BET Africa: BET’s Top Actor Comes To Africa: Auditions In Nigeria, South Africa And Kenya
BET hit Top Actor is on the hunt for the hottest acting talent on the continent as auditions fire up ahead of season. If acting is your thing, then come along and show off your skills and you could be starring in Top Actor Africa, the TV series that puts a dramatic new spin on […]
The Nigerian School That Floats On Water: Africa’s Most Talented Innovators Meet In Kenya
Some of Africa’s most talented innovators and inventors have been gathering at a summit in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Among them is Nigerian-born architect Kunle Adeyemi who has designed and built a three-storey floating school on a lagoon in Nigeria. Below he describes his inspiration for the design. Please follow and like us:
10 Annoying Questions Africans Hate Being Asked While Abroad
Any Kenyan who has travelled abroad has encountered annoying questions from the curious locals wherever place they are visiting. While some questions are usually hilarious (read dumb), others and plain annoying. Here are some of the most annoying questions. 1. Are You From Nigeria? Hey people not every black person from Africa is Nigerian.This question […]
New Money Transfer Service For Kenyans Abroad
SIMBAPAY, the money transfer provider, has announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Choice Microfinance Bank in Kenya. Money transfers made to Choice Microfinance Bank by Kenyans living abroad using SimbaPay will be free of transfer fees. In addition, the recipient Choice Microfinance Bank accounts will be credited instantly. Victor Karanja, Head […]
Kenya Has No Right To Block Ugandan Sugar
East African Community (EAC) secretary general Richard Sezibera has said Kenya has no right to stop Ugandan sugar from being sold within its territory as long as both countries are members of the regional bloc. According to Mr Sezibera, the same rule applies to any of the five EAC member states that attempts to restrict […]
Kenya’s Kim Kardashian Unapologetic About Lightening Her Skin
In Kenya, Vera Sidika is the polarizing video vixen who is owning up to lightening her skin tone and talking about it on national television. Such is her notoriety, The New York Post and BBC Africa have both featured her on their platforms. Vera Sidika is the Kenyan video vixen whose derrière became famous after […]
Kenyan Runners Koki Manunga And Joyce Zakary Banned After Testing Positive For Doping
Kenya are flying high at the World Championships, top of the medal table with two more golds on Wednesday, but the country’s celebrations were tainted by news two of their athletes have tested positive for banned substances since arriving in Beijing. Koki Manunga and Joyce Zakary have been provisionally suspended by the International Association of […]
Senegal Jails 7 Men For Homosexuality
Hardly a month after US President Barack Obama came out in support of gay rights in Kenya, Senegal becomes the latest country to prosecute homesexuals. Seven men have been jailed for six months in Senegal, after they were found guilty of homosexuality last week the BBC says. A court in Dakar heard that police allegedly […]
Kenya Ordered To Give Teachers 50% Pay Rise
Kenya’s Supreme Court has said that the government should abide by a lower court’s decision to give teachers a pay rise of at least 50%. The teachers’ pay body had argued that it cannot afford the increase awarded by the industrial court. The dispute over teachers’ pay goes back 18 years, with a pay deal […]
Ethiopia Vs Kenya Rivary Continues In Long Distance Races In Beinjing Games
Ethiopia’s ace long distance female runner, Genzebe Dibaba, has won the World Championships 1 500m race to set the tone to what is expected to be a continuation of the rivalry between her country and Kenya. At the race held in Beijing, China, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon came second. Although several other races are yet to […]
