Kenyan activist wins environment prize

Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido wins the high-profile Goldman prize for her campaign against a smelting plant in a slum community in Mombasa.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Mar

Activist wins key Us award

The US embassy yesterday awarded Ms Joyce Stephano Nyembe the 2014 Woman of Courage award in recognition of her courage and perseverance in championing the rights of women and people living with HIV and Aids in Tanzania.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Kenya transgender activist wins case

Kenya's high court orders education authorities to amend the name on a school certificate of a woman who was born male.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Tanzanian wins innovation prize

A Tanzanian chemical engineer wins a prestigious innovation prize for his water filter that could change the lives of millions of African.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Jun

TZ water filter wins science prize

Despite Tanzania’s proximity to three major lakes almost half of its population cannot access potable water.

 

10 years ago

BBC

DR Congo doctor wins Sakharov prize

A doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo wins Europe's Sakharov human rights prize for helping thousands of gang rape victims.

 

10 years ago

BBC

AUDIO: Somali author wins prize for debut novel

Somali author Diriye Osman is the first African to win the Polari prize awarded for a first book which explores the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

 

10 years ago

East African Business Week

27 Apr

Zanzibar's Chumbe Coral Park wins prize

Zanzibar's Chumbe Coral Park wins prize
East African Business Week
It was awarded the gold winner for 'its careful review of progress to 2006 and the development of the new management plan 2006-2016, which the judges saw as an example of good practice and one which others should emulate'. The 'Best Destination for ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

06 Mar

Women's rights activist wins 2014 Martin Luther King Justice Award

IPPmedia
Women's rights activist wins 2014 Martin Luther King Justice Award
IPPmedia
Winner of the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award, Jane Magigita, said the struggle for women's rights and economic empowerment calls for leadership and active participation of men. She was speaking mid this week in Dar es Salaam ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Oct

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe wins Confucius Peace Prize

The founder of the Confucius Peace Prize, a would-be Chinese rival to the Nobel, on Thursday defended this year’s award to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has often been accused of rights abuses.

 

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