Food security: Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Authority seizes fake fertiliser in Nairobi raid
According to the Authority, if these 19,000 counterfeit bags had entered the market as filled 50kg fertilizer bags, they would have amounted to 9.5 million kilometres of counterfeit fertilizer, defrauding unsuspecting farmers.
Ethiopian leader Abiy visits Somalia as Horn of Africa neighbours aim to mend strained relations
Somali state media reported that the two leaders would discuss bilateral issues ranging from trade to efforts to strengthen ties. Mohamud visited Ethiopia earlier in 2025.
Trump’s tax on trade: Rationale ranges from raising money for tax cuts to bringing back manufacturing
The sweeping nature of Trump’s plans, hitting close trading partners and core industrial goods, has created the sort of uncertainty around the economic outlook that could push down business investment, a further drag on growth. That could, of course, be offset if firms see opportunity to avoid tariffs by moving operations to the US, a dynamic that would only be clear over time.
Kenya sets up own geo-hazard surveillance system to monitor distribution, strength of seismic events
During a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Mining to deliberate over the Budget Policy Statement, a mining team led by the PS appealed to the committee for allocation of adequate resources that will ensure execution of vital programs under the department.
How education programme for migrant and refugee children in Mauritania is cutting numbers of asylum seekers in Europe
The school for children of migrants and refugees, set up in 2018 as an early response to the growing need, is the kind of programme envisioned as part of the 210 million euro ($219 million) accord the European Union and Mauritania brokered last year.
How boy born with cleft lip palate inspired father to fund free surgery for patients with similar conditions in Kenya
In July 2000, Santhosh Mathews and his wife, Indian natives living in the United States welcomed their son with a cleft lip and palate among other conditions like holes in his heart and did not have a right eye or right ear.
Kenya’s chief justice defended against ouster in similar push that saved national assembly speaker from ejection
The first petition by former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi was submitted to the Judicial Service Commission on January 10, 2025, calling for the removal of the entire seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
Tap to Eat: Hot meals served from mega kitchen change how Kenyan children access quality food, raise school retention
Meal prices, which were once a financial burden for many families, have been subsidised through partnerships with local food vendors and sponsors, the mobile-based payment system also tracks daily meal consumption, ensuring that children receive balanced and adequate nutrition.
Haiti’s police union demands protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving more than one million homeless in recent years, according to the UN.
Witchcraft case that implicates Zambian president shines light on colonial-era law, exposes how politicians invest in black magic
Police say the men in the current case were arrested in a hotel room in the capital, Lusaka, in December after a cleaner reported hearing strange noises. They were found in possession of a bottled chameleon and other items including a mysterious white powder, a red cloth and an unidentified animal’s tail. The men also face charges of cruelty to animals.
