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.
A nanny from Nigeria convicted in February, 2019, of killing an 8-month-old baby girl, Enitan Salubi, in 2016 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison at Prince George’s County, U.S 73-year old Oluremi Adeleye was captured on CCTV unscrewing the lid of Enitan’s bottle and pouring
“You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can’t hate Africa and not hate yourself.” - Malcolm X Tanzania is beautiful, and you should visit this Eastern African country at least once in your lifetime. Here are 8 places that would wow
In a desperate attempt to have babies after 6 years of marriage, a Darius Makambako (50) with his wife Precious (45) thought Evans was capable of doing the magic - getting Precious pregnant. Now a Dar-es Salaam court will have to decide on the case causing huge sensations in the
"Property is theft." - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon There is no doubt that while masterminding the actions to steal a few crates of eggs from the farm of William Ruto, the deputy president of Kenya, the culprits would have thought to themselves that the deputy president in his caliber would
African countries are entangled in a vicious cycle of dependency. It is devastating, as African countries can never realize their full potential, especially when one considers the abundant natural resources we are endowed with, and the human capital we have. Africa is falling victim to neo-colonialism. We have not yet
The world has been constantly hit by the possible collusion of US President, Donald Trump with Russia during the 2016 elections. Of course, that's a big deal for many on the continent. Who would dare investigate a sitting president for corruption charges while in office? Imagine having a
"Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them." - Voltaire In what will be the best news of the year yet to President Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan Supreme Court has today upheld a decision to scrap presidential age limits, paving the
The days in Africa when marijuana was referred to as the ‘devil’s grass’ are gradually fading away like smoke from a dead fireplace. We have now understood that the plant is of great importance and the only way to best appreciate it is to regulate its growth and usage.
Until recently, when Footballers of African origin now don the colours of countries in Europe and South America, they would have been rated just within the average, and of course, the tag would have been "oh yes, he's a fine player." Just because they play for
Anxiety disorders are ranked as the sixth-largest contributor to non-fatal health loss globally and constantly appear in the top ten causes of years lived with disability in all regions of the world. It is estimated that 3.6% of the global population suffers from anxiety disorders, with the disorders being
The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, her office said on Thursday, a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month the U.S. would
With the way technology is improving, one will wonder if we can keep the pace. When did we all celebrate the introduction of 3G? Now we have 5G devices at our disposal? Wasn’t that too fast? Telecom giant, Samsung Electronics has today released the Galaxy S10 5G. This is
China’s influence on Africa has never been more apparent than the recent internet shutdowns in Africa. The Gabon Appeals Court recently this week threw out an appeal challenging the government’s ban on several social media platform since March 2018. Gabon is not in a league of its own
The Burial of Kojo, an original Ghanaian movie, has just won the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt. This comes barely a month after Ava DuVernay, an African American director, scriptwriter, producer, marketer, and distributor Ava announced on Twitter that she’d
On Wednesday, Lagos-based waste management start-up, Wecyclers, was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation African Development Prize for 2018/19 in a ceremony organised by Close the Gap and Startups.be. The King Baudouin African Development Prize aims to acknowledge the works of African individuals or organizations which have made an
Cassava is a perennial woody shrub with an edible root, which grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Although history dates its origin to tropical America and is believed to have been introduced into Africa in the Congo Basin by the Portuguese around the year 1558, Africa has
