MOMBASA Top Stories

Tourism picks up in Kenya amid COVID-192021-07-25
Anadolu Agency: The tourism industry in Kenya, which is the second-largest source of foreign exchange earnings after agriculture, is finally picking up after being brought to its knees by the pandemic. On Sunday, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa’s “Eurowings...
In Photos: Eurowings Discover Takes To The Sky With First Flight2021-07-25
Simple Flying: Yesterday Eurowings Discover took off from Frankfurt for the first time as one of its Airbus A330-200 aircraft departed for Mombasa and then on to Zanzibar. SimpleFlying was on hand as guests of Eurowings Discover to wave the first flight off. Yesterday the...
Base Titanium Wins Long-Running Levy Battle Against Mombasa County2021-07-25
All Africa: Kenya's Mineral sandsoperatorBase Titanium has won a protracted legal battle with the County of Mombasa over the imposition of a controversial Ksh3,000 ($28.03) cess on its trucks. ......
Kenya: Police Arrest Two Over Dutchman's Murder in Mombasa2021-07-25
All Africa: Police investigations have revealed that the murder of 55-year-old Herman Rouwenhourst last month in Shanzu, Mombasa, was planned by his wife. ......
Accra - Cape Coast highway ranked Africa's deadliest road2021-07-25
Ghana Web: The world's deadliest roads have been revealed through a new research with Ghana getting top mention for the Africa region thanks to the Accra - Cape Coast highway. According to the BritishDaily Mail report, researchers were commissioned by an insurance...
„4Y134 Airborne“: Eurowings Discover inaugural flight takes off (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)2021-07-24
Public Technologies: ) This evening, Lufthansa Group's newest airline Eurowings Discover left its parking position at Frankfurt Airport, departing on its inaugural flight (4Y134). Operated by an Airbus 330-200, passengers will be traveling from Frankfurt to Mombasa and, after a...
Kenya: KOT5Aside Fever Moves to Mombasa in Next Edition2021-07-24
All Africa: Nairobi -- The eighth edition of the KOT5Aside football extravaganza is set to be held in Mombasa in November, tournament director Aleckie Ronald has confirmed. ......
Mombasa County Moves to Avert Looming Health Crisis2021-07-24
All Africa: The MombasaCounty government has moved to avert a health crisis by calling for an urgent meeting with its health workers following a strike notice. ......
Nigeria back to the Debt Trap!2021-07-24
Business Day Online: “Our political leaders have suddenly developed not just a taste for, but a voracious appetite for debt. As usual, most of such debts that are procured are hardly thought through. Predictably, ability to repay such debts is lacking” -Chief Olusegun Obasanjo...
Kenya banking on incentive tourism to hasten sector's recovery2021-07-23
Sina: NAIROBI, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has developed a comprehensive strategy to promote the untapped incentive tourism niche and hasten the sector's revival after a slump occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Muriuki Mureithi, a senior officer at...
Eurowings Discover Prepares For Maiden Flight Tomorrow2021-07-23
Simple Flying: The Lufthansa Group’s new subsidiary, Eurowings Discover, is set to launch tomorrow with its inaugural flight to Mozambique. The airline will use an Airbus A330-200 for its first flight before heading on to Zanzibar as a tag flight. Eurowings Discover is...
Minister Coveney holds talks with Kenyan and Somali counterparts (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland)2021-07-23
Public Technologies: ) Press release 23 July 2021 The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon CoveneyT.D., today held talks with the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo, in Mombasa. As well as bilateral relations, they...
Cemeteries Turned Into Dumpsites in Mombasa2021-07-23
All Africa: The dead in Mombasa are not sleeping in peace, as graveyards are choked with garbage. ......
Revealed: The world's most dangerous roads, with the A1010 deemed the worst in the UK, ...2021-07-23
The Daily Mail: The world's most deadly roads have been revealed - and presented in a series of maps - with new research outing the A1010 as the UK's worst stretch of tarmac. Findings show that the road, running from Tottenham to Waltham Cross, has a rate of 12.7 accidents...