Browsing: East Africa

The exploitation of cheap labour is one consequence of the ongoing phenomenon of colonisation, and one US-based artificial-intelligence company, Sama, is under scrutiny for running what…

Nelson Amenya (@amenya_nelson on X) woke up to an avalanche of plaudits from around the globe the day after Kenyan President William Ruto cancelled a proposed…

Despite earlier assurances that taxpayers would not fund the operation, Kenya’s government has allocated $16 million to support the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. The…

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on 21 November the cancellation of proposed infrastructure deals with India-based Adani Group in the energy and aviation sectors. This decision…

Early on in the proxy war being fought in Sudan, Khartoum snubbed peace talks when it was revealed that Kenya was chairing them – accusing Nairobi…

Nairobi’s fast resembling a Hollywood spy-thriller movie location, with armed masked men bundling helpless victims into waiting cars that whisk them away to unknown places. It’s…

A big donation from Kenya’s president has been rejected by the country’s Catholic Church, which got a lot of stick during June’s tax protests for taking…

Nurses and other professionals are leaving Africa amid worker shortages in their home countries. This is understandable, given they can earn far more abroad and send…

Post-election election violence in Mozambique has reportedly taken more lives amidst calls for regional leaders to help map the way forward. On 19 November, opposition leader…

The Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) held its second national congress on 16-17 November in the capital of Nairobi. Amidst the world’s mounting dissatisfaction with capitalism…