The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revised the national sulphur specification for diesel from maximum 3000 parts per million (ppm) to 500 ppm, effective January 2017. The Authority however...
Facebook has announced a “slimmed down” version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common. The company said Messenger Lite had the “core...
Regulatory reforms and the ease of doing business matter for long term economic growth and prosperity in Ghana, Mr Jim McAlpine, Country Director of United Kingdom's Department for International...
The final list of nominees for the 2016 MTV MAMAs scheduled to hold in Johannesburg on October 20, 2016 has been released. Among the tall list of nominees are musicians from across the continent but...
A groundbreaking social experiment will begin in Kenya in roughly one month. The charity GiveDirectly will begin giving people in 200 villages free sums of money, no strings attached. It'll be the...
Here we go again! We hare not recovered from the excesses of past politicians that decided to sell Government properties to themselves, now Buhari Government is sending out feelers on how we will...
Despite the clear potential to boost rice production at the regional level in Africa, most countries on the Continent continue to rely heavily on imports for meeting their rice consumption needs,...
By Nana Yaw Osei The joy of many Ghanaians across political divide knew no bounds when Mr. John Dramani Mahama was selected as a vice presidential candidate of the then candidate: Professor John...
---Gordon Offin-Amaniampong examines the political jigsaw: Or what the writer calls the ‘Trump Three-Tier-Trap.” I get this question a lot. The latest was yesterday: “I hear people saying that...
On Monday 19 September 2016, UK Visas and Immigration’s global commercial partner for UK visa services, TLScontact, will open a Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Mombasa. This is a new centre, in...
Nairobi (AFP) - As Kenya prepares to close the world's largest refugee camp, a rights watchdog said the repatriation of Somalis from the sprawling Dadaab camp is based on misinformation and violates...
The Hague (AFP) - Kenya on Monday rebuked Somalia for dragging it before the UN's top court to defend a maritime border dispute that could decide the fate of potentially lucrative Indian Ocean oil...
The Hague (AFP) - Kenya failed to work with the International Criminal Court in its probe over post-election violence against President Uhuru Kenyatta, the tribunal said Monday, some 18 months after...
The Hague (AFP) - Somalia accused Kenya on Tuesday of unnecessarily prolonging a battle over lucrative Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves, saying "both impoverished nations" had an interest in swiftly...
Three years after Westgate, I remain horrified by the cowardice and inhumanity of this attack on innocent people enjoying a day out. My heart goes out again to all those who lost loved ones, and to...
Nairobi (AFP) - Islamist gunmen launched an overnight attack on a police camp in Kenya's north-east, close to the Somali border, police and militants said Thursday. "Over 50 terrorists attacked the...
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Dr. Barbara Hendricks, will visit Kenya from 28th September to 1st October. The visit is part of a...
Selenkay Reserve (Kenya) (AFP) - In the Maasai heartland of southern Kenya, some young men have swapped their ancestral role as lion-hunters to instead protect the big cats under a conservation...
The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Kenya: As Ambassador of the European Union in Kenya and Ambassadors of European Union Member...
Thirty-five researchers and policymakers from 12 countries will gather in Accra from October 5 for a two-day symposium to discuss approaches to help shape policy making in their respective countries....
