- Ryerson University has officially chosen a new name. Effective immediately, the institution will be called Toronto Metropolitan University. On Tuesday, a board of governors unanimously voted on the new name in response to a months-long examination of the university’s namesake and his role in Canada…
- The killing of Damaris Muthee Mutua that was reported this week came after two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death last October. Mutua, 28, did not have the profile of Tirop but her death has again amplified concerns surrounding femicides and…
- The countrywide shortage of fuel in Kenya is in its second week despite the government assuring Kenyans that there are enough petroleum products. The shortage has continued to haunt motorists as uncertainty persist on when supply will resume normalcy ahead of the monthly review this Thursday. On…
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) says not all Kenyans need to register their SIM cards afresh. This comes on the back of confusion ahead of April 15 deadline. Different reports gave contradicting information in regard to who is supposed to register his or her SIM card, with certain…
- The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt…
- Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous delegates for residential school abuse in Canada Pope Francis apologized on Friday for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada’s residential school system, following a week of talks with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations.…
- The Democratic Republic of Congo has joined the East African Community (EAC) as its seventh member, massively expanding the territory of the trade bloc, giving it access to the Atlantic Ocean and greatly increasing the numbers of French speakers in what began as a club of former British colonies.…
- Saying that it “endorses the international recognition of Kenya’s abundant high-tech workforce capabilities, business opportunities and conducive investment environment”, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday unveiled the 27 million U.S. dollar Microsoft Africa Development Centre. The Nairobi-…
- Netflix and UNESCO have announced the six winners of the groundbreaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up-and-coming filmmakers, entitled ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’. Voline Ogutu is among the six winners and the only Kenyan. Ogutu makes the list alongside five other winners…
