US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa, after threatening to do so earlier this week. Trump said he was bringing in the order because of South Africa’s new land law, which he…
Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania, the Southern African Development Community and East African Community…
NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 9 – A new case of Mpox has been confirmed in Makueni County, bringing Kenya’s total number of cases to 38. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, these cases have been reported across 12…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has convened a Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting for Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya on Wednesday next week. This follows a High Court decision that nullified Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula’s…
Windhoek, Namibia Feb 8 – Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first elected president, has died at the age of 95. The Namibian Presidency announced his passing on Sunday, stating: “It is with utmost sorrow and…
The Ministry of Health has confirmed a new case of Mpox in Makueni County, raising the total number of infections to 38 since the outbreak began. In a statement issued on Saturday, Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said the…
The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has launched an internal investigations following the death of a patient within its facility. In a statement issued on Friday, the hospital confirmed the incident and expressed condolences to the bereaved family even as details…
Flights in and out of Goma Airport were stopped last week after M23 rebels took control of the critical infrastructure, disrupting humanitarian aid deliveries. In a statement issued after a joint meeting, ministers from the East African Community (EAC) and…
KISUMU, Kenya Feb 8 – Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has raised concern over the high number of forged land title deeds in western Kenya, warning that the practice must be stopped through arrests and prosecutions. During an impromptu visit…
Feb 8 – Bangladesh should seek United Nations support for reforms and justice, and the country’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, should back a UN-backed mechanism to secure a democratic future rather than succumb to…