By Emmanuel Onyango A Kenyan doctor who became a vociferous opponent of the Covid-19 vaccine has succumbed to the virus, weeks after saying the jab was “totally unnecessary”. Dr Stephen Karanja, chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, advocated steam … Continued
Towba mosque in the northeastern town of Qardo in Puntland has put in place new COVID19 measures to keep worshippers safe, as the disease continues to spread in Somalia. The mosque management has closed the ablutions area and asked the … Continued
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Residents of the Somali capital Mogadishu fled neighbourhoods on Tuesday fearing renewed clashes between rival factions in the security forces, who have split in a dispute over an extension to the president’s term. Government forces also raided … Continued
When Ghana received 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from India last month, it hit a frustrating roadblock: it had not trained enough staff to distribute them. The country was still rolling out shots received in late February from the global vaccine-sharing … Continued
For Dr Ubah Farah Ahmed, returning to Somalia was not an easy decision to make, but she knew it was the right thing to do. “I have two children who are now in their mid-twenties still in Rome, but they understand why I … Continued
LONDON: British supermarket Sainsbury’s has recalled packs of its Medjool dates over concerns they might be contaminated with hepatitis A. “The safety of our products is our highest priority,” said a spokesperson for the company. “We are asking customers not … Continued
Executive Summery Charcoal is one of the most important commodities in sub-Saharan Africa, with as much as 80% of the urban population in the East Africa region using charcoal as their primary energy needs for cooking. It is cheap, efficient … Continued
By Mary Wambui The report by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-ATOC) dubbed ‘Black Gold; The charcoal grey market in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan’ shows that Kenya is now a major transit point of charcoal coming from the … Continued
Government Should Protect Refugees, Not Send People Back to Dangerous Conditions. The Kenyan government has again issued an ultimatum to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide a plan and timeline for closing the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps. … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Somalia on Sunday received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China to boost the war against COVID-19 pandemic in the Horn of African State. Fawziya Abikar Nur, Minister of Health and Human Services, lauded China’s support … Continued
BY: SADULLAH KHAN The world enters a second Ramadan in a COVID-19 global pandemic. The world is no longer the same. It seems unusual and uncertain. No one could ever have imagined that our world would change so radically, so considerably, … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s high court on Thursday suspended the government move to shut down two camps that hold hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn neighboring countries. Justice Antony Mrima issued the temporary order, which will run for … Continued
