… According to UNICEF, an estimated 260,000 women globally died from pregnancy and childbirth complications in 2023, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for the majority of these deaths.In Kenya, maternal mortality estimates range between 355 and 530 deaths per 100,000 live births, …
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… A 2024 UNICEF report indicates that child online safety legislation is critically underdeveloped in Africa, with only a small minority of countries having dedicated laws. …
OPINION: Africa’s digital revolution cannot come at the expense of its children… A French aid worker with UNICEF was also killed in early March in a drone strike in the city of Goma. …
Civilians caught in war of drones in eastern DR Congo… UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women have moved some of their global operations to Nairobi, while their headquarters remain in New York. …
$340 Million UN Nairobi Expansion Signals Global Shift Toward Africa, Says UNON Ahead of Guterres Kenya visit… Polycarp Otieno, a UNICEF education specialist, stressed the need to connect learning outcomes with broader development goals. …
How CBE Learners are discovering hidden talents in CBE… Subscribe to our newsletter“I reaffirm KNEC’s commitment to building a robust, inclusive and future-ready assessment ecosystem while safeguarding ethics, fairness and validity,” Njengere said.From a global perspective, Polycarp Otieno of UNICEF said the shift reflects evolving tr …
CBE shift cultivates critical thinkers and innovators… Subscribe to our newsletterA government tribute was held Thursday for the 47-year-old minister, who died as a result of a car bomb at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near Bamako.UNICEF said in a statement Friday that civilians and children had been killed and injured durin …
Rebels take key military base in Mali's north… r own for months, uprooted by the now three-year conflict between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)."I would study my lessons again and again," she told AFP at a displacement camp in Port Sudan, where she is again receiving an education thanks to UNICEF …
Sudanese schoolchildren race to make up for years lost to war- April 2026
… With UNICEF, Germany, and 74 other governments, Kenya endorsed a roadmap to transform disability inclusion from aspiration to action.The establishment of a Joint Helpdesk, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development with support from Germany’s G …
Financing Kenya's New Disability Act: A Turning Point for Inclusion in Eastern and Southern Africa… According to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organisation and UNICEF, the vaccination drive has helped narrow critical immunity gaps across participating countries. …
Kenya closing immunisation gaps as global drive reaches millions of children
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Africa's maternal mortality crisis driven by accountability gaps, not knowledge
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Despite decades of medical progress and available tools to prevent deaths, women across Africa continue to die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications. Experts argue the crisis stems from gaps in leadership, coordination, and accountability rather than a lack of medical knowledge, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for the majority of the estimated 260,000 global maternal deaths in 2023.
18 May 2026 · The Standard →
Monday 18 May
Africa's maternal mortality crisis driven by accountability gaps, not knowledge
Despite decades of medical progress and available tools to prevent deaths, women across Africa continue to die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications. Experts argue the crisis stems from gaps in leadership, coordination, and accountability rather than a lack of medical knowledge, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for the majority of the estimated 260,000 global maternal deaths in 2023.
18 May 2026 · The Standard →
Sunday 17 May
Africa's digital growth demands stronger child protection laws
Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto called for child protection to be central to Africa's digital transformation, warning that the continent's rapid digital expansion and projected 400 million child users by 2030 are outpacing fragmented safety systems and underdeveloped online safety legislation.
17 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Friday 15 May
Drone strikes wound 25 civilians in eastern DR Congo market
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a drone attack in Mushaki, a farming area about 40 kilometres from Goma under M23 control, wounded at least 25 civilians including a two-year-old girl last week. The region has been plagued by violence for more than 30 years, with fighting intensifying in early 2025 when Rwanda-backed M23 fighters seized key cities including Goma and Bukavu.
15 May 2026 · The Standard →
Thursday 7 May
UN invests $340 million to expand Nairobi headquarters
The United Nations is making a nearly $340 million infrastructure investment in Africa, expanding its Nairobi office into one of the UN's most significant global hubs. Secretary-General António Guterres will join President William Ruto on Monday for the groundbreaking of a new conference facility and inauguration of modern office buildings, replacing aging structures from the 1970s.
7 May 2026 · Capital News →
Tuesday 5 May
Kenya's first CBE cohort discovering talents in senior school
Four months into senior school, Kenya's first cohort of Competency-Based Education learners is revealing hidden talents and aligning learning with personal interests, demonstrating the impact of the country's education reforms. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the transition marks a departure from exam-driven culture and is preparing learners for a world defined by technological and economic change.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Competency-Based Education shift emphasises practical skills
Kenya is transitioning to Competency-Based Education, which emphasises critical thinking, creativity and practical skills over rote memorisation, according to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba. The approach places learners at the centre of education with focus on practical application of knowledge, as demonstrated at the 3rd Annual Educational Assessment Symposium hosted by KNEC.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Saturday 2 May
Rebels capture Mali's strategic northern military base Tessalit
Mali's army and Russian mercenary allies surrendered the strategic Tessalit military base in the north to armed rebels on Friday. The Tuareg-dominated FLA and Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM groups continue a unified assault on the junta following large-scale attacks last weekend that killed Mali's defence minister and took the town of Kidal.
2 May 2026 · The Standard →
Friday 1 May
Sudanese students return to school after displacement by three-year war
More than 25 million minors in Sudan—half the total population—have been affected by the three-year conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with eight million currently out of school. Displaced children are now receiving education at camps like Al-Hishan, where some attend accelerated programmes to catch up on lost learning.
1 May 2026 · The Standard →
Monday 27 April
Kenya's Disability Act transforms inclusion into development priority
Kenya's Persons with Disabilities Act (2025), passed in May 2025, establishes a progressive legal framework mandating national and county governments integrate disability considerations across all sectors including education, health, employment, and infrastructure. The 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey estimates 5.2 per cent of the population has some form of disability, with 55 per cent of children with disabilities not attending school.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya among 12 countries closing immunisation gaps globally
Kenya is participating in the Big Catch-Up initiative, launched in 2023 to reach unvaccinated children under five and close immunisation gaps widened by Covid-19 disruptions. The multi-year campaign has reached an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries and administered over 100 million vaccine doses between 2023 and 2025.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →
Sunday 26 April
Global immunization drive delivers 100+ million vaccine doses
The Big Catch-Up, a global immunisation initiative launched in 2023 to address COVID-19-related vaccination setbacks, delivered more than 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries between 2023 and 2025. Of these, 12.3 million were "zero-dose" children who had never received any vaccine, and 15 million had not been vaccinated against measles.
26 April 2026 · Capital News →