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Activist Saro-Wiwa pardoned by Nigeria 30 years after execution

LAGOS, Nigeria — Three decades after his execution shocked the world, Nigerian author and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa has been posthumously p...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

How climate change deepens the divide for women and girls

ZARIA, Nigeria — When climate disasters strike, they rarely arrive alone. Alongside flash floods, droughts and crop failures, another threat quietly g...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Nairobi launches first public air quality monitoring network

Nairobi – In a major push to tackle one of its deadliest invisible threats, Nairobi has launched its first city-owned air quality monitoring network....

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

UN taps ocean champions in Africa, Mexico and Spain to revive a dying blue planet

NICE, France — In a decisive move to breathe life back into the world's oceans, the United Nations has named three marine restoration projects in Afri...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Agriculture

Women farmers in Kenya take lead in greener farming revolution

NAIROBI, Kenya — On a breezy morning in the capital, a group of women stood proudly beside baskets of indigenous grains, pulses and vegetables. Many h...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

Hiker dies after bear encounter in remote forest ravine

KAVALA, Greece — What began as a quiet hike through one of Greece’s most remote forests ended in tragedy when a well-known outdoorsman fell to his dea...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

KAA receives safety and environmental ISO certifications

Nairobi – In a significant stride for East Africa’s busiest aviation hub, Kenya’s top airports have earned international recognition for safety and en...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Entertainment

From Milkshake to Maasai Mara Kelis’s unexpected new life on 300 acres in Kenya

Nairobi - When American singer Kelis, best known for her 2003 hit “Milkshake,” announced she had purchased 300 acres of farmland in Kenya’s Naivasha r...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Samidoh Branded Police Deserter, Faces Arrest After Skipping Duty

NAIROBI — Samuel Muchoki, better known as Samidoh, a popular Kikuyu Benga artist and serving police officer, has been declared a deserter by the Natio...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Agriculture

Africa’s livestock future takes centre stage in Nairobi forum

Nairobi — A major regional forum exploring the future of livestock in Africa opened in Nairobi on Monday, with camel herders, scientists, and governme...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

South Africa’s coal reliance could cost it billions watchdog warns

Johannesburg - South Africa is facing a hard truth: its deep reliance on coal could soon cost the country billions in trade revenue and over a million...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Climate change fuels growing crisis of farmer suicides in India

MARATHWADA, India — On a small plot of parched land in Maharashtra, Mirabai Khindkar’s life has been shattered. After successive crop failures, brough...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari