culture and art

culture and art

2024 Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang

2024 Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang

Africa-Press - Kenya. The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang. Han was recognized for "her intense poetic...
Kenyatta University Surpasses University of Nairobi in New Global Rankings

Kenyatta University Surpasses University of Nairobi in New Global Rankings

Africa-Press - Kenya. Kenyatta University has dethroned the University of Nairobi (UoN) as Kenya’s top-ranked institution, marking a major shift in the nation's higher...
Treasury Denies Delaying Disbursement of Ksh 7.8B to Junior Secondary Schools

Treasury Denies Delaying Disbursement of Ksh 7.8B to Junior Secondary Schools

Africa-Press - Kenya. The government through the Ministry of the National Treasury on Monday clarified that it had released funds meant for Junior Secondary...
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Wambua as Apostolic Administrator of Wote Diocese

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Wambua as Apostolic Administrator of Wote Diocese

Africa-Press - Kenya. Pope Francis has appointed the Right Reverend Norman King'oo Wambua, Bishop of Machakos, as the Apostolic Administrator “sede plena et ad...
MP to sponsor motion to incorporate counseling in curriculum after Sironga Girls incident

MP to sponsor motion to incorporate counseling in curriculum after Sironga Girls incident

Africa-Press - Kenya. West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka Wakili has promised to sponsor a motion that will call for counselling lessons to be included...
California to apologize for slavery, racism against Black Americans

California to apologize for slavery, racism against Black Americans

Africa-Press - Kenya. California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov....
OECD Urged to Introduce Climate Damages Tax for Climate Finance

OECD Urged to Introduce Climate Damages Tax for Climate Finance

Africa-Press - Kenya. Mr Romaric Houdou Samson, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager, Greenpeace Africa, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...
World Rhino Day: Africa still needs to step up efforts to preserve the species

World Rhino Day: Africa still needs to step up efforts to preserve the species

Africa-Press - Kenya. World Rhino Day is observed on September 22. Across all five rhino species, there are fewer than 28,000 individuals left worldwide, the...
Scientists edge closer to saving the Northern White Rhino from extinction

Scientists edge closer to saving the Northern White Rhino from extinction

Africa-Press - Kenya. It was the first time it had been performed. In September last year, Professor Thomas Hildebrandt from the BioRescue project performed the...
Kenya to mark World Clean up Day 2024 on Friday

Kenya to mark World Clean up Day 2024 on Friday

Africa-Press - Kenya. Kenya will on Friday join the global community in marking the 2024 World Clean Up Day whose aim is to raise...