By Iminza Keboge Published May 28, 2019 BBC invites entries from Somali-speaking female poets for its 3rd BBC News Somali Young Female Poet of the Year award. Saying no previous experience is required, BBC says it welcomes original works of…
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By Iminza Keboge Published April 27, 2019 A British film festival focusing on movies from Africa and its Diaspora is from 2019 going biennial. Film Africa, a project of The Royal African Society that says it has since its inception…
By Abdi Ali Published March 11, 2019 Are you a student or in Academia and are looking into travelling at the best possible fares and packages? RELATED:Take That Getaway Break To Just Say ‘I Love You’ Then you need to…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 24, 2019 Do you ever long for a flight that is planned and operated by women from flight deck all the way to the ground including airport operations, flight dispatch, load control, ramp operation, on-board…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 16, 2019 An international financial institution that focuses on rural people has appointed Sherrie Silver, an MTV award-winning choreographer and dancer Advocate for Rural Youth. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialised United Nations…
By Abdi Ali Published February 8, 2019 We are six days away from the annual celebration of love and lovers on Valentine’s Day. How do you plan to say ‘I Love You’ on February 14, 2019? RELATED:Lovers’ Travel Packages Just…
By Ogova Ondego Published February 1, 2019 Once upon a time school rules in Kenya were to be obeyed without question. But that was before the emergence of the ‘Haki Yetu’ (our rights) anthem across the East African country. Then,…
By Khalifa Hemed Published January 25, 2019 One of Africa’s acclaimed musicians has died. Oliver Mtukudzi, the iconic guitarist and leader of The Black Spirits Band who was 66 died in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on January 23, 2019, plunging…
By Iminza Keboge Published December 18, 2018 A literary prize for children’s writers and illustrators from across Africa has announced the awards for the 2018 Golden Baobab Prize. The jury of the 10th Golden Baobab Prize says the 2018 Golden…
By Christine Lagarde Published December 18, 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa has seen relatively robust growth for almost two decades. The region has created almost nine million jobs per year since 2000, on par with the rise in the labour force. The…