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20 million Kenyans at risk of hunger as they struggle with economic challenges – KNBS
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 15, 2025

Nakuru has emerged as Kenya's second-largest county by gross domestic product (GDP), surpassing Kiambu, the KNBS report shows.

Why West Africa could soon have a jihadist state
The Conversation  |  Jan 12, 2025

Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.

President Ruto leaves for African Union agriculture summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

The outcomes of the meeting are expected to shape policies that drive economic growth and ensure food security across the continent.

North eastern leaders plead with MPs not to pass ‘discriminative’ law on revenue formula
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 03, 2025

The new framework will dictate revenue sharing among the counties for five years, from 2025-26 to 2029-30.

Developing nations still off-track in poverty reduction - World Bank report
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 24, 2024

Today, about 700 million people or 8.5 per cent of the global population, live in extreme poverty on less than $2.15 (Sh280) a day.

Why adaptive insurance could best address constant exposure of the poor to climate disasters
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 16, 2024

The World Bank attributes the ongoing vulnerability to the lack of comprehensive social insurance programmes designed to safeguard a broader segment o...

Global poverty reduction efforts stall, putting eradication goals at risk, World Bank warns
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 09, 2024

In Kenya, the lender says the country has been successful in translating economic growth into poverty reduction, but this progress is unevenly distrib...

Over 60 youth in Ijara trained in life skills and entrepreneurship in bid to tackle poverty
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 27, 2024

Yakub Yarrow, a youth leader in Ijara, noted that the initiative will have a significant impact on the lives of local youth.

World Bank Report: Somalia's macroeconomic gains fail to alleviate poverty
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 24, 2024

The bank has made proposals it deems fit to improve the situation amongst them; the need to boost the demand for low-skilled workers, adopt climate-sm...

Local initiative tackles period poverty in Lamu West, reduces school dropouts rates by 30pc
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 26, 2024

Locals in the Witu and Mpeketoni Divisions have repeatedly expressed concern over the growing frequency of early pregnancies among schoolgirls and the...

UNICEF reports extreme food deprivation among Somali children
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 14, 2024

Only 20 per cent of children in this age group receive eggs, fish, poultry, or meat as part of their diet. Additionally, two-thirds of these children...

Opinion: Population politics risks tying citizens to endless poverty and dependence
Mohammed Doyo  |  Jul 13, 2024

The advocacy for increased reproduction among economically vulnerable populations becomes particularly problematic when juxtaposed with the personal c...

Egyptians struggle with first bread subsidy cut in decades
Reuters  |  Jun 05, 2024

The impact of the price increase will be felt by millions because the subsidised loaves are a staple for much of the population of about 106 million.

India's leader Narendra Modi faces a reckoning with its poor
Reuters  |  Jun 03, 2024

Should Narendra Modi secure a third term as PM, one of his priorities will be improving incomes.

Climate change could worsen poverty in Ethiopia, World Bank warns
Amina Wako  |  Mar 05, 2024

The report underlines the critical need for reforms to keep an additional 3.7 million Ethiopians from sliding into poverty over the next 25 years.

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