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.
Global hunger levels have declined by 28% since 2000 — which is an incredible achievement. However, in almost half of the 119 countries we studied, hunger levels were serious or alarming. The Central African Republic (CAR) remains at the top of this list as the “hungriest country in the world.” CAR
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for the ban of misleading and damaging tests meant to 'assess the virginity' of women and girls, a common practice in at least 20 countries. Virginity testing is a controversial practice that aims to determine whether
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for an Emergency Committee meeting on the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already claimed about 130 lives. The WHO has assessed the national and regional risk of the current Ebola outbreak
One of the famous quotes of John Wanamaker (1838-1922), a very successful United States merchant, religious leader and political figure, considered by many as the pioneer in marketing and public relations is “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which
The Thomas Sankara we knew The young army captain who took power in the deeply poor nation in 1983 has been nicknamed "Africa's Che Guevara," a monicker that reflects his anti-imperialist convictions almost as much as the way he died. "Kill Sankara and thousands of
Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) triggered international outrage when it confirmed that it was considering opening up two of its national parks to oil exploration. It said a committee would put together plans to declassify parts of Salonga and Virunga in a bid to increase oil
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), involving excision of the clitoris, has long been practiced throughout Africa. FGM is without religious basis, for neither the Koran nor the Holy Bible endorses it. In some areas, women usually undergo FGM about 1 week prior to marriage, often after the bride price has been
There was pandemonium today in the court room as Prison warders tried to separate excited friends and relatives of freed Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara after the High Court ruling granting the duo bail. Diane and her mother have been unlawfully detained by President Paul Kagame of
Namibia has a similar problem with South Africa: LAND. The land issue has been a latent thing in Namibia that has never been fully brought out, but the situation may change as Hage Geingob, Namibia's president, has vowed to follow in South Africa's footsteps when it
Last week, concerned Africans all around the continent and in the diaspora reacted with disapproval to the news reporting Zambia's refusal to grant Professor Loch Otieno Lumumba access into the country, where he was billed to deliver a speech at an event organized by Eden University. Read Related
Growing up, 1st of October was a day I always looked forward to. As Christians, after the New Year, Christmas and Easter celebrations; Independence Day came next. It was a day for showcasing new cloths, sharing special meals and having lots of celebration activities. However, this is no more in
According to the government of Liberia, two huge consignments of local currencies printed abroad valued at $60Million have disappeared. The consignments of money were reportedly brought into Liberia between November last year and August this year, the authorities claim. The money, all local banknotes worth about $60m (£45.6m) could
Ever since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed, Libya has never been the same. There has been more destruction, and peace is seemingly still out of reach for the Libyans. Life has increasingly become worse, and the killing of Gaddafi solved nothing, except to aggravate things. Western forces were behind the toppling
In his Book titled "Neo-Colonialism: The Stage of Imperialism" published in 1965, Ghanaian leader and perhaps the greatest African that ever lived - kwame Nkurumah emphasized on the message on African Unity as the only option for Africa's total liberation from the Colonial masters. Even After
They asked me,did you fly in the aeroplane? A few days a go, I sat down with my friends drafting a business trip to Nairobi. We needed to cater for a lot of things,including transportation, business presentation, talks, shelter and food. We had a few days to the
The Third World is a name used to refer to a larger group of countries to distinguish them from the rest of the world. Like all labels it has to be used carefully, not least because its meaning has changed with time. during the 1960s it became customary to divide
