12-year old Kenyan girl married to two men within a month
A 12-year-old girl has been rescued by authorities in Kenya after she was married off to two men in the span of one month. The girl’s father, in Narok County
Factors impacting the development of infrastructure in Africa
The world is eager to do business with Africa but finds it difficult to access African markets because of poor infrastructure NAIROBI, Kenya By Tonny Tugee Without a doubt, Africa
Coronavirus is battering Africa’s growing middle class
From Kenya to Nigeria, South Africa to Rwanda, the pandemic is decimating the livelihoods of the once-stable workers who were helping to drive Africa’s economic expansion. A busy street in
Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as new Malawi president after historic win
“Time has come for us to wake up and to make our dreams come true,” Mr Chakwera said in his victory speech. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of
Malawian voters turn out for historic presidential election re-run
Malawians are voting in a re-run election a year on from President Peter Mutharika’s disputed victory that was annulled nearly five months ago. Mr Mutharika, who wants a second term,
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced. He told a China-Africa summit on Covid-19
US missionary pleads guilty to sex crimes in Kenya orphanage
An American Christian missionary has pleaded guilty in a US court to sexually abusing young girls at the orphanage he started in Kenya. Gregory Dow, 61, admitted to four counts
‘We want to bring the benefits of education to the people through community radio’
How do you get information about coronavirus to the wider public and replace fear with knowledge? In Ghana, a group of young women have taken matters into their own hands
Lesotho former PM ‘paid hit-men to kill former wife’
In a damning court affidavit, the police in Lesotho say they have evidence that former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife Maesaiah Thabane paid assassins to kill Mr
Burundi begins official mourning for President Nkurunziza
Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack aged 55 shocked the impoverished
