Also known as: UNESCO African Book Industry Report
UNESCO — international organization that endorses arts in education and documents literacy challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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… Qingdao is recognised as a City of Film by UNESCO. The history of film in Qingdao is also evident when you visit the China Movie Metropolis in the West Coast New District, which was completed and opened in April 2018. …
Qingdao: The film city and beer capital where old meets newCitizen Digital
… A UNESCO African Book Industry Report cited in the announcement noted that Africa accounts for a small share of global publishing revenue despite growing demand for African literature and stories. …
Majesty Publishing House Africa launches fully funded residency for emerging women writersCapital News
… Zelenska noted that the project, now present in 72 countries and hundreds of libraries worldwide, including at UNESCO headquarters, allows readers to encounter “the real Ukraine through original sources.” “When we know the truth, we cannot be manipulated. …
Nairobi Becomes Home to East Africa’s First Ukrainian Bookshelf Strengthening Cultural TiesCitizen Digital
… The first pope from the United States, elected in May 2025, will notably travel to Paris for a visit to the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations culture agency, the Vatican said in a statement. …
Pope Leo to visit France September 25-28The Standard
… According to UNESCO, Africa produces only about 1 per cent of global scientific research output despite being home to nearly 18 per cent of the world’s population. …
PS urges Africa to invest in data generationThe Standard
… Data from UNESCO reveals a glimpse of this untapped potential. To begin with, cultural exports already contribute 2.8 per cent of Kenya’s total exports, while households allocate nearly two per cent of their spending to cultural goods and services. …
Why indigenous knowledge is the next frontier of Kenya's economic developmentCapital News
… In its World Press Freedom Day message, UNESCO said the occasion serves as a reminder for governments to uphold their commitments to press freedom, while also reflecting on the safety of journalists and media ethics. …
Kalonzo Joins Leaders in Calls for Stronger Media Protections on World Press Freedom DayAfghan 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 →
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 →
The Kenya National Library Service has launched East Africa's first Ukrainian Bookshelf, a cultural initiative under the patronage of Ukraine's First Lady. The global initiative now spans 390 bookshelves across 72 countries, with the launch coinciding with a memorandum of understanding between the Kenya National Library Service and Ukraine's Vernadsky National Library.
25 May 2026 · Capital News →
Pope Leo XIV will travel to France for an official state visit from September 25 to 28, the first papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI in 2008. The first pope from the United States will visit Paris to see UNESCO headquarters as part of a broader engagement with historically Catholic but increasingly secular European countries.
17 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Science, Research and Innovation Principal Secretary has called on African countries to invest in generating local data for policy and health decisions, noting that the continent relies heavily on foreign-generated evidence. He cited the launch of a Knowledge Hub at the African Population and Health Research Center as a strategic investment to strengthen Africa's capacity for evidence-based solutions.
14 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge, historically marginal to economic planning, are emerging as a powerful economic asset through sectors like ethical fashion, organic agriculture, and traditional medicine. Cultural exports already contribute 2.8 per cent of Kenya's total exports, though much of the indigenous economy remains informal and undocumented, and the country has established progressive frameworks including the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act (2016) to protect and commercialize this knowledge.
11 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka pledged continued support for journalists and media practitioners on World Press Freedom Day, commending their resilience and coverage of the 2024 Gen Z protests despite intimidation and media house closures. He cited constitutional protections for media freedom and freedom of expression.
3 May 2026 · Capital News →