Category: Women
If You Want To Find Class In Nairobi, Look No Further Than The Soft-Spoken Generali Simba
By Jennifer Ochieng Published February 15, 2023 She may be soft-spoken but Sonal Maherali, or as she calls herself ‘the queen of the African Savanna’, knows a thing or two about marking her territory while staying sophisticated, and sometimes dramatic when need be. “I don’t do drama, I only do style and class but if…
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Renovation of Meter Gauge Railway to Bolster East African Community Regional Trade
By African Development Bank Published January 4, 2023 African Development Bank is providing US$301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African Community’s Northern Corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support Project…
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Africa’s Best Cruise Travel Agency Named
By World Cruise Awards Published December 18, 2022 Johannesburg (South Africa)-based boutique cruise agency, Cruise Vacations, has been named Africa’s Best Cruise Travel Agency for 2022 in World Cruise Awards that recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in the global cruise sector through an annual awards programme. Originally part of the Starlight Cruises family, Cruise Vacations…
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Sheng Novel Raises Awareness on Thorny Socio-Economic Issues in Kenya
By Iminza Keboge Published November 10, 2022 What would you do if you were a poor man’s son and the teenage daughter of the family that employs your father as a domestic servant accused you of making her pregnant? This isn’t the story line of Across the Bridge by Mwangi Gicheru but Without Kiinua Mgongo…
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African Development Bank Calls on Governments to Support Africa’s Women-led Businesses
By African Development Bank Published October 21, 2022 African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion introduced African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to a new partnership set to increase financial inclusion for women-led enterprises across the continent. At a roundtable dinner held on…
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Women Bear Witness in Strong line up of Documentaries for Al Jazeera English’s Witness strand
By Joy Sapieka Published October 13, 2022 This October four strong, resilient, unshakeable women from Armenia, Ukraine, South Sudan and Iraq feature in a batch of fascinating and contrasting films on Al Jazeera English Documentaries’ long-standing and multi-award winning flagship strand, Witness. Witness showcases independent documentaries that place people at the heart of the story.…
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