A team of five Kenyan students recently won $1 million in a global entrepreneurship competition and have now launched a business that would make biodegradable sanitary pads from banana fiber. The exciting new project will go a long way...
The Democratic Republic of Congo was officially admitted to the East African Community on 29th March, 2022 following the meeting of the 19thextraordinary summit of the EAC Heads of State.
While addressing EAC Heads of State Summit, President Uhuru Kenyatta,...
Ethiopia’s recently appointed ambassadors will depart to their destinations in two weeks, a senior government official told Capital. Ethiopia’s leading partners, the United States of America, most European countries and China, have sent their agreements to host the appointees...
More than 37,000 people have been forced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the last four days of fighting, according to aid agencies.
Local media report that the national army has retaken some areas that had...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania inflation has slightly dropped to 12.1% as of November from 12.9% that was recorded in October the previous month due to the decline in food prices and energy costs.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...
Rwanda's position in Africa as a preferable destination for technological advancement is taking deeper roots as the country is set to be the first in Africa to introduce Volkswagen's electric car, the e-Golf. Volkswagen is one of the world's...
When the government cracked the whip last year and ordered matatu operators to change their way of doing business and trade under savings and credit co-operative societies (saccos), many people in the multi-billion industry were caught by surprise.
Most operators...
Kenya’s August elections will undoubtedly be among the most pivotal political events in Africa in 2022. In a turbulent region, Kenya’s stability, economic muscle, and diplomatic leadership are more essential than ever before. The country’s recent history features hotly...
The war between Russia and Ukraine has done more harm than good to most of the African countries, Uganda inclusive. With the cost of living going higher by the day, a group of Ugandans called out to the general...
The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to “meet Jesus Christ” has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said.
“Total death Toll – 403,” Coast Regional...


