Daily Archives: Jun 18, 2021

UN: Forced Displacement from Conflicts Soaring Despite Pandemic

The U.N. refugee agency, which just released its 2020 Global Trends report, said the number of people forcibly displaced last year by wars, violence,...

Tanzania to Join COVAX Vaccines Sharing Facility

Tanzania has asked to join the COVAX global vaccine sharing facility and start its first coronavirus immunization campaign - more than 15 months...

Central Bank: Nigeria Could Launch Pilot Digital Currency by Year-End

Nigeria's Central Bank is preparing a digital currency pilot that could launch as early as the end of this year, its director of information...

Malawi Facing COVID Vaccine Shortage after Burning Expired Doses

Malawi authorities say the country is quickly running out of coronavirus vaccines as confirmed infections surge to nearly 35,000 and 1,200 deaths in...

Zimbabwe Imposes 12-Hour Curfew on Districts on Zambian Border

Zimbabwe has announced stricter coronavirus measures along its northern border with Zambia after a spike in confirmed infections. The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for...

Facing Unwanted Marriage in Mozambique, a 14-Year-Old Flees

Like many 14-year-old girls, Sifa Maulana had a dream. Hers was to become a nurse. Her family didn’t support Sifa’s ambitions. "My grandmother said, ‘If you...

At Least 80 Students Missing After Latest School Raid in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria say armed men have attacked a school in the northwest state of Kebbi, killing a police officer and abducting at least...

UNHCR Delegation Visits South Sudan Amid More Aid Worker Attacks

The head of a high-level U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) delegation visiting a refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan, this week said threats and attacks...

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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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