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KAWEWETA, Uganda — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has declared that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will not allow foreign interests…
KAWEWETA, Uganda — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has declared that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will not allow foreign interests…
LAMU, Kenya — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has confirmed that Lamu County will host his long-awaited East African oil refinery, ending months of speculation over…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military government has officially severed diplomatic relations with France, escalating a years-long deterioration in ties between the West African…
IBADAN, Nigeria — A rare and symbolic wedding ceremony in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has drawn attention after twin brothers married twin sisters…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law constitutional amendments extending his time in office until 2030 and introducing provisions that could fundamentally…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Ugandan entrepreneur and reality television personality Zari Hassan says she has temporarily closed her business offices across South Africa as a…
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…
KAWEWETA, Uganda — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has declared that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will not allow foreign interests…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has warned that it could postpone or even cancel the forthcoming Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election…
LAMU, Kenya — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has confirmed that Lamu County will host his long-awaited East African oil refinery, ending months of speculation over…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The remand of former Ethics and Integrity Minister Dr Miria Matembe to Luzira Prison has reignited debate over a remarkable promise she…
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CHICAGO, United States — Former US President Barack Obama has officially marked the opening of his presidential center in Chicago in a high-profile, invite-only ceremony…
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…
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…
NANJING, China — A court in eastern China has sentenced a former senior municipal official to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than…
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…
NEW DELHI, India — The Indian government has ordered Meta to immediately remove advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse…
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…
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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MIGORI COUNTY, Kenya — Travel content creator Kieran Brown, known for documenting his journeys across the world, has described a night spent on Migingo Island…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan socialites Zahara Toto and Prima Kardashi are set to take their rivalry into the boxing ring after announcing a celebrity boxing match…
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 — A fresh diplomatic dispute appears to be emerging between Kenya and Somalia following reports that Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji,…
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Sakaja accused of using ‘Goon Z’ to disrupt Nairobi protests, echoing Kenya’s dark political tactics
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja finds himself at the centre of a burgeoning controversy as a group of youths (Gen Z), now controversially…