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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Nairobi court has allowed investigators to detain three suspects for 30 days over the murder of mental health researcher Dr Victoria…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Nairobi court has allowed investigators to detain three suspects for 30 days over the murder of mental health researcher Dr Victoria…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandans have raised Shs24 million in less than 24 hours to help academic and cartoonist Jimmy Spire Ssentongo meet a court-ordered Shs30…
ACCRA, Ghana — For years, verifying a person’s identity in Ghana often involved a familiar routine. A bank teller would examine a national identity card,…
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…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A newly identified dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe is offering scientists fresh insight into the remarkable diversity of prehistoric life that once…
KYANKWANZI, Uganda — For many of the Ugandans gathered at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi on Sunday 19, July 2026, the journey home was…
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 Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has suggested that President William Ruto and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua could reunite politically…
NAIVASHA, Kenya — President William Ruto has described Kenya’s broad-based government as the country’s largest political formation since the grand coalition government established after the…
LAMU, Kenya — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says construction of a proposed $16 billion (about KSh2.1 trillion) oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, will begin…
NAIROBI, Kenya — On a Sunday night in June 2026, armed security personnel once again surrounded Nation Media Group’s headquarters in Namuwongo, Kampala. Inside the…
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WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States has carried out what it described as a “heavy wave” of military strikes against Iran, marking another…
NEW JERSEY, United States — The 2026 FIFA World Cup final remains delicately poised after Spain and Argentina battled to a tense 0-0 draw in…
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point US-backed plan for Gaza, insisting that Israel will not withdraw its forces until…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — For a month, the ceasefire held. It was fragile, uneasy and punctuated by mutual accusations, but it offered a glimpse of…
KYIV, Ukraine — The latest wave of Russian missile strikes began before dawn, but the explosions that echoed across Kyiv and Kharkiv represented something larger…
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…
ADELAIDE, Australia — For years, Rohan Dennis was known as one of Australia’s most accomplished cyclists — an Olympian, a world champion and an athlete…
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…
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 rains arrived as they do every year. But in parts of India this weekend, the monsoon brought more than relief…
NEW DELHI, India — The Indian government has ordered Meta to immediately remove advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse…
Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan has addressed the online backlash over her viral “fox eye” appearance, confirming that she underwent a temporal lift procedure. Zari says the dramatic look was amplified by makeup and…
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Uganda tourism players call for Emirates flights to be blocked over UAE travel restrictions
By Zola TemboENTEBBE, Uganda — Ugandan tourism industry players are calling on the government to consider suspending Emirates flights to Entebbe in retaliation for continued United Arab…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Livestreaming has become one of the fastest-growing segments of Kenya’s digital creator economy. As audiences migrate from traditional television to TikTok, YouTube,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A new government initiative to clean up Uganda’s streets has triggered widespread criticism, legal challenges, and allegations of heavy-handed policing. Prime Minister…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In May 2006, renowned Ugandan journalist and researcher Timothy Kalyegira posed a question that, even years later, refuses to lose its edge:…
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More from NewsNAIROBI, Kenya — Comedian and activist Eric Omondi has pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing the operation of motor vehicles on a public road,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — As Kenya prepares to mark the historic Saba Saba Day on Monday, July 7, 2025, nationwide protests are expected to reignite a…
MOMBASA, KENYA — Raila Odinga, leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), has signaled a potential political divergence from President William Ruto, indicating his party’s intention…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya was sworn in for an eighth consecutive term in office, following an election that triggered a wave…
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