Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Kenya
3,000 Electric Motorcycles to be Deployed...
Swedish-Kenyan electric vehicle company, to deploy 3,000 electric motorcycles across Kenya and the surrounding region by 2022
Chinese Education in Kenya Worries Sceptics
Through Confucius Institute initiatives all around the world, including Africa, the Chinese government promotes Chinese language and culture. Some educators are concerned about censorship in Chinese-funded initiatives, which they believe is taking place
Kenyan Workers Claim Their Middle East...
Kenyan labourers claim they have been mistreated in the Middle East, often by their employers. However, a humanitarian organisation is attempting to rehabilitate and reintegrate them. Hundreds of survivors of forced labour can now get help from a group that offers a safe refuge for those who need it
Some Kenyans Turn to Illegal Fishing...
COVID is causing more people to fish illegally, Kenyan officials say. According to Kenya’s Maritime Fisheries Research Institute, poaching has tripled since last year, resulting in a daily catch decline from an estimated 600 tonnes to 200 tonnes
Kenya Leads the World in Peer-to-Peer...
Kenyan internet users have been classified as the world’s top peer-to-peer, or P2P, cryptocurrency traders, according to a blockchain data platform. According to the poll, many Kenyans adopt this method of trading because they lack access to centralised exchanges
Kenyan Volunteers Work to Refute COVID-19...
Volunteers in Kenya are trying to spread awareness about the coronavirus among people living with HIV, the AIDS-causing virus. False claims have been circulating on social media that antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV may also be used to prevent and even cure COVID-19
Aid Organizations Say COVID-19 is Affecting...
Women have suffered more psychologically and economically as a result of COVID-19, according to aid organisations, especially in underdeveloped nations like Kenya. In this report from Nairobi, Lenny Ruvaga looks at one assistance organisation that is helping women cope with the pandemic
Kenya Develops an Emergency App to...
As crime rates in Kenya shot up during the pandemic, a Kenyan developer who was a crime victim himself created a mobile application to help people alert police about emergencies. The application has been so successful that Kenya’s police force has adopted it
Exhibit of Police Brutality in Kenya
An exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, opened Thursday with the objective of focusing attention on a long list of cases in which Kenyan police have been accused of extrajudicial killings
Cryptocurrency Farmers in Kenya
Cryptocurrencies are making headlines for reshaping the financial world, but they’re also finding traction in developing nations. An American economist who pioneered blockchain technology for low-income urban customers has now expanded the cashless system to the countryside in Kenya