Recent revelations that two of the al-Shabaab social media accounts that were shut down last year have been resuscitated poses a major challenge to the government in its war against terror. It has emerged that some of the 500 social media accounts…
T he South Sudanese leader, Salva Kiir Mayadit assumed leadership of the East African community in November 2003 at a very crucial time He took the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) and was leaving DRC after protests by President Felix Tshisekedi that…
Passing by Mchumbi Road, the main thoroughfare in South B, Nairobi, the most tricking thing is the half-demolished shops that were once the lifeline of the centre. But opposite the debris across the road is a two-storey building that houses a youth…
Did President Salva Kiir of South Sudan deserve to take over the chairmanship of the East African Community? That is the question that has been taking the rounds given that since its accession in 2016 without meeting all the preconditions. South Sudan…
From 2012 when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud applied for the then five-member East African Community (EAC), it was seen as a long shot. Indeed, analyst laughed off the application saying that Somalia did not stand a chance given the many challenges the…
here has been an increase in the mobile payment systems in Africa which boosting cross-border trade and a major step in actualizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The volume of payments and the total value of payments processed has grown…
VICTORIA SABULA, Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) talks about the benefits and challenges of guiding and financing women-owned businesses that struggle to access commercial funding in high-risk economies. Why and when was AECF created why did it…
When Kajiado Cricket Association held a one-day sporting event at Schield Centre in Isinya in August, the sight of young boys and girls participating in cricket matches reminded one of the times when Kenya was on the cricket world map between 1996 and 2003. The Kenya cricket golden days are…
In June, Eritrea rejoined the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after 16 years of political isolation. Eritrea had suspended its membership from IGAD in April 2007 to protest that the regional body was under the firm grip of Ethiopia—with whom Eritrea had…
A simple, one-room library at the heart of Mathare slums in Nairobi is gaining popularity for helping the poor youth study and gain focus in life amidst poverty and desperation. The Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) Library, founded in 2005 by the…
