Browsing: East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — Emergency response teams were deployed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday following an aircraft crash landing that prompted an immediate…
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali international referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after immigration officials cited “derogatory information” allegedly linking him…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States has announced an additional Ksh2.59 billion (US$20 million) in funding to strengthen Ebola preparedness in Kenya and three other…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When thousands of young Kenyans flooded the streets in opposition to the Finance Bill in 2024, few expected the protests to fundamentally…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Members of Uganda’s 12th Parliament are facing acute congestion in the legislative chambers, with some lawmakers reportedly forced to sit on the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan musician Ava Peace has publicly denied claims linking her to a series of private videos that have been circulating on WhatsApp…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Security operatives have arrested a boda boda rider identified as Obed Mugwiisa, the man allegedly captured in viral video footage striking Uganda…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Newly appointed Basic Education Principal Secretary John Lekakeny Ololtuaa assumes office with more than three decades of experience in teaching, education administration and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has reshuffled senior government officials, reassigning Basic Education Principal Secretary Amb. Prof. Julius Bitok to the State Department for…
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…