“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I'm possible"!
-Audrey Hepburn
It seems heart-warming to see how opportunities are being taken amidst the COVID 19 crisis. Living in this era brings with it, mixed emotions- the good, the bad and the ugly. For every venture that institutions are undertaking, it has...
Outbreaks create fear, and fear is a key ingredient for racism and xenophobia to thrive. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has uncovered social and political fractures within communities, with racialized and discriminatory responses to fear, disproportionately affecting marginalized group. This time is no exception, with many examples of...
We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has swept throughout the world, and governments globally have taken drastic measures to stop the spread in an attempt to save lives.
In February 2020, as African countries watched Asia and Europe begin the implementation of lockdown, a study by Survey54, an automated...
Kenya’s shilling is expected to weaken against the dollar this week , while Uganda’s will strengthen, traders said.
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The Kenyan shilling could come under pressure from end-of-month dollar demand from the energy sector and multinational companies paying dividends.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 107.00/20 per dollar, compared with 106.70/90...
Traders see up to 30% losses due to COVID-19 restrictions
Goods spoil as border closures disrupt food transport
Trade frictions could contribute to food crisis - U.N.
In ordinary times, it takes Boureima Diawara two or three days to truck his mangoes the 1,200 km (745 miles) from southern...
Coronavirus is threatening to undo recent gains made toward gender equality as millions of women and girls are predicted to have unwanted pregnancies and fall into poverty, world leaders said last week Thursday.
A “wake-up call” is needed to protect women’s and children’s rights amid the pandemic, said the president...
By our very nature, humans are social beings. It therefore goes without saying that our interactions and relations with each other help us to navigate the ups and downs of our increasingly complex lives. These close interactions have been severely limited over the last few weeks as governments and...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said that one of the major goals of the GH¢1billion stimulus package is to afford businesses an opportunity to retain their human resource as a means to help reduce the number of layoffs that may ensue due to COVID-19 economic...
The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), which has 13 member-states and is based in Burkina Faso, has produced data that show West African traders of perishable produce and livestock have seen losses of 10% to 30% since health restrictions came in, as transport is...