India: East Africa’s 21st century ally? CHAPATIS ARE SERVED FOR CHRISTMAS, BIRYA-ni is a must for weddings. And samosas are forever. Indian-origin words and expressions like duka (shop), chapati and harambee are firmly embedded in...
Kalashnikovs no longer call the shots in Maputo The revolutionary rhetoric has faded, but sustained commercial success still eludes the country’s artists, finds Susan Linnee
Girls shine in KCPE Girls dominated the top five positions in this year’s Standard Eight examinations whose results were released on Tuesday.
Uganda seeks nation’s backing to fight LRA MULTI-PRONGED: The national propaganda campaign follows a similar one by the Uganda army conducted inside Congo to woo the worn-out rebels back home and to drum up support for the renewed offensive
Makeba: The good life is one lived among the people Kenyans, as British colonialism entered its final days, she comforted the jailed Jomo Kenyatta. “ Pole mzee ,” she sang in Kiswahili, repeating the phrase again and again, almost like a...
Nkunda's real aim is to gun down Monuc Who will stop this man? Tutsi militia leader Laurent Nkunda has set his sights on capturing Goma town, and appears to have every chance of doing so.
Kabila vulnerable after turning away from the West The persistent rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo calls into question Joseph Kabila’s presidency and who wants him out.
Pirates of Puntland What is it that makes Pirates different from other brigands; why do dacoits of the sea excite the imagination where the land-bound highwayman invokes fear and loathing? To explain, we cite the...
She feared no man Every year, around August 9, the Giriama people go on a pilgrimage to Sabaki River to commemorate the life of their great heroine, Mekatilili wa Menza.
EAC states dragging their feet on integration The commitment of the East African Community member states to the integration process has been called into question following a revelation that they have yet to ratify a number of protocols long...
