Misinformation and a lack of public trust have emerged as a second major crisis hampering efforts to control the outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus (Bundibugyo) in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The proliferation of rumors online and on the streets is causing individuals to reject medical…
Families and children in Jonglei State, South Sudan, are reportedly surviving on leaves and water lilies as hunger levels approach famine conditions. According to the international charity Save the Children, millions of people across the country are facing acute food shortages driven by conflict, insecurity and economic hardship. Latest food security assessments indicate that more…
The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has praised Uganda for its swift and effective response in controlling an Ebola outbreak that spread from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Speaking in Kampala, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commended Uganda’s health authorities for taking rapid action that helped limit the spread of the disease despite…
Takriban watu 360 waliokuwa wametekwa nyara na wanamgambo wa Boko Haram nchini Nigeria wameachiliwa huru. Watu hao walitekwa mwezi Machi mwaka huu katika jimbo la Borno, kaskazini mashariki mwa nchi hiyo. Jeshi la Nigeria linasema operesheni ya kijasusi iliyotekelezwa na vikosi vya usalama ndiyo iliyowezesha kuokolewa kwa mateka hao. Hata hivyo, kundi la Borno South…
Rais William Ruto ameipa Gor Mahia changamoto ya kuiwakilisha vyema taifa la Kenya katika mashindano ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika msimu ujao. Rais aliwapokea mabingwa hao wa Ligi Kuu ya Kenya katika Ikulu ya Nairobi Jumapili baada ya kutwaa ubingwa wao wa 22 wa ligi. Katika hafla hiyo, Rais aliwasifu kwa mafanikio yao huku akiwataka…
Sudan, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo na Colombia zimetajwa kuwa miongoni mwa migogoro ya wakimbizi iliyopuuzwa zaidi duniani, kulingana na Shirika la Norwegian Refugee Council. Shirika hilo linasema zaidi ya watu milioni tisa wameyakimbia makazi yao ndani ya Sudan tangu kuzuka kwa vita mwaka 2023, huku wengine milioni nne wakikimbilia mataifa jirani. Aidha, takriban watu…
Wanahabari katika Kaunti ya Wajir wamehimizwa kutumia majukwaa yao kupambana na ukeketaji, ndoa za mapema na mila nyingine zinazokiuka haki za watoto wa kike. Wito huo ulitolewa wakati wa kongamano la wanahabari lililoandaliwa na Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children kupitia mpango wa Future4Binti, unaotekelezwa katika kaunti za Wajir na Mandera kati ya mwaka 2026…
Chama cha ODM kimeanza maandalizi ya kuimarisha mfumo wake wa uteuzi wa wagombea kuelekea uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka 2027 kwa kutuma viongozi wa kamati yake ya uchaguzi kujifunza kutoka vyama vya siasa vya mataifa mengine ya Afrika. Viongozi hao wanatarajiwa kusafiri hadi Afrika Kusini kujifunza jinsi chama tawala cha African National Congress (ANC) kinavyoendesha uteuzi…
Mawaziri wapya walioteuliwa na Rais Yoweri Museveni wanatarajiwa kupitia mchakato wa uhakiki wa bunge kabla ya kuapishwa na kuanza rasmi kutekeleza majukumu yao serikalini. Mchakato huo utaanza Juni Mosi ambapo kamati za bunge zitawahoji na kutathmini mawaziri hao kwa muda wa siku mbili ili kubaini uwezo wao wa kuongoza wizara walizopangiwa. Baada ya zoezi hilo,…
Wakulima wa mahindi nchini Kenya wanakabiliwa na changamoto ya wafanyabiashara wengi, kuagiza mahindi kutoka nje ya nchi kufuatia kuongezeka kwa uagizaji wa mahindi ya bei nafuu kutoka mataifa ya COMESA, hali inayozua mjadala kuhusu mustakabali wa uzalishaji wa chakula nchini. Bei ya gunia la mahindi imeshuka kutoka takriban Shilingi 4,600 hadi karibu Shilingi 4,000 ndani…
