Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore hit out at Western interference in the Sahel states, as representatives gathered for the inaugural performance of the union’s anthem in Ouagadougou. “We need to unite, little by little, and the AES (Alliance of Sahel…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is expected to table Ksh 4.24 trillion budget before the National Assembly later today amid calls for tax cuts to address the high cost of living. Mbadi is the second cabinet secretary to head…
MOMBASA, Kenya, Jun 12 – President William Ruto has arrived at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa for the official closing ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference (HOPAC). The President was accompanied by Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir…
A Chinese national has been sentenced to three years in prisonfor damaging an undersea cable connecting Taiwan’s main island and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait. The man, identified by his surname Wang, was the captain of the Togolese-registered…
The global nuclear watchdog has found Iran has failed to meet its nuclear non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years. A resolution which was passed by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carries…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Thursday flagged off a major consignment of life-saving vaccines, signalling renewed momentum in Kenya’s child immunisation programme. The country has received over six million doses—3 million of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which protects…
Clashes erupted in Seattle as hundreds rallied outside the Federal Building on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with LA demonstrators calling for an end to the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies. Footage shows fireworks being launched at police officers…
A curfew is in place for a second night in Los Angeles after nearly a week of unrest in the city over US immigration raids. Multiple people were arrested for violating the downtown curfew shortly after it came into effect…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 – President William Ruto has condoled with the family of social media influencer Albert Ojwang through a telephone call to his parents and widow. During the call, the head of state assured them of justice and…
NAIROBI, Kenya June 12 — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Thursday flagged off a major consignment of life-saving vaccines, signalling renewed momentum in Kenya’s child immunisation programme. The country has received over six million doses—3 million of the Bacille…