For 20 years, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, has served as a platform for information and knowledge globally. While its free, collaborative, non-profit model has served it well over the years, the entry of other AI-assisted platforms and knowledge resources has come…
This August, the world’s largest celebration of free knowledge takes center stage in Nairobi, Kenya, as Wikimania 2025 marks its 20th anniversary. Hosted by the Wikimedians of Kenya User Group in collaboration with the East African Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTHub) and…
After diplomatic debacles involving Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now forced to issue regular quarterly diplomatic briefings to foreign missions to placate the country from a series of diplomatic blunders. While the…
The recent capture of the City of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by M-23 rebels is threatening to suck in various countries, similar to the Great War of Africa between 1998 and 2003. The recent exchange of barbs…
Kenya’s president could be facing another visit to the International Criminal Court after his case on crimes against humanity was withdrawn in April 2016. This time, a London-based human rights activist, Abdulmajid Ali Al-Busayyid, commonly known as Dr Amkeni has filed a…
The Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) of 2010 officially came into force on October 13, amidst continued objections from Egypt and Sudan. This means that colonial agreements of 1929 and 1959 that previously gave Egypt the veto power to receive 55.5…
The troubles in Kenya’s education sector continue unabated with lecturers in all 35 public universities halting work from September 18. As the students, the majority of them newly in the market, sat idle in the lecture halls or roamed about, their teachers…
South Sudan has postponed the December 224 elections and once more extended the transition government for two years, raising questions whether the country ever hold elections. The presidency led by President Salva Kiir on September 13 extended the life of the transitional…
The announcement that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is about to be leased to India’s Adani Group in November has ignited widespread criticism and stirred up national debate, raising serious questions about Kenya’s future in terms of strategy and economy. This highly…
The tension between Ethiopia and Somalia that started in January when Addis Ababa signed an agreement with the breakaway Somaliland has escalated after Egypt delivered military equipment to Mogadishu. Two Egyptian military aircraft landed in Mogadishu delivering military equipment and officers headed…
