Gregory Dow, a 61-year-old US missionary from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, between 2013 and 2017.Dow moved to West Kenyan town Boito in 2008 to build and run the…
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Interview: Sauti Sol’s New Album ‘Midnight Train’ Is a Jubilant Gift for Turbulent Times
Sauti Sol recently dropped their fifth studio album and it is a jubilant gift for the undeniably turbulent times the world finds itself experiencing. Midnight Train is a rich and uplifting 13-tack album with standout tracks in “Suzanna,” “Nenda Lote,”…
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Listen to Sauti Sol’s New Album ‘Midnight Train’
Kenyan Afro-pop sensation Sauti Sol recently released their highly-anticipated album Midnight Train. The 13-tack project features the likes of India Arie, Soweto Gospel Choir, Sho Madjozi and Black Motion. The album is a follow-up to their 2019 album Afrikan Sauce…
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Kenya Upholds Ban on Groundbreaking Lesbian Romance Film ‘Rafiki’
A screening ban on the award-winning Kenyan film, Rafiki, has been upheld in the country. The High Court of Kenya ruled that the ban by the Kenya Film Classification Board on the 2018 film, “does not in any way violate…
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Kenyans Slam BBC Over Controversial COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Comments
It seems there is no end to the number of medical professionals from the West wanting to make Africa the testing ground for the COVID-19 vaccine. Recently, a medical correspondent for the BBC suggested that should the vaccine trial not…
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The 6 Best East African Songs of the Month (April)
East African artists put their best foot forward this month with fire releases from the likes of Sauti Sol, Nyashinski, Zuchu and more. Follow our East African Grooves playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.Zuchu ‘Kwaru’WCB Wasafi’s newest signee Zuchu just…
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Kenyan Embassy Moves to Evacuate Citizens from China Amid Escalating Xenophobia
The Kenyan Embassy in Beijing, China, has recently announced that it will be evacuating Kenyan citizens from the Asian country. The move comes in the wake of escalating racism and xenophobia towards Africans from Chinese citizens and establishments who fear…
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Nairobi Governor Includes Hennessy In Coronavirus Care Packages, Claims it’s ‘Throat Sanitizer’
Mike Sonko, the governor of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, has caused concerns (and eyebrows) to raise after revealing that his COVID-19 relief packages will not only include essential food items, but bottles of the popular alcoholic drink, Hennessy, as well….
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Celebrated Kenyan Author and Swahili Expert, Ken Walibora, Has Died
Celebrated Kenyan author, linguist, and journalist Ken Walibora died in Nairobi on Friday, after being struck by a matatu. He was 56 years old. According to The East African, Walibora had been missing since Friday, which prompted his family to…
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Africans In China are Being Evicted from Their Homes and Blamed for Spreading Coronavirus
Fears of a second wave of coronavirus in China have led to widespread racism and xenophobia against African populations. Reports of Africans being forced out of their homes in Guangzhou, China have caused fear amongst its African community and backlash…
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