Browsing: East Africa
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia is set to introduce Swahili, the primary lingua franca of East Africa, into its national educational curriculum for schools and universities,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Safaricom, the leading Kenyan telecommunications provider, has dismissed 113 staff members in the fiscal year ending 2024 due to involvement in fraud…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., has unveiled a new initiative to accelerate digital transformation and bolster higher education across Africa by…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Police Force has officially addressed the widely circulated video showing a serving officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Clive Nsiima,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States government, acting through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), recently delivered 20 new armored vehicles…
MACHAKOS, Kenya — Residents of the Kamulu area in Machakos County have voiced serious alarm over the alleged presence of an illegal donkey slaughterhouse operating out…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Controversial Kenyan televangelist Pastor James Ng’ang’a, the founder of the Neno Evangelism Centre, is facing nationwide condemnation following the circulation of a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A new financial lifeline for young Kenyan entrepreneurs—the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) grants—has been launched alongside a controversial enforcement measure:…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Two suspects, Jackson Apollo Ananda and Alvin Oduya Atieno, have been brought before the Milimani Law Courts to face charges related to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The tragic death of Mugithi and Gengetone artiste Kevin Mburu Kinyanju, better known as Shalkido of the former Sailors Gang, has been met…