BY REUTERS,18TH OCT,2021-Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case
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Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for Literature
BY BBC NEWS,7TH OCT 2021-Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel prize in literature, the award-giving Swedish Academy said on Thursday. He
Less than 5% people fully vaccinated against Covid in Africa – WHO
BY WHO,GENEVA,7TH OCT 2021-World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that inequality in access to coronavirus vaccines is still a big challenge to
Guinea Coup Leader Sworn In As Transitional President
Conakry, Guinea, Oct 1 – Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, was sworn in as interim president on Friday promising to respect
Shock as Malawi’s ex-deputy speaker shoots himself dead in parliament
BY AFP,1ST OCT 2021-Clement Chiwaya, a former deputy speaker in Malawi, on Thursday shot himself in the head inside parliament over alleged frustrations with the
Algeria’s former President Bouteflika dies at 84
BY REUTERS,18TH SEPT,2021-Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under
Soldiers say Guinea constitution, gov’t dissolved in apparent coup
BY REAUTERS,CONAKRY,5TH SEPT,2021-Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea’s capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on the West African nation’s state television that
17 killed in Nigeria jihadist attacks
BY AFP,31ST,AUG,2021-At least 17 people, including a soldier and aid worker, were killed in the latest attacks by Islamic State-aligned jihadists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno
11 Children Abducted By Presumed Islamist Militants In DR Congo
Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP), Aug 31 – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in northeastern DR
Biden in solemn ritual over remains of fallen US troops
BY BBC NEWS, 29TH AUG,2021 -President Joe Biden was preparing Sunday at a US military base to receive the remains of the 13 American service
Jailed Chadian Ex-Leader Hissene Habre Dies In Senegal
Habre, pictured in 2013 while leaving a court in Dakar. Tens of thousands of Chadians died under his rule, say investigators © AFP/File The head of
Afghanistan Turmoil:52 Kenyans in Afghanistan evacuated to UK, Kazakhstan – Foreign ministry
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,19TH AUG,2021-Fifty-two more Kenyans have been evacuated from Afghanistan following political unrest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Twelve Kenyans who were
Afghanistan President Ghani in UAE – Foreign ministry
BY REUTERS,18TH AUG,2021-Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation has confirmed. Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on
Afghanistan: US takes control of Kabul airport to evacuate staff from country
BY BBC NEWS,16TH AUG,2021-There have been scenes of panic at Kabul airport as desperate residents try to flee following the seizure of the Afghan capital
Taliban entering Kabul ‘from all sides’
BY BBC NEWS,15TH,AUG,2021-Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is holding emergency talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and other top Nato officials, reports say. The meetings are
Stateless Shona people celebrate becoming Kenyans
BBCCopyright: BBC More than 800 members of Kenya’s Shona community have been granted national identity cards, after existing as stateless people for generations. The official
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan gets Covid jab in policy reverse
BY BBC NEWS,28TH JULY,2021People in Tanzania are being actively encouraged to get Covid-19 vaccinations in a dramatic change of policy for one of Africa’s most
Bangkok closes public spaces as virus surges in Thailand
BY ABC NEWS BANGKOK,23RD JULY,2021– Thailand’s already locked down capital shut parks and the few remaining public places available to residents Friday, as the country
S Africa court adjourns Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to next month
BY REUTERS,20TH JULY,2021-A South African court on Tuesday adjourned former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to Aug. 10, after the ex-leader applied for
Zuma Graft Trial Resumes After Deadly South Africa Violence
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jul 19 – The graft trial of South African ex-president Jacob Zuma resumed on Monday, held online in a bid to forestall another
Death toll in South Africa riots rises to 72 as unrest rages across country
BY BBC NEWS,14TH JULY,2021-The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President
Zuma riots: Death toll rises to 30 amid looting
BY BBC NEWS,13TH JULY,2021-At least 30 people have now died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country’s former
Haiti requests foreign troops after president’s assassination
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,10TH JULY,2021-Haiti has asked for foreign troops to be sent to the country to protect key infrastructure after the assassination of President Jovenel
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home in ‘barbaric act’ – PM
BY REUTERS,7TH JULY,2021-Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an “inhuman and barbaric act” and his
Pope ‘responds well’ to surgery at Rome hospital
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,5TH JULY,2021-Pope Francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 84-year-old “responded
Uhuru arrives in Zambia for the State funeral of Zambia’s founding father Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda.
BY NEWSDESK,NAIROBI,2ND JULY,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta has on Friday arrived in Zambia for the State funeral of Zambia’s founding father Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda. Among the
Protests and looting as Eswatini government tightens security
BY CORRESPONDENT,2ND JULY,2021-The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has condemned the acts of looting that have been witnessed during ongoing protests. In a statement,
Rwanda curfew to start at 6pm in new Covid restrictions Schools and places of worship closed.
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,29TH JUNE,2021-The government of Rwanda has announced additional measures to curb the spread of coronavirus following the emergence of new variants globally. A
Former SA President Jacob Zuma sentenced
BY BBC NEWS,29TH JUNE,2021-South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country. This came after
At least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – Security official
BY REUTERS, 28TH JUNE,2021-An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country’s
Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt
BY BBC NEWS,FLORIDA,27TH JUNE,2021-The death toll has risen to five after the collapse of an apartment block in Florida, authorities say. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine
Four Dead In Florida Building Collapse, 159 Unaccounted For
Search and rescue personnel pull a body out of the rubble after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami
President Kenyatta mourns former Zambian President Kaunda
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,18TH JUNE,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to President Edgar Lungu, the Government and the people of Zambia following the
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
BY BBC ,17TH JUNE,2021-Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged
COTU’S Francis Atwoli re-elected for fourth time as ILO member in Geneva
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,14TH JUNE,2021-Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli has been re-elected for a record fourth time as Member of the International Labour Organization, ILO Governing
G7 calls out China, demands Covid origins investigation
BY REUTERS,13TH JUNE,2021-Group of Seven leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in Xinjiang, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of
Kenya lifts ban on flights to and from Somalia
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,10TH JUNE,2021-The government on Thursday lifted the ban on flights to and from Somalia. In a note seen by the Star, the Ministry
A villager slaps French President Macron in face during walkabout
BY REUTERS,8TH JUNE,2021-French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout
Uganda closes schools as Covid cases rise
BY BBC NEWS 7TH JUNE,2021-Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has shut down schools and suspended public gatherings as the country faces a surge of infections in
Popular Nigerian pastor TB Joshua dies aged 57
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,6TH,JUNE,2021-Nigerian Televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua has died. His death was announced via a statement released by his
Assassination attempt on Ugandan minister kills daughter and driver
BY BBC ,1ST JUNE,2021-Uganda’s Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala has been shot and injured by unknown gunmen near his home in the capital Kampala. Eyewitnesses
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye set to visit Kenya on Monday
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,29TH MAY,2021-Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is scheduled to visit Kenya on Monday and will attend Tuesday’s Madaraka Day celebrations as the guest of
Macron says France will help Africa make more COVID-19 vaccines locally
BY REUTERS,29TH MAY,2021-President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap
More than 100 people missing after boat sinks in Nigeria
BY CNN NEWS,27TH MAY,2021-Scores of people are missing and feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday
UN calls for immediate release of Mali president
BY BBC NEWS,25TH MAY 2021-The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that
Larry Madowo lands a job as Nairobi-based correspondent for CNN
BY CNN,13TH MAY,2021-Larry Madowo is leaving the BBC to take up a new position with CNN as the network’s Nairobi-based correspondent. The announcement was made
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for a sixth term
BY BBC NEWS 12TH MAY,2021-Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn for his sixth term. He won re-election in a disputed poll in January. Security
30 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria
By AFP Thirty people drowned when an overloaded boat capsized in central Nigeria’s Niger state, an emergency official told the media Monday. The boat ferrying
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch condemns Tigray ‘genocide’
BY CNN,9TH MAY,2021-The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has condemned his own country’s rulers in a video recorded by the director of a
Finally Somalia restores diplomatic relations with Kenya
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,6TH APRIL,2021-The Federal Government of Somalia says it has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya. This comes nearly five months after Somalia cut off the