China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed the decision as “historic” and a [...]
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Kenya Terminates US Election Education Program Ahead of Polls
Kenya’s government has terminated operations of a U.S.-funded project to educate voters, just months before this East African country holds its next presidential [...]
For Kenyans, Jamhuri Day 2016 is shadowed by sadness over Naivasha tragedy
Kenyans everywhere are celebrating this 53rd Jamhuri Day with a heavy heart and a shadow of sadness hanging over us. On Saturday Dec 10, 2016, a tanker carrying inflammable [...]
Striking Kenyan doctors threaten to shut private hospitals
Kenyan doctors and nurses warned Thursday they will extend a strike crippling public hospitals to private clinics as well next week, unless the government offers them more in [...]
Viola Desmond chosen as first Canadian woman to grace banknote’s face
Viola Desmond, often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first [...]
KCPE 2016 results released
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results are out. For the first time in Kenya’s KCPE history, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said all candidates [...]
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment – to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Most of the class [...]
Historic win for former refugee, Somali-American woman
Ilhan Omar, 34, has made history by becoming the first Somali legislator in the US state of Minnesota. A former refugee, the Somali-born activist has been elected to serve in [...]
America’s choice
Against all odds, Donald Trump is America’s President elect. Trying to predict how his presidency will pan out is a waste of effort. Waiting to see… ~Wakenya [...]
Canada Immigration website crashes as Donald Trump election victory looks imminent
The Canadian immigration site has broken as people look to leave the US. The official website for ‘Citizenship and Immigration Canada’ has stopped working, [...]