Community-run saving groups in Kenya allow entrepreneurial women to access informal loans away from banking bureaucracy. Nairobi, Kenya – Inside the rented workshop in West Nairobi, bright scraps of fabric lie on every available surface, and colourful dresses adorn the corrugated walls. The space, equipped with three sewing machines, belongs to Irene Obahiambo, a businesswoman who designs and makes clothes to… Read more »
With the armed group recruiting Kenyan nationals to carry out attacks in their own country, the tactics must be reevaluated. It is a week since the deadly hotel attack in Nairobi. Life appears to have returned to normal. But beneath the surface, Kenyan leaders have been left with a tough decision on how to proceed. Previously, every time a major attack by… Read more »
Friday’s attack was the 10th this year in the Horn of Africa country carried out by the US army. At least 13 al-Shabab fighters, have been killed in an air raid outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the US army said. In a statement released on Saturday, US Africom said that the attack happened in Gandarshe, 48km south of Mogadishu, on Friday. “To… Read more »
Six people detained and released on bail in connection with the killing of journalist know for his FIFA investigations. Six people have been arrested and released on bail in connection with last month’s killing in Ghana of undercover journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who exposed a high-ranking official at FIFA as corrupt, police announced on Friday. David Eklu, director general of police… Read more »