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Video games can change your brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video games can change the brain regions responsible for…
Mini-skirts and morals in Uganda
A new crackdown on what civil servants can wear in Uganda has reignited a fierce debate about morality, clothes and women's rights in the country.The new directive brings new definitions to "dressing decently".…
9 ways to stop living in regrets
Don’t ruin a good today because of a bad yesterday.” — Unknown Every day is a new day to start all over, but letting the mistakes and regrets of yesterday remain in your mind can truly ruin your today.Living in regrets is…
FIDH attacks “dictatorship” and “repression” of President Nkurunziza’s regime in a report
The International Federation for Human Rights produced the report in collaboration with six Burundi human rights organisations that the government has banned.FIDH report claims President Pierre Nkurunziza and his Cndd-Fdd…
Residents abuzz after snowfall in Nyahururu
Residents in Nyahururu experienced snowfall on Tuesday as temperatures dropped with the current cold season.A few centimetres of snow covered roads and adjacent farms affecting the Rumuruti-Nyahururu road and the…
Top 10 Places to Visit in East Africa
Here at Krochet Kids intl. we are lucky enough to call multiple locations “home”. From our sunny HQ in Southern California to our empowerment projects in both Uganda and Peru, we commit to rooting ourselves in each of these…
Why youth and women enterprises fail in Africa
Informality has been singled out as a major setback for youth and women’s business ventures in Africa. Presenting the keynote address during the Partnership for Economic Policy conference at a Nairobi hotel on youth and…
5 powerful truths that can change your life
What you know is what will empower you; you are bound by what you know, and you can hardly go beyond that. There are some truths some people have come to discover in their life and it’s working for them, and there are truths…
Justice for Burundi: « 98 new warrants sent to ICC Prosecutor »
The collective of lawyers grouped into “Justice for Burundi” reports that at the end of May 2017, 98 new warrants have been sent to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court-ICC. “This brings to nearly…
Charles Taylor: Liberia’s former leader’s ex-wife charged with torture
The ex-wife of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London to face torture charges.Agnes Reeves Taylor, 51, is suspected of ordering and carrying out torture between…
Why kids from privileged families deviate
Just how do children from well off families engaged in stuff common among under privileged lower working classes?You must know a Bishops son went on to become an incorrigible alcoholic or a professor's daughter who did…
Humanizing, harmonizing effects of music aren’t a myth
Listening to music from other cultures furthers one’s pro-diversity belief Jake Harwood turned his lifelong hobby as a musician into a scholarly question: Could the sharing of music help ease interpersonal relations between…
Exclusion of “wanted” civil society leaders causes controversy at Burundi peace talks
The celebrated human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa on Thursday expressed his “surprise” that the inter-Burundian dialogue process excludes a number of key civil society leaders because they are in conflict with the…
Which are the fake bibles?
When Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, of House of Prayer Ministries, burnt a collection of Good News bibles (GNB) and King James Version (KJV) bibles because they contained the word ‘Holy Ghost’ or there were verses missing in them,…
China ’At the Bedside’ of Burundi
The Chinese Vice President made a three-day visit to Burundi last week. A breath of fresh air for Bujumbura.Strengthening its cooperation in the fields of education, energy, mining and infrastructure was Beijing’s priority…
Health benefits of moderate drinking may be overstated, study finds
The benefits of light alcohol consumption, as well as the risks associated with not drinking at all, might not be as great as previously thought, according to Penn State researchers who examined the drinking habits of…
6 benefits of making mistakes
Mistakes can be seen from two perspectives — as a failure or a chance to right your wrong. Making mistakes might have it benefits, only if you see it as a chance to right your wrong.Below are some of the benefits of making…
The women behind the Philippines’ bubbling craft beer scene
The idea hatched about six years ago, while Javier was working in San Diego, California. After tasting her first craft beer, she was hooked -- but she loved more than just the taste. Javier also saw a unique business…
10 tips on knowing, tasting, pairing and drinking wine
Geoffrey Njenga Kariuki is an award-winning wine connoisseur. The wine and spirits consultant won the preliminary round in Kenya and qualified for the final leg of the Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup competition in…
The art of salary negotiation
The room was full of about 50 young, mid-career professionals. We had coloured slips of paper on which to write our big hairy audacious dreams. Under the cloak of anonymity, we all allowed ourselves to open up about the…
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