Too loud or too Black? Toronto’s African inconvenience
Toronto recently celebrated St. Paddy’s Day. For a lot of people I’m sure it was great fun. There’s always a lot of green and vaguely Irish cliches, as well [...]
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Save Afrofest, Toronto’s African Music Festival
The City of Toronto has limited Afrofest at Woodbine Park down to a one day event from its traditional two-day (Saturday-Sunday) format. This move will not only make it [...]
Women’s Day recognition for East African community champions
Earlier this week, on International Women’s Day (IWD) in Toronto, an honour was bestowed on a number of women, recognizing their work within various communities. The women [...]
Trudeau, Obama talks wrap up with invitation for return visit to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up their talks a bit early Thursday, emerging from the White House to tell reporters that Obama has been [...]
Former US missionary jailed for abusing Kenya orphans
A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison. Matthew Lane Durham, 21, had [...]
Diaspora Travel and Bereavement insurance package worth looking into
If you’re Kenyan in the Diaspora and would like to in any way lessen the financial burden of your death on those you leave behind, this is for you. In addition to other [...]
The power of courage
When she was only nineteen months of age, Helen Keller suffered an illness that left her blind and deaf. Soon she was unable to speak. By the age of seven she was extremely [...]
Your Career Needs Four Engines
By Bruce Kasanoff Take a look at the 747 above these words. Imagine that you are a passenger on board the plane and that it only has three engines. How comfortable are you [...]
Barclays Kenya is not shutting down – MD Awori
Barclays Africa Group Limited says it remains committed to Africa despite the announcement by its majority shareholder – Barclays PLC – of plans to exit Africa [...]
Kenya top judge suspended over alleged corruption
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended a Supreme Court judge who is at the centre of a $2m (£1.5m) corruption scandal. A seven-member tribunal is to investigate [...]