A RECENT analysis by The ONE Campaign has revealed a critical dependency in Africa’s vaccine supply chain: a mere 1.1 percent of the continent’s vaccines are produced domestically. In contrast, over half of the supply originates from Asia, with Europe…
KENYA’S Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into police conduct during recent protests against the government’s plan to impose new taxes. The protests, which took place on Thursday, saw thousands of demonstrators march in the capital, Nairobi, and…
A 64-YEAR-OLD American tourist, Juliana Tourneau, was killed by an elephant this week in the town of Livingstone, located in southern Zambia. Incident details Southern Province police commissioner Auxensio Daka stated that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at…
AN emergency wheat production project in Sudan financed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and executed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has increased wheat production in the country by up to 70% in targeted project locations across…
RUSSIA close ally Belarus has initiated major military manoeuvres in two regions: one bordering Poland and the other near Russia, both of which also border Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence in Minsk did not provide any information on the…
THE European Commission has given Germany permission to invest about three billion Euros in its hydrogen infrastructure to build long-distance pipelines. The commission on Friday said that the positive effects of the government subsidies would be greater than the potential…
The United Nations praises the UAE’s $70 million support for humanitarian efforts in Sudan. THE United Arab Emirates, one of the leading contributors of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and Africa, has allocated 70% of the USD 100 million it…
TO mark World Refugee Day, the head of the UN refugee agency has urged influential stakeholders in Sudan to push the warring parties to the negotiation table in order to secure a ceasefire. Filippo Grandi said this is necessary to find a lasting…
A DEVASTATING fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, has killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, officials reported on Wednesday. The death toll is expected to rise as many of the 46 injured are…
ACCORDING to Stocklytics.com, Kenyans are the most avid consumers of social media content, spending an average of 3 hours and 43 minutes on digital platforms daily. This trend highlights the significant transformation in Kenya’s digital landscape over the past decade. Edith…
