Disruption of oil supplies via Strait of Hormuz drives Africa-China think-tank to twaak energy cooperation
Erastus Mwencha, former deputy chairperson of the AU Commission and current chairperson of the Board of Equity Bank Kenya, said China and Africa should advance clean energy generation and reduce overdependence on hydrocarbons by leveraging existing cooperation frameworks.
EAC to revive political confederation constitution consultations in Rwanda
East African Community (EAC) will resume national consultations on drafting the constitution for the proposed EAC political confederation with a stakeholder engagement exercise in Rwanda, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the bloc’s headquarters in Arusha, northern Tanzania. The consultations are scheduled to begin in Kigali on June...
Ksh2,283,300,000,000,000,000: Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after his SpaceX’s climbs to $1.77 trillion
SpaceX shared in a post on X that was re-shared by Musk: “Teams are go for launch with a $135 price per share for the SpaceX IPO,” along with a link showing how people would be able to buy the public stocks.
Police in Marsabit County arrests three suspect with elephant tusks valued at $29,990
Assistant Director of Conservation in the northern Kenya Bakari Chongwa has commended security agencies in the region for their cooperation with the Kenya Wildlfe Services (KWS) following the recovery of elephant tusks weighing 45 kilogrammes in Marsabit County. Speaking in Marsabit town at the KWS regional offices, where he oversees...
UN refugee agency signs MoU with Turkana County government to support integration of aliens into local community
Head of the UNHCR Sub-Office in Kakuma, Nanduri Sateesh, noted that the next phase of KISEDP, scheduled to commence in 2028, will align with the Shirika Plan, which seeks to create sustainable economic opportunities within Kakuma Municipality.
How gap in livestock feed supply chain inspired farmer in central Kenya to set up a virtual ‘nappier supermarket’ for Africa
Besides selling animal feeds, the farm also trains individuals and groups on best farm practices on growing fodder. The farm has also opened employment opportunities for many youths who work as marketers on a part time basis.
First batch Nigerians airlifted from South Africa after xenophobic attacks arrives home
Authorities in South Africa said the returnees were found to be in the country illegally, contradicting Nigerian officials that they were fleeing xenophobic attacks.
Nairobi’s tag ‘Africa’s abductions city’ was tested again after South Sudanese whistle-blower was grabbed from his house, spirited to Juba
South Sudan’s government spokesperson Aten Wek Ateny and Korir Sing’oei, a top official at Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry, both said they were not aware of the incident. A Kenyan police spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Ebola virus infections rise to nearly 600 as DRC’s health system is crumbles over lack of tools, overworked staff
CARE (DRC) personnel handling Ebola response and covering 22 health areas, each serving approximately 10,000 people is strained in its service delivery as health care workers and medical practitioners unable to handle the surging numbers due to lack of underfunding of the medical supplies.
North-eastern Africa warned to brace for weather whiplash with heat, floods, droughts, fires as El Nino builds up in Pacific Ocean
Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival – or exceed – a record El Nino that began in 1997 and helped trigger billions of dollars in damage from heat waves, floods, droughts, tornadoes and wildfires.
