Young men in Kenya are more at risk of contemplating suicide if they have friends and family who attempted or have gone through with it.
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Africans rising Meet Frida Karani, the Kenyan-born executive chef at the Pentagon
Frida Karani is culinary specialist in the US Navy, the 2016 US Armed Forces Chef of the Year and a Petty Officer 1st Class. She recently added being a winner in the popular Food Network show Chopped to her résumé.
Politics and Society Why Abiy won’t succeed unless he listens to Ethiopia’s majority – its rural people
Despite all Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed’s inspirational reforms, there can be no progress without the rural majority.
Arts and Culture Meet Sheillah Charles, the nine-year-old Kenyan artist fulfilling her life’s purpose
Sheillah Sheldone Charles is a nine-year-old Kenyan artist and designer who, even at such a tender age, knows that her talent is her lifelong path
Africans rising Meet Kenya’s Fridah Mokaya; University of Connecticut’s first black Female Nuclear Physics PhD graduate
Moving from her native Kenya to pursue a masters in Physics, Dr. Fridah Mokaya went on to join the University of Connecticut PhD program as the only black Physics PhD female (student) in her department but feels “coming from nowhere with no connections” worked in her favour
Politics and Society Disregard for Wildlife Conservancy in South Africa and Kenya
To work effectively for conservation, regulatory interventions must evolve – as must the institutions that are tasked with protecting our wildlife. Instances of negligence and corruption have no place in global efforts to safeguard the dwindling away of endangered species.
Politics and Society What Zimbabweans think about the upcoming elections
“I will be the first person to go to Zimbabwe if a new government is installed next week”
Politics and Society Young Nigerians have made their mark, but odds are still with the old in 2019
Young aspirant politicians lack support structure and the money, both of which remain strong factors in deciding politics in Nigeria.
Africans rising 20 year-old Kenyan, Leroy Mwasaru, youngest entrepreneur named on Forbes Africa list
Leroy Mwasaru is just 20, but the young innovator has already made great achievements, recently named on the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list in the Business category. Leroy founded Greenpact just after completing high school, and now looks forward to playing a huge role in the renewable energy sector in Kenya.