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NAKURU, Kenya — Kenya Power, through its Institute of Energy Studies and Research (IESR), has launched a wildlife protection initiative aimed at reducing electrocution of…
NAKURU, Kenya — Kenya Power, through its Institute of Energy Studies and Research (IESR), has launched a wildlife protection initiative aimed at reducing electrocution of…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Motorists driving through Kampala late at night may have noticed a significant change at some of the city’s busiest intersections: traffic lights…
West Africa is grappling with a convergence of security and public health crises, with fresh militant violence in the Sahel, a worsening Ebola outbreak in…
ABUJA, Nigeria — An Abuja court has sentenced four men to death for their role in the 2022 attack on a Catholic church in south-western…
PRETORIA, South Africa — Kenya and South Africa have signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening trade, maritime connectivity, skills development, cultural exchange…
MAPUTO, Mozambique — At least five Mozambican nationals were killed during what Mozambique has described as xenophobic attacks in South Africa, as authorities race to…
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-aligned government has criticised Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni hosted paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, describing the…
TRIPOLI, Libya — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late autocrat Muammar Gaddafi and a figure who sought to reshape his country long after…
BANGUI, Central African Republic (CAR) — Provisional results from the Central African Republic (CAR) indicate that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has secured a third term in…
Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after election-linked protests
By Jabari KiooBANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has fiercely contested the recent presidential election results, has fled to The Gambia seeking…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto’s administration of using the newly tabled 2025/26 Supplementary Budget to facilitate what he…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from the Senate Energy Committee in a reshuffle that is likely to intensify speculation about growing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has responded to reports surrounding the confiscation of suspected counterfeit goods from a shop in Nairobi’s Central Business District,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When President William Ruto boarded yet another chartered executive jet for his recent state visit to South Africa, it did not arrive…
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A US–Iran agreement to extend the ceasefire between the two countries has been signed and is now in effect, a White House official has confirmed…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The presidents of the United States and Iran have signed an initial peace agreement aimed at ending hostilities between the…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Kenyan Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a relief support initiative targeting Kenyans who have…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Arab Emirates has introduced travel restrictions affecting passengers from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan, citing…
OSLO, Norway — President William Ruto has announced a new labour export agreement that will see at least 1,000 Kenyan seafarers employed in Norway by…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been suspended from duty with immediate effect, the court’s governing…
SYDNEY, Australia — The death of a 26-year-old Kenyan student, Sheila Chebii in Australia is under investigation, with authorities yet to establish the circumstances surrounding…
Bondi shooting suspect charged with 59 offenses including terrorism, 15 counts of murder
By Kaelen VeyarSYDNEY, Australia — New South Wales police have formally charged Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday’s devastating mass shooting at Bondi Beach, with 59…
BEIJING, China — China has imposed a one-year travel ban on four New Zealand Members of Parliament following their visit to Taiwan, New Zealand’s foreign…
BEIJING, China — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for an immediate halt to military operations in the Middle East, warning that the conflict…
NEW DELHI, India — India’s electric vehicle (EV) market appears to be entering a decisive growth phase, with new data suggesting adoption is accelerating across multiple…
NEW DELHI, India — At least 16 people have died from heatstroke in southern India as an intense heatwave sweeps across parts of the country,…
NAROK, Kenya — In this video, we unpack President William Ruto’s ambitious tourism blueprint, revealed during the global live coverage of the 2025 Great Wildebeest Migration at the breathtaking Maasai Mara. This historic broadcast, held in…
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KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is positioning tourism as a key pillar in its long-term economic transformation strategy aimed at growing the economy to $500 billion by…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan film director John Segawa has sparked debate after suggesting that the growing wave of leaked nude videos and images involving local…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In May 2006, renowned Ugandan journalist and researcher Timothy Kalyegira posed a question that, even years later, refuses to lose its edge:…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Speaker race has gripped the political class with all the intensity of a high-stakes contest—endorsements withdrawn, loyalties shifting, and factions scrambling…
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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert warning of moderate to heavy rainfall in Nairobi and several surrounding counties over…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Workers’ organizations across Uganda are in mourning following the sudden death of Comrade Stephen Abima, General Secretary of the Amalgamated Transport and…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s closest wartime adviser and chief negotiator, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his Kyiv apartment.…
KIRINYAGA, Kenya — Authorities in Kirinyaga West Sub-County have launched a high-priority manhunt for a 40-year-old woman suspected of killing her partner on Christmas Day.…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has released crucial new guidelines for patients seeking admission under the Social Health Authority (SHA). In a recent…