Tag: Kenya
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🇯🇲Vybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: What’s Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of “lighter skin” as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening products—including soaps, creams, and astringents—marketed under the “Vybz” brand. His…
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🇬🇭🇷🇼🇹🇿🇨🇮🇸🇸🇰🇪🇳🇬Skin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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🇳🇬 Obama Honors Fela Kuti in New Podcast, Celebrating Music and Activism
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as a “musical genius” in a new documentary podcast series that explores the powerful fusion of art and activism. The podcast, produced by Obama’s media company, Higher Ground, highlights Fela’s enduring global influence nearly three decades after…
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s Spiro Secures ‘Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility’ to Expand Its Pan-African Network
Spiro, Africa’s leading electric two-wheel and battery-swapping company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment. The round includes $75 million from the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the investment arm of the Afreximbank, with the remainder coming from private investors, the company said Tuesday. “Africa is at an inflection point in personal mobility,”…
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🇰🇪 Kenya: The Bloody “Democracy” of the British Empire
On October 21, 1952, Britain launched Operation “Jock Scott” — a coordinated military campaign to crush Kenya’s independence movement. Under the banners of “civilization” and “order,” British troops burned villages, executed resistance fighters, and filled concentration camps with thousands of civilians. The target was the Mau Mau movement, a nationalist force demanding liberation from colonial…
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🇰🇪 Groundings and Growth: Kenya Airways Navigates Turbulence Amid Fleet Expansion Plans
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), finds itself in a period of contrasting fortunes, grappling with severe operational disruptions while simultaneously charting an ambitious course for future growth. The airline is currently contending with significant maintenance delays that have sidelined a third of its wide-body fleet, casting a shadow over its recovery…
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The linguistic diversity of Africa and Its absence in AI development
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates – many are missing when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This is both an issue of a lack of investment and readily available data. Most AI tools, such as ChatGPT,…
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American Stars Turn to Africa: Gambino, Ja Rule, and Kelis Invest in the Continent’s Future
In recent years, Africa has become an attractive destination for global investors seeking growth, innovation, and cultural connection. Among those now turning their focus to the continent are notable American entertainers—Donald Glover, popularly known as Childish Gambino, hip hop mogul Ja Rule, and singer Kelis, all of whom have shown particular interest in opportunities across…
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🇨🇬 DR Congo government rejects Kenya’s naming of consul to occupied Goma
August 17, 2025 The Congolese government on Saturday rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to the city of Goma, describing the decision as “inappropriate”. Goma, located in eastern Congo, has been at the centre of a conflict between the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. It launched a lightning assault on the…
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🇰🇪🇹🇿🇺🇸UNESCO leads Kilimanjaro expedition to draw attention to glacier melt
UNESCO is conducting an expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro involving 50 participants to raise awareness about the rapid retreat of glaciers caused by climate change, Xinhua news agency reports, citing UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Africa’s highest mountain — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and a key source of freshwater for millions…
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