In Malawi: The government has postponed the reopening of primary and secondary schools in two cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people.
PERSONS OF THE YEAR Persons of the year are men and women who have inspired us to seek excellence, serve our community and fight for the voiceless. We hope their stories will inspire more people to follow their example.
In his latest book "At The Center of The World in Ethiopia," Dr. Omamo demonstrates courage rarely seen among African professionals and provides a template of how to diplomatically fight systemic racism in the International Community, while performing at the highest levels as an expert.
Kaniaru, a plant-based food champion is The Africana Voice Diasporan of The Year. She has fought through personal illness and continues to provide information though social media and website help in the fight against diabetes, hypertension and other common chronic diseases affecting the immigrant population.
Chesang's founded I-Rep, an organization in the West Pokot community defending and advocating for girls against FGM and early marriage. She also represents boys who are forced to drop out of school after gaining parental and spousal responsibilities due to the demise of an older sibling. The advocacy work has won her international recognition
Mary Njoki Stanton and her daughters Brianna and Adrianna were gunned down on December 2nd. Gary Stanton, husband to Njoki and father to the girls, turned the gun on himself after killing his family in one of the worst murder-suicide case ever to affect the Kenyan diaspora community. The family has provided a YouTube link to enable those who cannot attend to view the funeral online.