Ugandan man behind viral fake East African currency shocked by its success
To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come to fruition. An account on X, called “Government of East Africa”, complete with a grey tick suggesting it was the real deal, released an image of a specimen note worth five sheafras, featuring a coat […]
Being home of stress aside, Nairobi now ranked among most expensive cities in Africa
A recent report has ranked Kenya’s capital Nairobi as the most costly city to live in East Africa. Key considerations in the indexing were factored on cost of inflation for goods and services, currency fluctuations and instability of accommodation prices. The reserach conducted by Mercer, a global consutancy firm ranked Nairobi at position 145 globaly […]
FAO warns of new locust invasion threat in Kenya, eastern Africa
A few swarms could spread further in Kenya and reach Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda this month, the FAO warns.
Covid-19: East Africa cases swell to 651 with 22 deaths
Kenya is leading in East Africa with the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases with 270 while Tanzania is second with 170.
Bill Gates donates Sh1bn to fight locusts in East Africa
The desert locust invasion is the worst in 70 years for Kenya and the worst in 25 years for Somalia and Ethiopia.
‘Locust invasion’ forced Ethiopian plane to divert
East Africa has been hit by its worst locust invasion for 25 years, which has devastated crops across the region.