How Akuak clan in South Sudan is fighting to save land from relentless River Nile flooding
The Akuak families support themselves through fishing. They only go to town to sell their fish or in case of medical emergencies. Bor, the state capital, is 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) to the south, a five-hour rowing journey. They have stayed even when many others have moved to cities because of the flooding.
New study findings confirm ultra-processed foods destroy health in ways calories don’t explain
Ultra-processed foods and beverages are typically manufactured in factories, often containing artificial dyes, sweeteners, emulsifiers, preservatives and other additives to enhance flavour, texture, colour and shelf life. Common examples include packaged snacks, candy, fast food, sweetened drinks and ready-to-eat meals
Technology firm Zoho country chief says Kenya’s AI future depends on trust, data and automation
Once these foundations are in place, AI becomes especially powerful. GenAI helps teams create and be productive, while agentic AI helps organisations act efficiently. It proposes actions, verifies them and executes based on predefined business rules.
New study finds social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, girls top list of young puffers
Evidence has shown that tobacco companies aggressively use social media, which itself has addictive elements. For instance, researchers reported last year that tobacco giant Philip Morris International systematically promotes its leading heated tobacco product worldwide through social media.
Absa Bank unveils Kenya-first mobile and modular branch innovations
The two first-of-their-kind service channels are designed to bring banking even closer to customers and form part of a broader strategy to expand into all key regions and high-traffic malls across the country under its Tupo Ulipo (Kiswahili for: We are where you are) campaign.
Minister says Kenya is reviewing higher education funding to cover tertiary intuitions
Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Migos Ogamba speaks during the Meru National Polytechnic’s sixth graduation ceremony. Credit: Dickson Mwiti
The Secrets We Bury: Mother told her children their dad left them only for psychic to locate his body 55 years later buried under family house
George Carroll, a Korean War veteran, vanished from his Long Island home in 1963, leaving his four children searching for answers for decades. Carroll’s wife, Dorothy, always told her children that their father had walked out on the family.
Nestle, Coca Cola and Pepsi among 11 ‘Big Food’ firms sued in California for engineering ‘public health crisis through ultra-processed food’
San Francisco on Tuesday sued 11 Big Food companies, alleging they designed “harmful” and “addictive” ultraprocessed products and aggressively marketed them to consumers, especially children. The city accused the food makers of using the “Big Tobacco playbook” to manipulate consumer perception and profit from the sale of products that cause fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes and other health problems.
US to restrict visas for Nigerians and their families implicated in violence against Christians
The attacks on the community are part of a longstanding and extremely complex security crisis in Nigeria – a nation recently singled out by US President Donald Trump for “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.”
Kenya certifies landmark policy that protects rights of ethnic minorities, marginalised indigenous groups
Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage Hannah Cheptumo said that the policy is a milestone in the fulfilment of rights enshrined in the Constitution. She further noted that recognition and protection of ethnic minorities and marginalised communities are at the heart of cultural justice and national cohesion.
