insert_link Africa Uganda revamps oil imports Uganda is seeking to revamp its oil import procedures by shifting to Tanzania as its primary import hub. As it stands Ugandan fuel companies acquire 90 percent of their supplies through Kenyan companies. Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es Salaam. today19 February, 2024
Africa Tech-savvy Africans are hedging against inflation by going digital By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency The recent announcement by Opera MiniPay that it had signed up over one million users in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana just five months after its launch is the clearest indication yet of the rising popularity of decentralised finance, or DeFi tools, across the continent. “MiniPay makes it easier and more affordable for individuals across Africa to acquire, send and receive Mento […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Enyakwa loku lotaka moKenya, Kelvin Kiptum ota fudikwa mo 24 February. Enyakwa loku lotoka mo Kenya olo kwa lopotelwe laxulifa oshivike shadjako moshiponga shotuwa okwa fanekwa lika kale lafudikwa mo lomakaya lo 24 February. Eelopota doikundaneki oku dja koshilongo osho odati , okwa tulwa koshivalo shokuningilwa efudiko lopapangelo onga enyakwa kwali loshilongo. Kiptum ota ka holekwa komukunda wavo oko adile mo Chepsamo, tauhangwa popepi na Eldoret, mondingandinga ya Kenya. Omunambelewa omukulunhu elilepo ocommitee yomaudano moshilongo osho Barnabas Korir, ta lombwele oikundaneki […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Uncategorized Mungiki, Kenya’s violent youth gang, serves many purposes: how identity, politics and crime keep it alive By Bodil Folke Frederiksen, Roskilde University Kenya has scores of youth gangs known for their violence and links to the politically powerful. None is more infamous than the Mungiki movement, with a past membership estimated to be at least a million. Though banned, it’s constantly in the news as a tool or target of big political players. Bodil Folke Frederiksen, who has studied Mungiki as part of […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport 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 […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link 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 […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link 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 […] today14 February, 2024
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 […] today13 February, 2024
insert_link 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 […] today13 February, 2024
