CategoriesNarrativesIn 2025, Kenya hosts over 824,000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to UNHRC Organization, a growing number of whom are from Burundi and Rwanda. Most don’t arrive on front-page headlines. They walk. They ride. They blend. The East African Community’s free movement protocols were supposed to smooth cross-border movement—but for many, especially the undocumented, the […]
CategoriesAfricaLeaders Launch Africa Food Systems Report and Bold Initiatives to Transform Agriculture, Empower Youth, and Build Resilient Food Economies Across the Continent DAKAR, SENEGAL — The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2025 opened in Dakar with a resounding call for bold action, inclusive innovation, and systemic transformation to reshape the continent’s agricultural future. Against the […]
CategoriesNarrativesA small country with a big problem. Eighty-two percent of expatriate workers in Bahrain are in jobs avoided by locals. Official figures show that 72 percent of these workers earn less than 200 Bahraini dinars (BD) a month, though in reality wages can fall as low as 60 BD. Most of those at the bottom […]
CategoriesKenyan UpdatesTwo entrepreneurs from Kenya honoured among Africa’s top women innovators in agriculture. Kenyan agripreneurs were among the standout winners at the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), held on September 5 during the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The awards, run by AGRA under its VALUE4HER programme, recognise women driving innovation […]
CategoriesNarrativesNigerian luxury brand Ikpen, celebrated for transforming indigenous African textiles into global couture, will showcase its artistry in Nairobi this weekend with an exclusive fashion pop-up at The Social House. For more than two decades, Ikpen has been redefining African luxury fashion. Founded by a Nigerian designer whose devotion to fabric borders on spiritual, the […]
CategoriesNarrativesIn Bahrain, a group of Sudanese men—once teachers, athletes, and professionals—now work long hours as low-paid security guards. They fled a brutal war for safety, but found themselves trapped in the Gulf’s exploitative labour system. Manama, Bahrain They came from Sudan’s cities—Dongola, Omdurman, Khartoum—bringing with them degrees, teaching experience, and dreams of better lives. Back […]
CategoriesKenyan UpdatesThe disbursement, announced by Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Principal Secretary Joseph Motari, will cater for stipends covering June and July 2025, with each enrolled beneficiary set to receive Ksh.4,000 — Ksh.2,000 for each month. The payment, which began on Thursday, comes after a delay in the June cycle caused by a government data […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsA coalition of economists, farmers, traders, and activists under the “Team EVOLVE” banner has issued a scathing condemnation of the Kenyan government’s latest move to allow 500,000 metric tonnes of duty-free rice into the country, warning the decision will crush local farmers, collapse small businesses, and severely undermine national food security. Led by economist Prof. […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsSpeaking at Mathare Social Justice Centre on August 2, SJM Nairobi Chapter Spokesperson Wanjira Wanjiru said the council will serve as a national organ of representation driven by the collective will of citizens, not politicians. Backed by Convenor Davis Tafari, the movement rejected former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s proposed intergenerational dialogue, insisting they are building […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesStevo arrived in Nairobi on July 28 aboard a repatriation flight from Jeddah, reuniting with family moments before midnight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Mudavadi praised Saudi Arabia’s cooperation and credited the Kenyan Diaspora, Muslim World League, and community-led fundraising—approximately KSh 129 million in diyya (blood money)—for facilitating the release. Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei revealed that […]
