Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua has expressed alarm over the apparent stagnation of standards and quality in the hospitality industry. The CS says there has been a general decline in the quality of service in the hospitality…
BUJUMBURA, April 18 (Xinhua) — Burundi has appealed for international support for flood victims as the East African country reels from the effects of El Nino. “For about two centuries, Burundi has been among the 20 most vulnerable countries in…
Fan Yifei, former vice-governor of the People’s Bank of China, pleaded guilty for taking briberies at the Intermediate People’s Court in Huanggang, Hubei province, on Thursday. From 1993 to 2022, Fan was found to have taken advantage of his positions,…
Videos of a 6-year-old boy in Southwest China’s Chongqing performing fire-breathing — a unique Sichuan Opera stunt — went viral online recently. In the video, the chubby little boy, dressed in opera regalia, skillfully holds two torches in his hands…
Reggae fanatic Stephen Bhingi shared a cute moment with Mungai Eve while confessing his feelings for her. In a new interview with Mungai, Bhingi tickled the YouTuber after confessing that he has a crush on her. He made her laugh…
GOMA, DR Congo, April 18 (Xinhua) — The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Wednesday called for international attention to the ongoing war in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UN High Commissioner…
NAIROBI, April 18 (Xinhua) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, on Wednesday launched a new tool to improve monitoring and response to climate change-induced droughts. Dubbed the “Enhanced East African Drought Watch,” the innovative tool…
Rihanna has told the BBC she has enjoyed rewriting the rules for fashion as a mum, saying she “refused to buy maternity clothes”. “I approached it like everything I do with fashion,” she said. “I just want to do things…
HAIKOU — Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong has stressed the importance of accelerating efforts to achieve breakthroughs on core agricultural technologies in key areas and boosting self-reliance and strength within the seed industry. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau…
ADDIS ABABA, April 18 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) has called on African countries to build capabilities in cyberspace as countries face increasing cyber threats. The call was made during a cyber diplomacy-themed workshop that brought together representatives of…