Countries Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan Nairobi – A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish... Read more 29 May
Countries Fire in Kenya girls’ school dorm kills 16: police source Nairobi – A fire in a girls’ school dormitory in Kenya on Thursday has left 16 dead and 73... Read more 28 May
Countries Four killed in Kenya transport protests over rising fuel prices Nairobi – Four Kenyans died and at least 30 were injured on Monday in fuel price protests triggered by... Read more 19 May
Burkina Faso Sahel region alliances redrawn after break with France Abidjan – French President Emmanuel Macron has announced billions of dollars of investment for Africa at a summit in... Read more 13 May
Countries Macron announces 23 bn euros of investment at Africa summit Nairobi – French President Emmanuel Macron announced 23 billion euros ($27 billion) of investment for Africa during a major... Read more 12 May
Countries ‘No home left untouched’: Kenya floods kill 81, displace thousands Nairobi – Torrential storms that have triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people this month,... Read more 23 Mar
Countries Two men in Kenyan court for ant-smuggling Nairobi – Two men appeared in a Nairobi court on Tuesday accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of ants... Read more 18 Mar
Countries Mudavadi travels to Russia to secure repatriation of Kenyans press-ganged into Ukraine Nairobi – Kenya’s foreign minister took off for a visit to Moscow on Sunday in a bid to put a... Read more 16 Mar
Business Power cuts are the new normal in Kenya – what went wrong and how to fix it Peter Twesigye, University of Cape Town Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity... Read more 12 Mar
Sport Kenya suspends 27 athletes for doping violations Nairobi – Disgraced Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, national 400m hurdles champion Wiseman Were, and 25 other athletes have... Read more 3 Mar