Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say. “The Akon City project no longer exists,” Serigne Mamadou Mboup, the head of…
The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state funerals amid criticism over the rising costs of these burials. Only President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has the power to exempt funerals from the moratorium, the government said. Minister of Information and…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is positioning the Aberdare Range as a flagship destination for hiking and adventure tourism, as part of efforts to elevate the Central Kenya tourism circuit through immersive outdoor experiences. This…
At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people from a girls’ summer camp remain missing after flash floods hit the US state of Texas on Friday. US President Donald Trump called the tragedy, which happened on Independence…
Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has defended President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza administration against opposition criticism, asserting that the government remains focused on delivering meaningful development and economic empowerment to all Kenyans. Speaking during an Economic Empowerment Engagement…
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has firmly defended President William Ruto’s leadership, asserting that the Head of State will serve two full terms. Speaking at a funeral ceremony in Kapcherop, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Sudi dismissed opposition chants of “Ruto Must Go”…
KISUMU, Kenya, Jul 4 – Politicians allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party on Friday announced that the death of blogger Albert Ojwang will not push them out of the government. Speaking at Ojwang’s funeral in Kabondo Kasipul, the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 4 — State House on Friday released images of a makeshift chapel within its grounds, as President William Ruto defended plans to construct a permanent place of worship, insisting no taxpayer funds would be used for the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 4 – The government will enhance the growing and selling of muguka to benefit farmers in Embu County, President William Ruto has announced. The President pointed out that muguka is a scheduled crop under the Kenyan law…
A pall of acrid smoke hung over Kyiv on Friday morning following a night of intensive Russian strikes that hit almost every district of the Ukrainian capital, injuring 23 people, officials say. The hours of darkness were punctuated by the…