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 rejected bullying America's attempt to send 7,000 deportees to the African country without due process. American officials simply informed the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration that about 7000 Ghanaians were at different stages of deportation proceedings. Without confirmation of final court orders
They are a little poorer than they were last year but still richer than the rest of the continent. Forbes says Africa's richest 20 are worth a combined $68.7 billion, $6.7 billion less than a year ago. Only four of the twenty made gains while the
Controversial church leader, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, has been arrested on fraud and money-laundering charges together with his wife. These charges involve more than R15 million. The church confirmed this development by issuing a statement. The Hawks just said that they had arrested a couple but did not name them. The
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Events in France have just taken a murderous turn yet there is no global outrage. On the 13th of January, reports emerged that French riot police were now using semi-automatic weapons against Yellow Vest protesters but instead of calling it the human rights disaster it was, the move was qualified
Investigative journalism of a big magnitude that results in huge consequences for the perpetrators carries an enormous amount of risk. There is such a big danger on the lives of investigative journalists and as the death of Ahmed Hussein has shown, this is true. Ahmed Hussein, the journalist who exposed
The depravity of humans can be beyond shocking. It has been revealed that some groups in the United Kingdom have been funding illegal orphanages in Uganda, and the Ugandan government announced a program to close these illegal orphanages. In an investigation by the BBC, it was disclosed that charities, church
Kenyans have taken to social media to express disappointment and anger at the New York Times editorial team which shared the photos of victims killed during the terrorist attack in Nairobi yesterday. The article showed sensitive photos of dead bodies which could be recognized. Observers felt these were wrong images
An uneasy calm returned to Zimbabwe’s main cities on Wednesday but businesses and schools remained closed and mobile networks enforced a government internet shutdown on the final day of a national strike triggered by a steep rise in fuel prices. Three people, including a police officer, died during Monday’
Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, Netherlands has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo and his close ally, Charles Blé Goudé, of all war crimes. The court ordered that the accused be set free immediately. Both Gbagbo and Blé Goudé were charged with crimes
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) is unarguably one of the greatest music legends that ever graced the face of the earth. He was a rear gem, one who entertained hundreds of millions of people around the world with his rich tunes, powerful vocals and unique instrumental
A legal dissolution of marriage is a step that generates not only psychological and emotional consequences but also inevitably entails the need to resolve issues of material nature. The division of property is always a painful process, which must be approached competently so that the outcome of the consideration of
An activist has reacted to INEC’s discovery of a new method of vote-buying by parties and their candidates. Wale Ogunnade, the convener, Voters Awareness Initiative urged Nigerians to report cases of vote-buying or Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before and during the general elections. He said that Nigerians could contribute
The bloody war in Yemen has led to the massive loss of lives and destruction of property. Saudi Arabia has actively participated in the war and in doing so it recruited children from Darfur in Sudan to fight the war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia went to great extents in securing
In countless interviews by Nelson Mandela, when asked of his achievements in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, he was always quick to remove the crown from his head and name people like Steven Biko to be more deserving for the roles they played during the struggle. Born on
It appears former South African president, Jacob Zuma is having a wonderful time on social media already as he has continued to post video after video on his barely one week old twitter account. You will recall that last week, we reported that the former South African president joined Twitter
