Kenya says first ‘visa-free’ tourists arrive in country
Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it had welcomed the first batch of foreign tourists who arrived under a... Read more
7 Jan, 2024
Controversial Ugandan pastor shot in ‘murder attempt’
Kampala – An influential Ugandan pastor and outspoken supporter of President Yoweri Museveni was hospitalised after a shooting attack... Read more
3 Jan, 2024
Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat ‘stabbed to death’ in Kenya
Nairobi – Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting... Read more
1 Jan, 2024
Ethiopia dismisses claims Tigray on brink of famine
The Ethiopian government on Saturday dismissed warnings by the Tigray authorities that the war-ravaged region was on the brink... Read more
31 Dec, 2023
Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples
Nairobi – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly... Read more
30 Dec, 2023
Ethiopia’s Tigray warns of looming famine
Nairobi – The authorities in Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region warned on Friday of a looming famine linked to drought... Read more
30 Dec, 2023
Kenya says ‘disassociates’ with DRC rebels alliance
Nairobi – Kenya’s foreign ministry said on Sunday it “strongly disassociates” with a Congolese opposition figure who forged an... Read more
18 Dec, 2023
DRC summons Kenyan ambassador over opposition alliance
Kinshasa – Kinshasa has summoned the Kenyan ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo, media reported, after a Congolese... Read more
17 Dec, 2023
Kenya ‘out of debt distress’, Ruto says
Nairobi – President William Ruto said Tuesday that Kenya was emerging “out of debt distress”, touting his economic policies... Read more
13 Dec, 2023
Woman, 70, gives birth to twins
Kampala – A Ugandan woman aged 70 has given birth to twins, her doctor said on Thursday, in what... Read more
1 Dec, 2023
