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In the measured cadence of a leader who has spent decades turning catastrophe into coherence, President Paul Kagame recently offered a deceptively simple directive: “Don’t invest in vibes. Invest in the foundation and then vibe.” ALSO READ: Kagame: Development gains must be reflected in citizen welfare Delivered to Rwandans gathered under the banner of the…
Nairobi — Transport organisations have announced the world’s first global conference dedicated to informal and shared mobility, bringing matatus, tuk-tuks, jeepneys and similar transport systems into the spotlight. The 1st Global Convening on Informal & Shared Mobility (GLOCON) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 26 to 28, 2026, bringing together researchers, policymakers, transport…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today marks the 25th anniversary of Research4Life, a public-private partnership that provides researchers, educators, health professionals and policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries with affordable or free access to scientific knowledge. The partnership has helped dramatically expand access to scientific knowledge for researchers, educators, health professionals and policy-makers in more…
Nairobi — Young people are at the center of the reflections taking place during the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), which opened on Sunday, July 19, at the Catholic University in Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi. In his opening address, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kisumu,…
A direct-to-player payment system with $1.67 million paid across eight markets, more than 47,000 instant disbursements, and equal pay for the women’s game by design. betPawa today published a full year of verified payout data from its Locker Room Bonusprogramme, and the numbers describe something few private-sector sports initiatives in Africa have managed to build:…
Eight months after crossing the finish line, Soweto Marathon winners may finally receive some of their long-overdue prize money. Athletes still waiting for prize money from the 2025 Soweto Marathon may finally receive what they are owed. Well, at least part of it. On 17 July, Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) issued a statement outlining efforts…
Swakopmund — Botswana vice president Ndaba Gaolathe has challenged Africans to reclaim ownership of their narrative, saying the continent’s greatest communication challenge is not a lack of achievement but a failure to tell its own stories. Gaolathe was speaking during the official opening of the second Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund, hosted by the Namibia…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI 2026) report, released on Tuesday by five United Nations…
From drugs to arms to poaching, unmarked boats sustain a criminal economy threatening coastal livelihoods and security. In October 2025, a major maritime operation in the high seas revealed the evolving sophistication of organised crime along East Africa’s Swahili Coast. Acting on a tip-off, the Kenyan Navy intercepted the MV Mashallah, an unregistered ‘fishing’ dhow,…
The decades-old dispute over the Orange River boundary between Namibia and South Africa remains unresolved after the two countries failed to conclude the matter during the fourth Namibia-South Africa Binational Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday. The dispute centres on where the international boundary lies. Namibia argues the border should run through the middle…
