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Diamond Platnumz Removes Pro-President CCM Instagram Posts

Kenya, Oct. 31 -- Diamond Platnumz, a Tanzanian music musician, has removed all of his Instagram postings supporting President Samia Suluhu Hassan. This is because many people were angry with him and ... Read More


Citizen journalism in Bangladesh: The revolution will be more than televised

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- During the course of the last decade, a revolution has swept across Bangladesh. It did not happen through ballots or barricades, but on the screens glowing in the palms of ordinary p... Read More


Angel of History

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The struggle for the future in Bangladesh, as elsewhere in the world, reminds me of vanished times that keep reinventing themselves. The struggle makes me think of an earlier me. It... Read More


The Rocky Road to Reform

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Following a nearly 9 month-process of discussion and deliberation under the banner of the National Consensus Commission, most of which was broadcast live on national television, the ... Read More


Snacks of Dhaka: How are they doing?

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- There was a time when snacks were not thought to be worth anyone's serious attention. That was some time ago though when Dhaka was barely an urban pimple growing on the face of the n... Read More


ODM members want Oburu Odinga run for president in 2027

Kenya, Oct. 31 -- Oburu Odinga's 2027 bid picked up fresh momentum Thursday, as a vocal faction of ODM party faithful from Meru County threw their weight behind the veteran politician's potential pres... Read More


Priscilla Ojo and Juma Jux's $780M Store Burnt in Tanzania Protests

Kenya, Oct. 31 -- Juma Jux wife and Priscilla Ojo's store burnt down. Tanzania protests raged into a fiery inferno Wednesday, as enraged demonstrators torched the Bongo Flava star's upscale retail out... Read More


Mackenzie Shakahola victims' families allowed to collect bodies

Kenya, Oct. 31 -- Families who lost loved ones in the Shakahola tragedy connected to the notorious preacher Paul Mackenzie have now begun the long-awaited process of burying them after two years of te... Read More


Siegwerk makes strategic entry into pharmaceutical packaging segment in India

India, Oct. 31 -- image credit- shutterstock German firm Siegwerkhas announced its strategic entry into the pharmaceutical packaging segment in India, reinforcing its commitment to consumer safety. ... Read More


Bessemer Venture Partners leads Rs 125 Cr Series A funding in fertility startup Pluro

India, Oct. 31 -- Pluro Fertility and IVF, a healthcare partnership platform, has raised Rs 125 crore in Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners at a valuation of Rs 1,000 crore. The ... Read More