NAIROBI Top Stories

Meet the peanut butter Queenz who have survived domestic abuse to become business women2018-04-26
Metro UK: Peanut butter is an incredible spread. It tastes delicious, it’s nutritious and, for 15 domestic abuse survivors, it’s giving them the chance of a better life. The Queenz are based in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi, and they make and sell homemade peanut butter...
Kenyan politicians' secret talks keep country guessing2018-04-26
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan politicians have kept their critics and admirers guessing as they engage in secret talks on 2022 succession battle. The politicians, both from the opposition and the ruling party Jubilee, have heightened the meetings as...
Ma’aden continue its commitments to serve the growing East African markets2018-04-26
Public Technologies: During a visit to Nairobi, Ma'aden CEO Khalid Al Mudaifer met with the company's many fertilizer customers and toured Kenyan farms that use Ma'aden fertilizers 'In only a few years, Ma'aden has grown our fertilizer sales in East Africa by over 80%,' said Mr....
Somali officials says ready to redraw electoral boundaries2018-04-26
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's electoral officials wrapped up their three-day training in Nairobi on Thursday vowing to embark on the electoral boundary delimitation exercise. Somalia's National IndependentElectoral Commission (NIEC) chairperson,...
African Union mulls sanctions on peace saboteurs in South Sudan2018-04-26
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The African Union is considering imposing sanctions on leaders who will appear to be frustrating the South Sudan peace process, a senior official at the pan African body disclosed on Thursday. Visiting African Union Commission...
AU lauds Kenya's regional trade, peace efforts in Africa2018-04-26
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Visiting African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday lauded PresidentUhuru Kenyatta's support for the continental body's agenda of integration, trade, peace, security and stability. Mahamat who held talks...
Kenya Economy Seen Rebounding After Election Slowdown2018-04-26
Topix: Employees work at the KenyaCane spirit production line at the East African Breweries Limited factory in Ruaraka factory in Nairobi, Kenya, April 6, 2018. Kenya's economy is expected to rebound to 5.8 percent growth in 2018 after electoral uncertainty and...
World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund to Hold 2021 Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco2018-04-26
APO: The 2021 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2021, following a vote by the Boards of Governors of the two...
Flash floods displace over 210,000 people across Kenya: Red Cross2018-04-26
Xinhua: Photo taken on April 24, 2018 shows a mini bus trapped in the water in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The Kenya Red Cross Society said on Wednesday that it is providing emergency relief to more than 210,000 people impacted by rising flood waters that continue to...
Kenya:Red Cross responds as floods displace more than 210,0002018-04-26
Mareeg: NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25, 2018-The Kenya Red Cross Society is providing emergency relief to thousands of people impacted by rising flood waters that continue to wreak havoc in many parts of Kenya. Since torrential rains started last month,...
AUC Chairman Mahamat lauds President Kenyatta’s support for integration, peace and trade2018-04-26
Public Technologies: Mr Mahamat thanked PresidentKenyatta for showing commitment to the financial and institutional reforms of the African Union (AU). 'We appreciate your support for theSingle AfricanAir TransportMarket and the African ContinentalFree Trade Area, among other...
Art and science marry in Ethiopia’s quest for the perfect chicken2018-04-26
The Himalayan: ROME: Researchers in Ethiopia are embarking on a quest to create the perfect chicken for African farmers with an unlikely ally – a Belgian conceptual artist who has spent 20 years crossbreeding indigenous chickens, from China and Egypt to Senegal and...
Art and science marry in Ethiopia's quest for the perfect chicken2018-04-26
This is Money: By Thin Lei WinROME, April 26 (Thomson ReutersFoundation) - Researchers in Ethiopia are embarking on a quest to create the perfect chicken for African farmers with an unlikely ally - a Belgian conceptual artist who has spent 20 years crossbreeding indigenous...
Obituary: Zena Skinner, cook/chef, television personality, broadcaster2018-04-26
Scotsman: Obituary: Zena Skinner, chef/cook. Born: 27 February1927, Redbourn, Bedfordshire. Died: 6 March 2018, Luton, aged 91. A former member of the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War, Zena Skinner went on to become Tupperware's brand ambassador...