Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes. Yusuf Tuggar told privately-owned Channels TV that Nigeria had “enough…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 11 – An intelligence-led police operation in Nairobi’s Mathare area has led to the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of electronic items suspected to have been stolen. Seventy-two mobile phones, two laptops, one Universal Flashing…
MURANGA, Jul 11 – The Murang’a County Government has committed to waive all medical and morgue fees for victims of the June 25 and Saba Saba Day protests, during which one person from Kangari and two others from Kangema were…
After 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK will hold a ceremony on Friday to mark a symbolic first step in laying down its arms. The disarmament process will start under tight security in…
Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain…
There are “reasonable grounds” to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in western Sudan, said the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. Targeted sexual violence against women and girls of…
The United States has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditions under which most travellers from those countries can enter. The US Department of State says nearly all non-immigrant…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 11 – Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has accused opposition leaders of fueling tribal politics and failing to offer real solutions to Kenyans’ problems, even as he led a government relief mission targeting vulnerable families in…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 11 – The Nairobi Hospital has officially launched its state-of-the-art Labour, Delivery, and Recovery (LDR) suites, marking a transformative milestone in the delivery of maternal and neonatal care. This investment reaffirms the hospital’s longstanding commitment to innovation,…
The newly appointed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson and six commissioners are set to be sworn in at midday at the Supreme Court. This follows their re-gazettment after a three-judge bench on Thursday evening dismissed a petition that…