Kenya’s Kenyatta says queen was ‘a towering icon of selfless service’
Nairobi – Queen Elizabeth II was “a towering icon of selfless service” who occupied a special place in Kenyan... Read more
10 Sep, 2022
Ethiopia rebels call for conditional truce
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels have proposed a conditional truce in the war in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the... Read more
9 Sep, 2022
UN says aid halted to Ethiopia’s Tigray after renewed clashes
Addis Ababa – Renewed clashes in northern Ethiopia have forced desperately needed aid deliveries to a halt in Tigray, the... Read more
9 Sep, 2022
Burundi president replaces PM after coup plot claim
Nairobi – Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye replaced his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level political purge... Read more
8 Sep, 2022
US envoy in Ethiopia to seek halt to fighting
Addis Ababa – US envoy Mike Hammer was in Ethiopia on Tuesday to seek a halt to renewed clashes... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
Burundi president sacks PM after warning of coup plot
Nairobi – Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye sacked his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level purge Wednesday... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
Uganda bans ‘immoral’ festival linked to sex, drugs, LGBTQ
Kampala – Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday slapped a ban on a popular music festival, the second time that authorities have... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
UN says 173 civilians killed in South Sudan clashes
Juba – Scores of civilians were killed in political clashes in South Sudan between February and May this year, a UN report... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
‘Time to move on,’ Kenyans say after court upholds William Ruto win
Nairobi – Jubilant supporters of Kenya’s president-elect William Ruto took to the streets Monday after his election victory was... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
UN humanitarian chief says ‘famine at the door’ in Somalia
Nairobi – The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine... Read more
5 Sep, 2022
