The media has traditionally played an agenda-setting role during elections across the world. Kenya’s media is billed to be among the most independent in Africa. In the 2022 press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Kenya was ranked 69th out of 180, up from position 102 in...
Zimbabwe is going through economic and political turmoil. Inflation has been on the rise and poverty is increasing among the peasants and working class. However, things may get worse next year, 2023, when 180, 000 Zimbabweans will be deported just before watershed general elections. Post-2000, millions of Zimbabweans have...
The continental bloggers network, Africa Blogging, is delighted to announce that we have resumed publishing on our website, www.blogging.africa and our official social media platforms. A little over a month ago, we decided to suspend publication of new materials on these platforms due to a severe case of plagiarism...
On the day of the Kenya elections, August 8th, 2022, I had a chat with veteran South African journalist...
In under five days, Kenya goes to a general election where voters will decide their political leaders for the...
The Africa Blogging Network is a voluntary membership network that brings together politics bloggers and journalists from East, Southern,...
By Immanuel Obeng’-Akroffi Insecurity in Nigeria is increasing in scale, spread and sophistication. As of January 2022, a total...
Kenya recently celebrated 59 years of self-rule in an elaborate event which was also the last public holiday being...
On April 25, 2022 the U.S. government announced the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) will open an Office of...
Kenya’s presidential election slated for August 9th, 2022 could have been won or lost with the events that happened...
The vaccine to definitively eradicate Covid-19 from the planet has not yet been found. But Côte d’Ivoire, like other...
By Abdalle Ahmed Mumin The price of an AK-47, the standard weapon of Somali militias, has soared on gun...
In November 2020, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive after fighters allied to the regional administration in Tigray attacked a military base housing government troops. Since then the Tigray region has largely closed to the media and humanitarian organizations as the conflict rages on. The conflict has since taken a new turn, with the regional force, TPLF, joining hands with other armed groups in a bid to march to the country’s capital and bring down Mr Abiy’s government.
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On the day of the Kenya elections, August 8th, 2022, I had a chat with veteran South African journalist Denzil Taylor and Johanesburg Politics Researcher, Dr Seife Kidane on the significance of this elections and what makes Kenya’s elections so significant to the global community. This podcast is produced...
Kenya recently celebrated 59 years of self-rule in an elaborate event which was also the last public holiday being presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta. At the event, he numerated the successes of his government over the last 10 years and his hope for the future administration. This past...
Kenya is making strides towards the implementation of Universal Health Coverage. I recently spoke to Pabi Moloi of Johannesburg’s Power 98.7 FM about public healthcare in Kenya and here is a recording of the same.