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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan musician Mejja has unveiled an unconventional concept for the music video of his latest single, Mboka, announcing that the production will…
NAKURU, Kenya — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the government’s National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme, arguing that critics are unfairly dismissing an initiative…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has directed county governments to waive business permit fees for beneficiaries of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of students preparing to join universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions can now apply for government financial…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian authorities have arrested at least 130 people accused of “inciting criminal acts” as security forces intensified a nationwide crackdown…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya could see as many as 2.4 million additional people pushed below the poverty line by the end of 2026 as rising…
MUKONO, Uganda — A teacher was killed and several students injured on Thursday morning when a passenger train collided with a bus transporting learners from…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Anti-immigration protests escalated across parts of South Africa on Thursday as groups of demonstrators conducted door-to-door searches in townships, accusing undocumented…
WAKISO, Uganda — Police have launched investigations into the death of an 18-year-old student at Naalya Secondary School’s Bweyogerere Campus after he was found hanging…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan security agencies have detained more than 1,000 foreign nationals, the majority reportedly Chinese citizens, in what investigators describe as one of…