Africa had the highest rate of intimate partner-related femicides in 2023.

With the slogan “Stop femicide!” they denounced the alarming number of murders of women and girls in the African nation.Hundreds of Kenyan protesters rallied on Tuesday in the streets of Nairobi (capital) to denounce the increase in femicide cases in the African country, while they were repressed by the police. Related:Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide […]

Police statistics indicate more than 100 women have been killed in separate incidents between August and November. On Wednesday, Kenyan President William Ruto condemned the alarming rise in femicide cases across the country, urging collective efforts to protect women from gender-based violence. Related:Kenya: Farmers fight against GMOs Ruto, who addressed a televised news conference in […]

In communities across Kenya, peasant organizations are mobilizing to defend the right to healthy food and rejected GM crops that advance the country’s food security. In Karura, a region on the northern outskirts of Nairobi, community leaders meet with local peasant communities to explain the implications of GMOs to small farmers, seeds introduced into the […]

Participants will explore how to conduct climate risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and develop adaptation strategies to bolster infrastructure resilience. On Monday, climate change experts started a four-day meeting in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to discuss strategies for scaling up climate adaptation needs for resilience infrastructure. Related:Kenya: ousted vice president denounces assassination attempts The meeting, dubbed […]

The Kenyan Senate on Thursday formally removed 59-year-old Vice President Rigathi Gachagua from office after two days of impeachment for judicial charges. Related: Kenya: Call for Inclusive Policies to Boost School Enrolment The event has been described as “unprecedented in Kenyan history”. Gachagua was charged with 11 counts, of which he was found guilty of […]

The theme for 2024 World Sight Day, “Children, love your eyes,” underscores the importance of raising awareness about vision impairment. On Friday, a report from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, stated that over 80,000 Kenyan school-going children are struggling with eye health challenges including short or […]

Since Sept. 23, Israel has conducted extensive airstrikes across Lebanon, targeting what it claims are Hezbollah positions. On Wednesday, Kenya announced it will allocate 100 million shillings (around 775,000 U.S. dollars) to support security and other agencies in evacuating its citizens trapped in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon due to the volatile situation in […]

Over 500 participants, including policymakers, industry executives, diplomats, representatives of academia and civil society, are attending the forum. On Wednesday, the third African Business and Human Rights Forum opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, with delegates calling for embedding the principles of equity, fairness and inclusion in the continent’s private sector. Related:Kenya: +300 Delegates […]

Gyang Demitta Chinwude, head of customs administration, cooperation, trade facilitation, and transit at the African Continental Free Trade Area, said that Africa stands at the crossroads of great opportunities. More than 300 delegates drawn from Africa’s tax revenue institutions, United Nations agencies, and Africa’s regional economic blocs are meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, […]