Africa concerned, surprised by US travel ban
Nairobi – Chad suspended visas for US citizens Thursday in retaliation as governments hit by President Donald Trump’s travel ban... Read more
6 Jun
Kenya rights groups protest detention of finance bill foe
Nairobi – Kenyan rights activists gathered outside a police station in Nairobi on Sunday to protest the two-day detention of... Read more
2 Jun
Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died: daughter
Nairobi – Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, considered one of east Africa’s greatest literary figures, died on Wednesday, his daughter... Read more
29 May
Kenya FM says Tanzania has released activist
Nairobi – Kenya’s foreign minister told AFP on Thursday that Tanzanian authorities had released a prominent activist, who rights groups... Read more
23 May
Kenya slammed as ‘rogue’ state’ over Uganda opposition kidnap role
Nairobi – Kenya has admitted to assisting in the kidnapping of a Ugandan opposition leader on its soil last year,... Read more
22 May
Kenyan presidential candidate and lawyer deported from Tanzania
Nairobi – Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where... Read more
19 May
Rare bone-eroding disease ruining lives in Kenya’s poorest county
Lodwar – Joyce Lokonyi sits on an upturned bucket, fingers weaving palm fronds as the wind pulls her dress to... Read more
9 May
How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officials
Nairobi – The first city entirely built by a private company to be operational in east Africa, with some 25,000... Read more
9 May
Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected ants
Nairobi – A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting... Read more
8 May
Kenya police say MP killing looks ‘premeditated’
Nairobi – Kenyan police said the murder of a politician in the capital Nairobi appears to have been premeditated... Read more
2 May
