Push for food secure Africa now turns to addressing bottlenecks in agriculture transformation

The over two decades old Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) enters its third decade with renewed hope of finally getting the right matrix toward a food-secure continent. Launched in 2003, during the Heads of State Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), or the Maputo Declaration, has been a key…

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Football Kenya Federation prepares for elections after successful Special General Meeting

President FKF Nick Mwendwa address delegates at 2024 FKF Special General Meeting at Sports View Hotel, Kasarani. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is gearing up for its much-anticipated elections after successfully holding a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Saturday. The meeting, which took place ahead of the upcoming elections, saw the attendance of…

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Pope Francis is said

Pope Francis, 88, was still hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs and new symptoms showing his kidney failed to work According to media reports, the pope receives oxygen and missed running the Angelus prayer for the third time in his papal His doctors have warned of the risk because of the pope's history of respiratory…

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Ugandan opposition figure reportedly detained

The wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says he has been kidnapped and is now being held in a military jail. In a post on X, Winnie Byanyima wrote that her husband had been seized in Kenya’s capital Nairobi last Saturday during a book launch event. “I am now reliably informed that he is…

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Maraga raises concern over RUPHA’S suspension of SHA services

Maraga raises concern over RUPHA’S suspension of SHA services Former CJ David Maraga. PHOTO/ @dkmaraga/X Former Chief Justice David Maraga has expressed deep concern over the Rural-Urban Private Hospitals Association’s (RUPHA) decision to suspend services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) due to the government’s failure to remit funds. In a statement, on Friday,…

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Bonface Makori wins Procera Gin competition

Procera Gin has announced Bonface Makori as the winner of its first-ever bartender competition. Makori emerged victorious from a field of 35 talented bartenders, earning himself a ticket to the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail competition in New Orleans in July 2025. Tales of the Cocktail is the drinks industry’s annual meeting place for exchanging…

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