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From Scarcity to Scale: What Africa Can Learn from India’s Agricultural Transformation By Guest Writer July 09, 2026 07:31 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize By Alice Ruhweza and Dr Purvi Meh …
From Scarcity to Scale: What Africa Can Learn from India’s Agricultural TransformationCitizen Digital
India urges restraint after fresh Iran-US strikes By AFP July 09, 2026 02:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister on …
India urges restraint after fresh Iran-US strikesCitizen Digital
How a viral post sparked India's Gen-Z protest By AFP July 08, 2026 07:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Engineering graduate Abhijeet Dipke said he didn't intend to spark a student movem …
How a viral post sparked India's Gen-Z protestThe Standard
… Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died on October 15 while on treatment in India, would regularly use the ground for his political rallies. …
Kamukunji: From Saba Saba venue to sports groundCapital News
… mpanies will showcase products ranging from heavy machinery and building materials to engineering technologies designed to improve productivity and support infrastructure delivery across the region. “The exhibition will host 300+ exhibitors from over 45 countries, including India …
Buildexpo Eyes East Africa’s Infrastructure GrowthCitizen Digital
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Over 300 exhibitors from 45 countries set for buildexpo Kenya 2026 in NairobiCitizen Digital
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Over 300 exhibitors from 45 countries set for buildexpo Kenya 2026 in NairobiCitizen Digital
… He has also avoided meetings with foreign envoys and relegated visits to neighbouring India and China, the traditional first stops of a Nepali prime minister, to his foreign minister. …
Nepal's rapper-turned-PM marks 100 days with fast change and few wordsCitizen Digital
… He has also avoided meetings with foreign envoys and relegated visits to neighbouring India and China, the traditional first stops of a Nepali prime minister, to his foreign minister. …
Nepal's rapper-turned-PM marks 100 days with fast change and few wordsThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize The South African government harshly criticised ex-president Jacob Zuma Friday for meeting in India with one of the Gupta brothers accused of siphoning off millions of dollars worth of state assets. …
South Africa slams ex-president Zuma for meeting graft-accused GuptaIndia's riot police baton-charged protesters in New Delhi as they marched toward parliament on Monday over alleged irregularities in major examinations, including question paper leaks and technical glitches. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
India's riot police baton-charged protesters in New Delhi as they marched toward parliament on Monday over alleged irregularities in major examinations, including question paper leaks and technical glitches. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
ODM Party leader Oburu Odinga said the mausoleum honouring former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will be completed within two months, with the structure designed to reflect his stature, values and public service record. The monument will serve as a permanent site for Kenyans and visitors to learn about and pay tribute to the late leader's legacy.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
Githurai Cheetahs defeated Black Falcons 33-31 in the men's final, while JKUAT Starlets beat University of Nairobi 24-19 in the women's final at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday to close the Kenya Kabaddi Premier League's second season.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The wife of Indian hunger strike activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has refused food since June 28 to protest alleged university exam fraud and demand the education minister's resignation, accused the government on Sunday of "illegal detention" disguised as medical care after police took him to hospital against his will.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Michael Center for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism, Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre, has opened in Metro Manila to train Philippine priests and clergy from across the region. According to Father Jose Francisco Syquia, the centre was built because cases were piling up, driven by trauma from bullying, sexual abuse, and family separation.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Michael Center for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism in Metro Manila, Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre, trains Philippine priests and clergy from across the region including Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and India. Father Jose Francisco Syquia said the five-month-old facility was built because cases were piling up, citing trauma from bullying, sexual abuse, and family separation as opening the door to spiritual attacks.
19 July 2026 · The Standard →
Ukraine said Russian missile strikes on the Turkish-owned cargo ship Golden Leo carrying grain killed six crew members, with four more missing and eight rescued, hours after Moscow fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv killing one person and wounding 16.
19 July 2026 · The Standard →
India's first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, completed its maiden flight on Saturday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The rocket, built by Skyroot Aerospace and capable of carrying payloads up to 350 kilograms into low-Earth orbit, marks a significant step for India in the global space economy.
18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
India's government is working to resolve tax and regulatory hurdles to bring Formula One back to the Buddh International Circuit near New Delhi in 2028, more than a decade after the Indian GP was dropped following its 2013 running. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has met stakeholders including the Adani Group and the motorsports federation, and said a task force would be set up to revive the race.
18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan rally driver Karan Patel has expressed confidence in winning the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship after securing victory at the Mountain Gorilla Rally in Rwanda. Patel now leads the championship standings with 118 points.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan rally driver Karan Patel secured his fourth victory at the Mountain Gorilla Rally in Rwanda, extending his lead in the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship to 118 points. Patel expressed confidence in achieving his ambition of winning the African championship after the dominant performance.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Rupa Bulbuli Gupta, who came to Kenya as a professional musician and later donated a kidney to late tycoon Prem Lal Ramnath, has won an inheritance battle worth Sh200 million.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Smile Train will convene more than 50 cleft care professionals from 18 African countries at the Indo-Africa Cleft Conference in Goa, India, from July 20 to 23, 2026, to strengthen collaboration and improve access to cleft care across the two regions through multidisciplinary expertise sharing and mentorship.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A new book places social workers at the centre of conversations about digital government services across Africa and Asia, asking what happens to people who fall through the digital cracks as governments digitize welfare systems, health records, and identity services.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The United States launched a third round of strikes on Iran, hitting port cities including Bushehr (home to Iran's only civilian nuclear power plant), Abadan, Mahshahr, and Bandar Abbas, as President Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports. Netanyahu vowed Israel would strike decisively if Iran attacked again.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
Nine workers were killed at a waste-to-energy plant in western India after a garbage heap from an adjacent landfill collapsed onto an administrative building following heavy rains, trapping 23 people inside. Fourteen others were rescued alive, and the plant has suspended operations pending safety assessments.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Surveys by the World Health Organization and Health Action International have found that medicine prices in Kenya's private sector are often several times higher than international reference prices, meaning Kenyans pay multiple times more for the same medicines than people in India or the UK.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
In times of hardship and draconian governance, youth have driven defiant activism across colonial and post-colonial Kenya, from Harry Thuku's 1922 confrontation to Gen Z's recent actions, serving as rays of hope against oppression even as the beneficiaries of their resistance often differ from those who risked their lives.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
The United States struck Iran for a second consecutive day, prompting Iranian Revolutionary Guards to announce new attacks on Gulf nations including Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait. The escalation centres on competing claims over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran announcing a closure of the strategic waterway and the US asserting it remains open to maritime traffic.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
Surveys by the World Health Organization and Health Action International found that medicine prices in Kenya's private sector are often several times higher than international reference prices, with Kenyans paying multiple times more for the same medicines than people in India or the United Kingdom.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Sunday while the US insisted it remained open, following another Iranian attack on a commercial ship and renewed exchanges of fire between the two countries over the waterway essential to global oil and gas supplies.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A growing number of countries are implementing or proposing restrictions on children's access to social media, with more than 20 countries now involved and five already enforcing measures, mostly targeting children under 15 or 16. The European Union is considering similar regulations, with an expert committee set to submit recommendations to the European Commission.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Food security requires societies to organise around ensuring food remains reliably available, accessible, and affordable as a public good. India's transformation from a food-deficit nation to a major agricultural producer was achieved through alignment of policy, institutions, markets, and science around a clear national objective, a model Africa can adapt to its own context.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
India's Ministry of External Affairs expressed deep concern over renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, saying the attacks risk undermining regional peace and security, and called on all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and return to dialogue.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An engineer's May satirical post on X went viral after India's Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly likened young critics of the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites" — comments the justice later said were taken out of context. The viral moment sparked a student movement, with Dipke launching the parody Cockroach Janta Party platform to channel youth frustration over limited job opportunities despite rapid economic growth.
8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi, historically a venue for political rallies and birthplace of the Saba Saba movement in 1990, is being transformed into a modern community and sports facility under President William Ruto's initiative, with the project reported as 90 per cent complete.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
More than 300 exhibitors from over 45 countries will showcase construction technologies and equipment at the 27th Buildexpo Kenya (July 8–10) to support infrastructure development across East Africa, where demand for modern building solutions is rising.
6 July 2026 · Capital News →
The 27th edition of Buildexpo Kenya 2026 will be held at the Carnivore Exhibition Grounds in Nairobi, bringing together more than 300 exhibitors from 45 countries to showcase cutting-edge technologies and strengthen regional trade and investment in the building and construction industry.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 300 exhibitors from 45 countries will attend the 27th edition of Buildexpo Kenya 2026 in Nairobi from July 8 to 10 at the Carnivore Exhibition Grounds, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and regional trade opportunities for the construction industry.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Balendra Shah, a 36-year-old former Kathmandu mayor and rapper known as "Balen," has completed 100 days as Prime Minister, moving quickly on reform while remaining a largely private public figure. His tenure has included the arrest of former PM KP Sharma Oli and his ex-interior minister on the recommendation of an inquiry commission into a September 2025 uprising, though both were later released without charge.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →