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The Conversation Featured image for Explainer: What the law says about the right to protest in Kenya
Tue 25 Jun, 2024 08:15
Explainer: What the law says about the right to protest in Kenya
Featured image for Explainer: What the law says about the right to protest in Kenya

The right to protest consists of a group of rights guaranteed by both domestic and international law.


The Conversation Featured image for Explainer: What is cervical cancer and how can it be prevented?
Mon 24 Jun, 2024 06:30
Explainer: What is cervical cancer and how can it be prevented?
Featured image for Explainer: What is cervical cancer and how can it be prevented?

This is the fourth most common cancer among women, claiming an estimated 350,000 lives globally in 2022. More than 80,000 of these deaths were recorded in sub-Saharan Africa.


The Conversation Featured image for Kenya's Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets
Sun 23 Jun, 2024 08:16
Kenya's Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets
Featured image for Kenya's Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets

Digital activism enabled fast mobilisation of support, bridged gaps between diverse groups, and it has brought attention to pressing issues in real-time.


The Conversation Featured image for South Africans go to the polls to choose new government: What’s different this time?
Tue 28 May, 2024 07:02
South Africans go to the polls to choose new government: What’s different this time?
Featured image for South Africans go to the polls to choose new government: What’s different this time?

South Africa’s seventh general election since democracy in 1994, set for May 29, 2024, takes place under circumstances different from any other election in the history of the nation.


The Conversation Featured image for Horn of Africa droughts: How network of groundwater bores could help – study
Mon 27 May, 2024 07:31
Horn of Africa droughts: How network of groundwater bores could help – study
Featured image for Horn of Africa droughts: How network of groundwater bores could help – study

The governments of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan and Uganda, and three United Nations agencies, launched the Groundwater Access Facility on May 7, 2024 to mitigate the effects of food insecur...


The Conversation Featured image for Climate change may be fuelling a resurgence of piracy across Africa
Sun 26 May, 2024 22:28
Climate change may be fuelling a resurgence of piracy across Africa
Featured image for Climate change may be fuelling a resurgence of piracy across Africa

As fish stocks delcine, some former fishermen, in collaboration with militias and unemployed youth, have turned to piracy as a means of survival.


The Conversation Featured image for Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law
Sat 18 May, 2024 08:33
Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law
Featured image for Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law

Instead of forcibly evicting communities that have already experienced great hardship, if the government has no alternative option for them, policymakers should tap into their knowledge.


The Conversation Featured image for Gaza war: Success of Egypt peace deal would set blueprint for Middle East's future
Sun 05 May, 2024 19:57
Gaza war: Success of Egypt peace deal would set blueprint for Middle East's future
Featured image for Gaza war: Success of Egypt peace deal would set blueprint for Middle East's future

Amid diplomatic manoeuvres in the push for an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Middle East expert John Strawson says the crisis has reached a critical moment.


The Conversation Featured image for Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning, land management
Sat 04 May, 2024 08:07
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning, land management
Featured image for Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning, land management

Death and destruction have occurred in several parts, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city’s rapid urbanisation needs.


The Conversation Featured image for Explainer: How the two new malaria vaccines being rolled out across Africa will work
Wed 24 Apr, 2024 07:25
Explainer: How the two new malaria vaccines being rolled out across Africa will work
Featured image for Explainer: How the two new malaria vaccines being rolled out across Africa will work

The long-awaited RTS,S malaria vaccine vaccine was described as a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control.


turkey somalia security deal Featured image for Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics
Sun 07 Apr, 2024 13:02
Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics
Featured image for Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.


The Conversation Featured image for Hotel Rwanda: Film that proved to be double-edged sword for Kigali
Sun 07 Apr, 2024 09:33
Hotel Rwanda: Film that proved to be double-edged sword for Kigali
Featured image for Hotel Rwanda: Film that proved to be double-edged sword for Kigali

The government accused Rusesabagina of supporting anti-Rwanda groups. He was charged with terrorism, arson, kidnapping and murder over two attacks in 2018 that killed nine Rwandans.


The Conversation Featured image for Why Kenya is focusing on banks as it tightens laws to stop money laundering
Sat 30 Mar, 2024 14:45
Why Kenya is focusing on banks as it tightens laws to stop money laundering
Featured image for Why Kenya is focusing on banks as it tightens laws to stop money laundering

Banks offer a gateway into the financial system. Once the funds are in the financial system, it is easier to disguise their illegal origin.


what greylisting means for kenya Featured image for What Kenya's greylisting for weak action on money laundering, terrorism financing means
Tue 26 Mar, 2024 18:57
What Kenya's greylisting for weak action on money laundering, terrorism financing means
Featured image for What Kenya's greylisting for weak action on money laundering, terrorism financing means

Being on the grey list is typically seen as an indictment of a country’s ability to identify and effectively redress financial crimes. It warns investors to be cautious in dealings with the country.


The Conversation Featured image for East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during short rains season –  study
Wed 13 Mar, 2024 15:04
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during short rains season – study
Featured image for East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during short rains season –  study

In the last few months of 2023, the rainy season was much wetter than normal, bringing severe flooding to Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.


World Featured image for Ali Hassan Mwinyi: Architect of Tanzania's economic and political reforms
Sun 03 Mar, 2024 18:35
Ali Hassan Mwinyi: Architect of Tanzania's economic and political reforms
Featured image for Ali Hassan Mwinyi: Architect of Tanzania's economic and political reforms

Mwinyi passed away on Thursday at the age of 98 after battling lung cancer and was buried on Saturday.


The Conversation Featured image for Kenya’s unusually hot weather and what could be causing it
Sat 02 Mar, 2024 21:57
Kenya’s unusually hot weather and what could be causing it
Featured image for Kenya’s unusually hot weather and what could be causing it

In Nairobi’s case, the high temperatures have been on and off, so we can’t talk of a heat wave. What Nairobi has had is a wave of hot weather that the human body can easily adjust to.


women's rights ethiopia Featured image for Why donkeys are the unsung heroes in Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis
Sat 02 Mar, 2024 20:04
Why donkeys are the unsung heroes in Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis
Featured image for Why donkeys are the unsung heroes in Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis

For overseas aid to be deployed most effectively (reaching the goal of supporting the lives of women and children), it should be extended to support the care of donkeys.


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