Based in Nairobi, Kenya-Akinyi is The African Exponent's East African Correspondent-bringing to you all important stories from the Eastern part of Africa right on your computer.
In an election campaign that has been marred by violence and intimidation the Burundi government decided to add the cherry on top by disconnecting the internet for its citizens during the polls. This tact of internet disruption has become a notable trend in African nations that are considered dictatorships. Using
According to reports, Madagascar claims to have found a cure for Covid-19. Earlier this week, the Indian Ocean island country announced that it has created a Covid-19 prevention and cure mixture called the Tambavy Covid-Organics. The president of the country, Andry Rajoelina claimed the drug is a tonic derived from
The coronavirus is a new pandemic that all world leaders are trying to contain. It has far-reaching impacts on all aspects of life, but the most significant ones are on health and economy. There are universally adhered to measures to help curb the spread. It is also commendable for countries
World, do forgive the reign of incompetence in the United States government. The current administration seems to know little about the history or function of the United Nations. They may not know that in 1939, it was the U.S. State Department that conceptualized the now 75-year-old international governing body
Visible Enemies Versus Invisible Enemies Crimes are not only more visible than pathogens but their eradication takes a larger share of government budgetary allocations than the fight against pathogens, unless of course it’s the pathogens being used in committing the crime which makes the process a crime in and
According to a statement by the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The report highlights that this will be the first time in 25 years that the region will experience a recession. After critically assessing the situation in
As the world is frantically fighting the scourge of coronavirus, Africans who are residents in China have not been afforded peace. The blame game is rearing its ugly head as African are being blamed in China for importing coronavirus into the country. They are being forced out of homes and
The death of a Ghanaian domestic worker in Lebanon has brought the Kafala system into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Kafala system is an exploitative system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in the Gulf cooperation council member states and
As the deadly Coronavirus pandemic is rearing its ugly head the world over, many countries have been compelled to enforce drastic measures. Rwanda was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to impose a total lockdown. But in imposing these measures, the country has not forgotten about its vulnerable members of
Everyone is at risk of getting the new coronavirus infection. However, some are more vulnerable to contracting it in a more aggressive blow as opposed to others. The recent death rate report shows that old people are more susceptible to severe covid19 attacks as opposed to young people. The World
The city of Cape Town is faced with a challenge of constant confrontation with a group of asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants who are based at the City’s Central Methodist Mission Church. This issue is more an African crisis than it is a South African one. There will be
Humans have always been obsessed by tampering with their looks to improve and enhance their beauty among which is skin lighting. It is a phenomenon that has existed in the world for centuries. But in Africa, skin lightening comes with connotations of European standards of beauty, colorism, racist undertones, and
The sad thing that has happened to Africa’s consumption and economic use of cannabis is how it is mostly banned in many countries across the continent. It is arguably one of the most ubiquitous herbs on the continent and yet, due to colonial regulations that are still being enforced,
A travel itinerary to Africa is incomplete without excursions into the continent's adventure-filled national parks and game reserves. It is in these reserves that you get to go for bush dinners, game drives, night game drives, walking safaris, and more. However, it is the opportunity to glimpse the
In recent times, many analysts and critics have somewhat lost hold of the determinants in ranking the most developed countries in Africa. The primary reason is the peculiarity of the African continent in comparison with Europe, Asia, and America. The continent faces unique challenges and remains one of the youngest
Ahmed Sekou Toure, who was the leader of the Democratic Party of Guinea, was the president of Guinea after its independence and his revolutionary stance was deeply rooted in radical socialism. He opposed the De Gaulle referendum in 1958 and that was the turning point in the crumbling of the
