Daily Archives: May 27, 2021

Cameroon Clears Abandoned Mental Health Patients from Streets

Authorities in Cameroon are clearing the streets in the capital, Yaounde, of more than 300 psychiatric patients whom officials say have been abandoned...

MEC Debbie Schäfer wishes candidates well for June NSC and SC examinations

Minister Schäfer wishes candidates well for the June NSC and SC examinations The combined National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Senior Certificate (SC) exams began in...

DRC Officials Order Evacuation of Goma, Fearing Another Volcano Eruption

Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday ordered the partial evacuation of the city of Goma out of fears of another eruption of...

Gender-Based Violence Cases Quintuple in Kenya During Pandemic, Survey Finds

Kenya's department of gender says reported cases of gender-based violence have nearly quintupled during the COVID-19 pandemic. But activists say that stigma and fear...

Uganda Sees Sharp Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Uganda is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, forcing its health officials to take stern emergency measures. From 200 cases per day...

France Had Role in 1994 Rwanda Genocide, Macron Says

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Rwanda’s capital Thursday, where he acknowledged France’s role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and said he hoped for...

VOA Exclusive: Tobacco Giant’s Burkina Faso Distributor Denies Smuggling, Funding Terrorism

Two investigative reports this year accused the Burkina Faso representative of tobacco giant Philip Morris of funding terrorism through tobacco smuggling. In an...

Mali President, PM Released From Military Custody

Officials in Mali say the country's interim president and prime minister have been released, one day after they resigned while in military custody. ...

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Maua Residents Cautioned Against Illegal Water Connections

Maua: Residents of Maua in Igembe South Sub-County have been urged to desist from illegal water connections as authorities step up enforcement measures. Maua Town Municipal Manager Timothy Mwenda issued the stern warning stating that anyone caught eng...
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Yetu Sacco Hits Record Billion Revenue

Meru: For the first time in its 33-year history, Yetu DT Sacco, Meru County has hit the Sh1 billion profit mark with a historic membership registration drive. According to Kenya News Agency, the Sacco has recently recorded a surge in membership, su...

Teso King to Tour Kenya, Engage with Iteso Community

Nairobi: Iteso Cultural Union (ICU) leader Papa Paul Sande Emolot is set to visit the Iteso community in Teso, Kenya, as well as those residing in other sub-counties, in March this year. The announcement was made during the burial of Moses Oduya in Ka...

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