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.
The African continent is often described as a sleeping giant partly due to its enormous intra-regional trade potential that has remained underutilised. Currently, intra-African trade is only 16% of the continent’s overall trade, compared to 50% intra-Asian and 70% intra-European trade. Meanwhile, the continent is home to 1.2
Claude Sumner, a self-described Ethiopian by choice said of the Zera Yacob (sometimes referred to as Zär´a Ya´aqob), a 17th-century philosopher, "Modern Philosophy, in the sense of a personal rationalistic critical investigation, began in Ethiopia with Zär´a Ya´aqob at the same time as in England
And the pot calls the kettle black, calls the kettle burnt, calls her mad. Kettle reminds the pot that we've both been burnt on the same stove, that the parts of our bodies that are layered in soot were scorched by the same hands." - Asia Bryant
Pioneering something for it to come to life is a phenomenon to take great pride in, and this is the situation with the ten dentistry graduates from the University of Rwanda. The university graduated its own first class of dentists, something which will go a long way in making oral
The former president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh who is currently on exile in Guinea and currently being investigated for charges of corruption and gross abuse of fundamental human rights during his 22 years reign, has been banned from entering into the United States of America. The statement released by the
"I think a mother is the highest respect. I don’t think it just about cash but love and respect she gives to someone. She is the biggest inspiration in my life. A mother should get the highest respect." - Manushi Chillar, Miss World 2017 Uganda beauty queen,
When it comes to technological advancement and infrastructural development, Rwanda's ambitions appear to be untamed. The construction of Africa's own Silicon Valley in Kigali has started and this will work to cement Rwanda's position as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. The
The minister of Home Affairs in South Africa, Malusi Gigaba has resigned in what he says is “for the sake of the country and the movement to which he belongs”. This was conveyed in a statement released by the Presidency, the statement further read that Minister of Transportation, Blade Nzimande
The next Nigerian general elections has been scheduled to hold on 16 February 2019, so it is normal for missiles and counter-missiles to fly in the directions of the incumbent and the opposition as there appears to be a stiff battle between the two main candidates in the country. Nigeria&
Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to re-position the country as a model for Africa. His latest feat came yesterday when it was announced that Ethiopian Airlines direct flights will resume operations to Somalia after a 41-year absence. This came after
Security will not be on red alert the next time a Sudanese steps foot on a United States Embassy for a visa application or the country's point of entry; this is because the Sudan has been removed from the United States terror watch list, meaning that citizens from
Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. Werner Herzog In December 2010, the Arabs, sick to death with the corrupt patriarchal and tribal regimes that ruled them since independence, took to the streets to express their discontent and to ask for
When Lulu Jemimah married herself, it was glorious. Her parents had been on her case for not getting married soon enough and she gave them what they were asking for: a wedding! She sent out wedding invitations and even walked down the aisle to no one. It was petty, hilarious
A group of Malawians have obtained a court injunction against the construction of a statue of India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in Blantyre, arguing it was irrelevant and unnecessary. The statue in the commercial capital Blantyre is being erected as part of a deal for India to construct a
Earlier in the year, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, Amr Nassar, announced that a delegation of major US companies would visit Cairo in October to get acquainted with investment opportunities in the country. He said this at a meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo.
Spirituality is a phenomenon which the majority of Africans are fixated on. But the question that needs to be asked is where does religion cross the line in making people do the unthinkable? Does it mean that with religion, and with whatever that comes with making one get deeply rooted
