Kenya

Kenya journalist escapes abduction after criticism of president: CPJ

Nairobi – The Committee to Protect Journalists called late Monday for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a... Read more

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Nairobi – Kenya’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s accession to two international anti-mercenary treaties, a move aimed at... Read more

1 Jul

Nairobi – Uganda’s army chief said on Sunday that he did not believe in a free press and ordered... Read more

29 Jun

Nairobi – Washington’s transactional approach to aid has sparked anger in Kenya, with pushback over deals for an Ebola... Read more

25 Jun

Nairob – Kenyan prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge a number of students with murder of 16 schoolmates in... Read more

24 Jun

Nairobi – Erastus Mundia left Kenya on a work programme his government had arranged with Russia. He died on... Read more

23 Jun

Nairobi – African hospitals face huge new costs as they scramble to replace the main anaesthetic for child operations... Read more

22 Jun

Mombasa – Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the... Read more

17 Jun

Nairobi – In Nairobi’s congested streets, the almost imperceptible hum of electric motorbikes is increasingly replacing the roar of... Read more

12 Jun

Nanyuki – At least one person was killed as Kenyan police fought violent running battles and fired tear gas... Read more

10 Jun