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15-minute miracle: Why half the world cannot access a sight-saving surgery
Cataract surgery—a procedure where the clouded natural lens is removed and replaced with a clear artificial one—takes less time than it takes to cook a pot of rice.
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Pauline Odhiambo
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Türkiye welcomes EU inclusion in 'Made in EU' draft
Inclusion of Türkiye in the EU's Industrial Acceleration Act marks a significant step for bilateral trade relations, said the Turkish trade minister.
The Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia celebrates historic victory over Italy
A commemorative event was held on 2 March 2026, with Ethiopian officials laying a wreath at the Adwa Victory Memorial and Emperor Menelik II Square to honour fallen heroes.
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Staff Reporter
Fasting and diabetes: Health tips for Muslims in Ramadan
The Ramadan fast is one of the five pillars of Islam.
By
Dayo Yussuf
The rot within: how the food we waste is fueling a silent pandemic
Discarded food is a biological reservoir, a petri dish for one of the most pressing health crises of our time: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
By
Pauline Odhiambo
KENYAN FAMILY’S AGONY AS SON FOUGHT FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE
A feigned mental breakdown coupled with fake car accident photos are what it took Duncan Chege to stage a narrow escape from Ukraine.
By
Emmanuel Oduor
Why Africa's water plans fail between the policy and the tap
Pauline Odhiambo
Why Africa wants slavery and colonialism recognised as genocide
Sylvia Chebet
How an Israeli investor's 'dream' in Kenya's Solai is stirring old wounds
Nuri Aden
How fasting during Ramadan rewires the body
A chain reaction of biochemical goodness begins when the faithful fast during the month of Ramadan, triggering everything from fat-burning and purging of cancerous cells to sharper brain function.
By
Abdulwasiu Hassan
How Türkiye is helping Rwanda court the Mediterranean's 300 million tourists
A growing partnership with Türkiye is giving Rwanda the connectivity, infrastructure and diplomatic heft to position itself as Africa's premier tourism and conventions destination.
By
Nuri Aden
How maggots and ambition are building Zimbabwe's fish industry
An FAO-backed programme is using insect larvae and inclusive training to transform a sector that has long underperformed despite ideal conditions.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
What it took Somalia to revive its military from the ruins of civil war
The Somali National Army, dissolved by civil war and hobbled by a 30-year UN arms embargo, has reinvented itself into a crack military force with the support of international partners like Türkiye.
By
Nuri Aden
What are Zimbabwe's proposed law reforms and how will they work?
Zimbabwe's cabinet has approved proposed constitutional overhaul that could see Emmerson Mnangagwa extend his stay in office.
By
Emmanuel Oduor
100 days in: Tanzania's Samia Hassan helms a nation in the throes of progress and protest
Tanzania's first woman President has delivered jobs, infrastructure and economic growth in her first 100 days since being elected, yet a disputed poll and an allegedly sweeping crackdown on dissent continue to put her leadership under scrutiny.
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Millicent Akeyo
WHO STUDY REVEALS WHY 4 IN 10 CANCERS NEED NEVER HAPPEN
A landmark WHO study reveals that 7.1 million cancer cases diagnosed in 2022 could have been prevented, exposing how risk factors from tobacco to infections create a disease burden that varies significantly by gender and geography.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
Spotlight Authors
Firmain Eric Mbadinga
The accent you can't escape: Why your mother tongue shapes every language you speak
4 min read
Charles Mgbolu
Why Kannywood battles for screens and survival as Nollywood thrives
5 min read
Dayo Yussuf
Leprosy: Why one of the oldest diseases afflicting humanity is still a threat
4 min read
Pauline Odhiambo
'We start again with nothing': The trauma of Mozambique's recurrent floods
4 min read
NIGERIA SNAKEBITE CRISIS: WHY SINGER NWANGENE'S DEATH IS A WAKE-UP CALL
A celebrity death has thrown the spotlight on Nigeria's neglected snakebite crisis and the unreliability of emergency care even in a city like Abuja.
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Charles Mgbolu
Pauline Odhiambo
Sylvia Chebet
