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… The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will visit the presidential palace on Friday, before a speech expected to focus on the need to regulate AI at UNESCO headquarters.- 'To be near him' - Later Friday, Leo was to wave to the crowds on a 2.5-kilometre (1.5-mile) popemob …
Pope arrives in France on first state visit in 18 yearsThe Standard
… The UNESCO website defines xenophobia as the irrational fear or dislike of people from different countries or cultures, often resulting in discrimination and social exclusion. …
Xenophobia: Remember history, objectives of Pan-AfricanismCapital News
… He previously worked in the office of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and lectured in international affairs at Sciences Po in Paris. …
Wadid Benaabou starts work as France’s new ambassador to KenyaCitizen Digital
… The summit was organized by WITIA in partnership with UNESCO, under the theme "Discovering Talent. …
Assistive technology start-up Blindsight receives Ksh.500,000 seed capital at Women in STEM SummitCitizen Digital
… Organized by Women in Technology and Innovation Africa in partnership with UNESCO, the two-day event brought together policymakers, technology executives, researchers, and investors under the theme "Discovering Talent. …
Women in STEM Summit champions economic opportunities for female innovatorsCapital News
… UNESCO’s position is that AI should support educators rather than replace them. Teachers continue to provide emotional understanding, socialization and human interaction that AI cannot replicate. …
AI could hollow out Kenya’s white-collar ladder as 2.5m jobs face disruptionThe Standard
… ir enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights and pressured them to relocate from their ancestral lands," CERD said in a statement.Tanzania has historically allowed indigenous communities such as the Maasai to live within some national parks, including Ngorongoro, a UNESCO …
Tanzania must stop forced evictions of Maasai: UN watchdogCapital News
… UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has cautioned that technology should complement rather than replace teachers. …
AI is already in Kenya’s classrooms. Is the education system ready?Citizen Digital
… But the UN's education wing UNESCO said Tuesday that an estimated "2.4 million girls have been excluded from secondary education since 2021" as it called for "an immediate and unconditional restoration of their right" to go to school. …
Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of educationThe Standard
… UNESCO estimates that roughly three quarters of young people in Sub-Saharan Africa still lack foundational digital skills, a gap made worse by the fact that only around a quarter of the region's population has mobile internet access. …
Africa mindset reset must build digital skills, not just digital hypePope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday for a four-day visit, the Vatican's first state visit to the nation in 18 years. The trip will include a mass on Saturday at Place de la Concorde and visits to Lourdes and Metz, with artificial intelligence and the continent's future among the pontiff's priorities.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
Pope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday for a four-day visit, the Vatican's first state visit to the nation in 18 years. The trip will include a mass on Saturday at Place de la Concorde and visits to Lourdes and Metz, with artificial intelligence and the continent's future among the pontiff's priorities.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa represent a departure from Pan-Africanism's founding principle that African people share a common history and destiny. The author contends that understanding the historical objectives of Pan-Africanism, particularly its identification of colonialism as the primary oppressor, is necessary to address the current wave of violence.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Wadid Benaabou has started his assignment as France's Ambassador-designate to Kenya, succeeding Arnaud Suquet. Benaabou, officially appointed in August 2026, brings experience in multilateral diplomacy and previously served in senior roles at France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Security Council delegation.
7 September 2026 · Capital News →
Blindsight Africa Limited, an assistive technology startup founded by Victoria Mwaura, won Ksh.500,000 in seed capital as overall winner of the Investor Pitch Arena at the Women in STEM Africa Summit 2026. The company develops AI-powered smart navigation solutions for visually impaired individuals in Kenya and East Africa.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Leaders from government, academia, and the private sector gathered at the Women in STEM Africa Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre to call for investment in African women and girls to drive the continent's innovation economy. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba emphasized the need for equal access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for girls.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An analysis by the Overseas Development Institute estimates that about 2.5 million Kenyans work in occupations with high or significant exposure to generative AI, including clerical workers, secretaries, and financial advisers. The concern is that AI could eliminate entry-level positions that traditionally provide a pathway into Kenya's formal economy, potentially widening the gap between informal work and a shrinking white-collar job market.
31 August 2026 · Capital News →
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said Tanzania must halt forced evictions of Maasai from ancestral lands and address reported law enforcement abuses, including arbitrary arrests, racial profiling, and excessive use of force. The committee cited restrictions on access to grazing areas, water sources, and cultural sites that have pressured the Maasai to leave their lands.
28 August 2026 · The Standard →
Artificial intelligence is already being used by Kenyan students and teachers to enhance learning and teaching, but a 2025 study of 137 educators from thirteen universities found concerns about academic dishonesty, data privacy, accuracy and over-reliance on the technology. The expansion of digital infrastructure in schools, including laptops, smart boards and internet connectivity, is coinciding with educators reconsidering what and how they teach.
27 August 2026 · Capital News →
Afghan fathers interviewed by AFP expressed despair over Taliban authorities' ban on girls' education beyond primary school, with even devout and Taliban-supporting fathers questioning the ruling and describing emotional turmoil and loss of sleep over how to help their frustrated daughters.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Africa's digital economy transacted $1.4 trillion through mobile money in 2025, but the continent lacks not just talent but a coordinated policy approach: digital skills, trade, and payments are typically managed separately by different ministries when they function as one interlocking system across fifty-four markets.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan filmmakers are positioning themselves to access Africa's $5 billion film industry as a Ugandan awards ceremony expands across the continent, offering financing, co-production deals, and new markets. Kenya's film industry contributes an estimated $130 million annually to GDP.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
A Cessna 208 Caravan carrying foreign tourists to view Peru's Nazca Lines crashed Saturday, killing all 13 people on board—seven Italians, two Germans, two Spaniards, and two crew members. The aircraft took off from Pisco airport, about 240 kilometers south of Lima, shortly before 1:00 pm.
2 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Cessna 208 Caravan carrying tourists to view the Nazca Lines crashed Saturday near Pisco, Peru, killing seven Italians, two Germans, two Spaniards, and two crew members. The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 pm as the aircraft took off from Pisco airport, and Peru's civil aviation authority will investigate.
2 August 2026 · The Standard →
South Sudan plans to hold its first national election in December 2026, previously postponed in 2022 and 2024, with President Salva Kiir saying the country is prepared. The election comes as the country seeks political stability and economic resilience after 38 years of war and 15 years since independence.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A one-year project led by Zetech University will document women's contributions to maritime safety along Kenya's coastline in Mombasa and Kilifi counties, preserving oral histories and photographs and creating a digital archive of community narratives about safe fishing practices, weather monitoring, rescue efforts and coastal resource management.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Israeli military said it struck a mosque in northern Gaza it claimed was used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility, with AFP photos showing fire and smoke above displaced Gazans' tents at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque. Since a ceasefire began in October 2025, 1,207 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli strikes continue despite the truce.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday his government is working toward a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas Israel occupies. His statement came during a visit to a southern village where Lebanon's army recently deployed under a US-sponsored agreement that requires Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and Israel to withdraw from pilot zones.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court dismissed a petition against the 52-kilometre tarmac road project through Aberdare National Park and Forest, ruling that environmental safeguards are sufficient if fully implemented. The three-judge bench applied the principle of sustainable development to balance infrastructure development with environmental conservation.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's High Court has cleared the way for construction of a 52-kilometre tarmac road through Aberdare National Park and Forest, dismissing a petition against the project. The three-judge bench ruled that environmental safeguards are sufficient and guided their decision by the principle of sustainable development balancing infrastructure with environmental conservation.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France battled two fires in the Fontainebleau forest, a UNESCO biosphere reserve about 60 kilometres southeast of Paris, which burned over 1,300 hectares on Monday during a heatwave. Police arrested two people suspected of arson as the wildfire disrupted rail and road traffic.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UNESCO backed arts in education as Merishaw School held its annual cultural day, which education and cultural leaders praised as a platform for embracing diversity and nurturing young talent. The school director said the celebration honours heritage and gives learners space to grow talent beyond the classroom.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The national government, through the State Department of Culture, plans to construct a Sh150 million cultural centre for the Abakhayo community in Nambale, Busia County, to preserve cultural heritage and promote tourism and local economic development. The project was directed by President William Ruto and is to be completed within the current financial year.
11 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya marked National Reading Day 2026 with government officials and education stakeholders calling for strengthened literacy and a culture of reading. The celebrations at Kenya National Library Service Headquarters gathered government officials, educators, publishers, authors, librarians and development partners under the theme "Our Stories, Our Future: Empowering Minds Through Reading," amid UNESCO findings that about seven in ten children in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10.
10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Strathmore University Business School and The Burns Brothers have established the Creative Economy Africa Institute, a Pan-African platform aimed at transforming Africa's creative industries into engines of economic growth. The partners aim to help create one million jobs across Africa by 2035 through equipping creative entrepreneurs and strengthening industry ecosystems.
9 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya is addressing learning poverty through a Reading Day campaign aimed at 1 million children. The initiative highlights barriers to literacy and education in remote pastoralist communities, including lack of civil registration, limited school enrollment, and parental challenges in engaging with formal education systems.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya is addressing learning poverty through a Reading Day campaign aimed at 1 million children, with particular focus on barriers to education in remote pastoralist communities such as Loita, Narok County, where families face obstacles including lack of civil registration and limited parental engagement with schools.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's tendency to scapegoat teachers after school tragedies, citing the Utumishi Academy incident, prevents proper investigation of institutional failures. The author draws on sociologist Stanley Cohen's theory of moral panic and international examples like Columbine and Virginia Tech to show that complex systemic issues—not individual negligence—typically underlie such disasters.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for enhanced mutual trust and deeper understanding through global dialogue to cross geopolitical divides, outlining a four-pronged strategy emphasizing mutual respect, equality, a people-oriented approach, and balancing traditional culture with modern innovation.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
A travel essay describes Qingdao as a Chinese city that balances old cultural roots with contemporary infrastructure, featuring a film and entertainment ecosystem alongside traditional elements.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Majesty Publishing House Africa has launched the Africa Women Writers Residency, a fully funded four-week programme in September 2026 that will bring together 12 emerging writers from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa for mentorship, workshops, and literary development, with participants' work to be published in an anthology.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →