Ex-Tokyo marathon winner Chepchirchir banned eight years for doping

Ex-Tokyo marathon winner Chepchirchir banned eight years for doping

Sarah Chepchirchir became the latest Kenyan athlete to be banned for doping, receiving an eight-year suspension on Wednesday after she tested positive for a banned substance for the second time. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement the 39-year-old 2017 Tokyo marathon champion had tested positive for testosterone in a sample after she finished second in the Chonburi Marathon in Thailand last November. Chepchirchir failed to […]

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Africa

bird TenX: 10 African projects that show the power and versatility of blockchain technology

By Okwi Okoh, bird story agency 1. Catch of the Day (Senegal) The Bleu comme la mer platform connects fishermen and customers directly, eliminating brokers and financial gatekeepers. Payments for seafood can be made in Bitcoin, Ether and Tezos. Details like species, location, and dates are recorded by fishermen and shared with buyers on the blockchain as an attempt to reduce overfishing and waste. 2. Private Property […]

February 14, 2024 11

Africa

Kelvin Kiptum: the Kenyan runner who redefined what it takes to win marathons

By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda. The accident occurred near one of the high-altitude […]

February 14, 2024 26

Africa

Kenya’s sex workers have solutions to their problems, but international NGOs aren’t hearing them

By Lise Woensdregt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam In Kenya, rights organisations run by sex workers have gone into numerous partnerships with international organisations over the past decade. In recent research, I set out to understand whether these relationships worked in favour of the sex workers and their organisations. My research focused on an organisation in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, that supports male sex workers. Kenya’s laws punish activities related to […]

February 13, 2024 17

Africa

Black rhinos moved to Kenya’s Loisaba Conservancy as species recovers

A black rhino in Loisaba Conservancy. Image courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. By Graeme Green via Mongabay Twenty-one critically endangered black rhinos have been safely delivered to Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya from other parts of the country, part of a wider mission to secure the long-term future of the species in Kenya. “It’s been a massive operation,” says Tom Silvester, CEO of Loisaba Conservancy, who oversaw the […]

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Business / Economics

Investment in African women-founded and led startups remains a bright spot in a global ecosystem drained of funding.

By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency Africa’s women-led startups retained their sparkle through 2023, against the backdrop of one of the darkest periods for global startup funding, raising US$200 million, 7% growth over the previous year, according to a report from Africa: The Big Deal. In 2022, these female-founded ventures had grown by 4%. The amount remains significantly lower than the US$ 2.7 billion raised […]

February 9, 2024 6

Entertainment

Rapper Kanye West lists Kenya, and Nigeria as tour venues

US rapper Kanye West has excited his fans in Kenya and Nigeria after listing the two countries among the potential concert venues for his new tour. According to the BBC, a tentative venue list shared on West's Instagram stories shows that the rapper plans to perform at Eko Energy City in Lagos and the Nyayo International Stadium in Nairobi. West also shared interest in performing at Egypt's Giza Pyramids.

February 8, 2024 37

Oshiwambo

Yiindikwa oku kutwa miilonga yepangelo mo Kenya omolwa oo tattoo

Aagundjuka yamwe aa Kenya oya patelwa pondje mekutomiilonga mehangano lyepangelo molwaashoka oya shangwa komalutu nenge yena o tattooes. O BBC oya lopota kutya nonando yaadha iipumbiwa yelongo,noya pita wo okakonakono kopalutu okuwayimina o National Youth Service,itaya vulu okutaambwa molwaashoka oya thanekwa komalutu. Noyiindiile omalelo opo ga talulule etokolo ndyoka. Omalelo inaga gandja etompelo okwiindika mboka ya shangwa nenge ya thanekwa komalutu,ashike oyuuvaneke taya gandja omushangwa pehulilo lyekutomiilonga. Ekutomiilonga mo National […]

February 7, 2024 26

Africa

Kenya’s healthcare workers abuse a third of teen mums from informal settlements – study

By Anthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center and Caroline W. Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health concern: in 2022, about 13% of girls and young women gave birth before the age of 18. Compared with women in their early 20s, adolescents are more susceptible to maternal deaths. Pregnancy-related complications are among the leading causes of death […]

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