Ruto has also faced accusations of grabbing land from a primary school and land meant for a sewage treatment plant in Nairobi.

New month, new regulations! There are again changes in regulations and laws taking effect in August. Here’s an overview of what will change in the new month: —— More transparent working conditionsThe EU directive on transparent and reliable working conditions comes into force on 1 August. This stipulates which information and documentation obligations employers must fulfil. According to the directive, …

The video of an Italian man kneeling over an African in broad daylight in the Italian city of Civitanova Marche, located in the Province of Macerata, which has been widely circulated on news websites and social media since Friday, is so saddening. The video, which shows how the victim, a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, was being beaten to death by …

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar, and the Islands, has elected His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana as its new President. His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr is now the highest-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa. The election took place in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday …

Women At The Well Of Living Waters, an empowering community of women headquartered in London, holds its global convention in the southwestern German city of Esslingen on 5-7 August. The 3-day event, tagged W@LWGERMANY2022, provides a forum for women from all walks of life to share their experiences and network. Among the activities that will take place at the conference …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the 17 million Nigerians in the diaspora for being worthy representatives of their home country and for their contributions to its development. Buhari made the commendation while declaring open the 2022 National Diaspora Day celebrations in Abuja on Monday. Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, described the event, organised …

Lufthansa has again cancelled more than 1,000 flights due to the warning strike by its ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the middle of the holiday season. The walkout will start at 3.45 a.m. on Wednesday and end at 6 a.m. on Thursday local time, the trade union Ver.di said in a statement on Monday. The industrial …

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has given strong assurance to US investors that Africa is a secure, competitive and profitable market for investment. Adesina was speaking on Wednesday at the US-Africa Business Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, where he told American investors to see Africa as a logical investment destination and to engage with …

Narrative-change organization ‘Africa No Filter’ is challenging stereotypical news about Africa with its latest handbook, Why Change the Way We Write About Africa? A storyteller’s guide to reframing Africa. The handbook hopes to close the gap between mainstream and alternative stories of Africa by equipping journalists and storytellers with the tools to write about the continent beyond poverty, disease, poor …

" I think the film can contribute to people reflecting more on their own biases, on their own racism"