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Conjoined twins meet for the first time after historic surgery in Kenya

It was a joyous moment as the conjoined twins who were successfully separated at the Kenyatta National Hospital on November 2, 2016, finally got to see each other face-to-face for the first time since the delicate surgery. LIB recalls that a team of 50 Kenyan doctors successfully separated the twins; Favour and Blessing, whose lower backs were fused, in a 23-hour surgery. The twins have been recuperating in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. More photos after the cut.. (more…)

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Student Innovators and Startups can win $10,000 in the Ericsson Innovation Awards 2016

Ericsson has opened the registration portal for the 2016 sub-Saharan Africa Innovation Awards. This year’s call for entries is targeted at student innovators and startups from across the region to enter the regional contest to win $10,000. The goal for the 2016 sub-Saharan Africa Innovation Awards is to find innovations that promote sustainability in the future of food, whether it be in food production, packaging, information availability or distribution. (more…)

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Victoria Beckham and her son, Brooklyn visit Kenya

The fact that most western celebrities visit to Africa is mostly in the name of UNAIDS is sickening.    British fashion designer, Victoria Beckham is presently in Kenya, to support the Beyond Zero Campaign. Victoria, a goodwill ambassador for charity UNAIDS and wife of former football star, David Beckham was seen alongside her son Brooklyn at the Kiambu County on Thursday, October 6, visiting clinics. The Beyond Zero Campaign, a platform to help children living in poverty, is spearheaded by First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta. More photos after the cut... (more…