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The right to protest consists of a group of rights guaranteed by both domestic and international law.
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.
Digital activism enabled fast mobilisation of support, bridged gaps between diverse groups, and it has brought attention to pressing issues in real-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 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...
As fish stocks delcine, some former fishermen, in collaboration with militias and unemployed youth, have turned to piracy as a means of survival.
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.
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.
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 long-awaited RTS,S malaria vaccine vaccine was described as a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control.
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 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.
Banks offer a gateway into the financial system. Once the funds are in the financial system, it is easier to disguise their illegal origin.
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.
In the last few months of 2023, the rainy season was much wetter than normal, bringing severe flooding to Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Mwinyi passed away on Thursday at the age of 98 after battling lung cancer and was buried on Saturday.
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.
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.