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.
Ghana has a floating village and it's amazing. The village, called Nzulezo, is built over Lake Tandane with stilt structures over water and houses built from branches of raffia palm. The name Nzulenzo itself comes from a local language, Nzema, meaning "surface of the water." Nzulenzo
The prestigious Skytrax 2019 World Airline Awards were held in Paris on the 18th of June and for the third consecutive year, Ethiopian Airlines emerged as the best airline in Africa. Not only was Ethiopian Airlines awarded with the best in Africa, but also walked away as the Best Business
Algeria's powerful army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah has branded those who oppose the military as "enemies of the country", as protesters keep demanding a complete overhaul of the administration ruled with long serving President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. It is now almost two months
"Walking in the mountains helps me unwind, but it also reminds me in a painful way that the real beauty in life is nature and animals, and that the human race, in all its arrogance, is intent on destroying it." - Sylvie Guillem According to The Observer, a
Interestingly, 58 locals from Funyula are giving soft drinks giant, Coca-Cola a headache. Funyula Constituency is a small electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Busia County. The constituency was established for 1997, but it is gaining worldwide recognition as a result of the actions of
The performance of South Africa’s economy has fluctuated wildly over the course of the last decade, but at present it appears to be trapped in a state of enduring decline. Domestic growth certainly languished during the first quarter of 2019, as the economy shrank by a whopping 3.2%
Girls are often accused of aborting pregnancies. They’ve been labeled as disgusting, impure, even cursed. In primary school, many girls are tormented as they struggle to manage their menstrual cycles. The shame and stigma can be unbearable. Then a more vicious cycle begins when they are pressured to exchange
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell His real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, but all over the world, he is known as Bobi Wine and his ever-increasing fame known no bounds. Bobi Wine, who
White men are selling industrial bleach to poor Ugandans as a cure for HIV and malaria, an expose revealed. The ring leader of this merry band of mischief is one Robert Baldwin, a 52-year old American "pastor" from New Jersey. His second-in-command is Sam Little, 25, from Arlesey
Botswana has declared 2018/2019 a drought year as "unevenly distributed rains, dry spells, and heat waves resulted in crop failure and livestock condition deteriorating". Last year, a global sustainability report warned that in 2019 Botswana would suffer its first major climate change crisis with an unprecedented drought
"Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the
Capitalists are quick to point out the economic benefits of a viable business, its contribution to the GDP in excess of billions of dollars on the continent. Legal Marijuana in Africa shouldn't however be all about its attendant economic gain, but its impact on the social well being
A story, which was first published on Monday by the Zambian Observer and picked up by several other online publications, said that the government had ordered Swazi men to marry multiple wives starting from June. It said the king "has declared in... Swaziland that men will from June 2019
Before Abiy Ahmed came into office as Prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018, it is fair to say that all was not well with Ethiopia. The country was in a mess and the economy was in chaos. One of the major problems the country was battling with was the persistent
Under a Facebook help page for Instagram is the title "Set Up Requirements for Shopping on Instagram". Immediately below the page title is the caveat, "This feature is currently available to approved businesses in these markets." There is no room for misconstruing what follows: if your
Rwanda has set its sights on bringing Wakanda into reality with the first-ever "green city" project in Africa. The city will have environmentally-clean mini-factories, all-electric vehicles, environmentally sustainable affordable housing, and integrated craft production centres on 620 hectares of Kinyinya, Gasabo District, Kigali City and will cost a
