gor striker by day: How Gor Mahia’s dreaded player Nicodemus Arudhi met his waterloo in Kenya’s dreaded crime-buster
The most intriguing tale about Arudhi is that in 1965 he was released from prison just to bolster the Harambee Stars squad that was preparing for Gossage Cup (now Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations or Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup).
