Politics

Kenya faces year of uncertainty before key elections

Nairobi – With major constitutional changes suspended for now, and swirling new alliances taking shape, Kenya’s political scene is shrouded... Read more

25 Aug, 2021

Technology

Ethiopia says developing rivals to social media giants

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is developing its own social media platforms to rival US-owned sites such as Facebook and... Read more

25 Aug, 2021

Politics

Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe says ‘tortured’ in custody

Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, who is on trial on terrorism charges,... Read more

24 Aug, 2021

News

Outcry over Tanzania leader’s ‘flat-chested’ women footballers remark

Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has come under fire for remarks about women footballers having “flat... Read more

24 Aug, 2021

News

New law criminalises spitting, urinating in Nairobi’s public places

Cape Town – New laws and regulations aimed at keeping the capital Nairobi, Kenya clean have been put in... Read more

23 Aug, 2021

Politics

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s Belgian lawyer deported from Rwanda

Kigali – The Belgian lawyer of Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, has been deported from... Read more

22 Aug, 2021

News

Ethiopia denies US accusations of blocking Tigray aid

Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government on Friday denied claims by US aid chief Samantha Power that it was blocking... Read more

21 Aug, 2021

Politics

Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan

Basinga – Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia’s Qemant ethnic group say their only... Read more

21 Aug, 2021

Politics

Kenyan court rejects disputed bid to change constitution, a new blow to Kenyatta

Nairobi – Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a government bid to make fundamental changes to the constitution,... Read more

21 Aug, 2021

News

Verdict in trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero set for September 20

Kigali – A Rwandan court will deliver next month its delayed verdict in the terrorism trial of Paul Rusesabagina,... Read more

20 Aug, 2021