Italian ambassador to DRC, policeman killed in attack on U.N. convoy

By Reuters,

Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people were killed on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in eastern C...

Italian ambassador , Luca Attanasio

Africa COVID-19 deaths cross 100K after second wave – Reuters tally

By Reuters,

Africa COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections ov...

coronavirus

IGAD and EU hand over of PPEs, lab test kits to Kenyan Gov’t

By Citizen Reporter,

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the delegation of the European Union to Kenya and the United Nations Office for Project Service...

coronavirus , IGAD , PPE

Drivers charged with smuggling ethanol worth Ksh.10.8M

By Citizen Reporter,

Two truck drivers have been separately charged with smuggling ethanol worth Ksh. 10.8 million and Ksh. 3.2 million respectively. They appeared befo...

ethanol

Biden begins sweeping away travel ban on African, Muslim-majority countries

By Reuters,

U.S. President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday including immediately lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and...

Biden , DACA

EU eyes scheme to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer nations

By Reuters,

The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, t...

coronavirus , vaccine

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

Good riddance 2020. Hello 2021: Fireworks light deserted streets

By Reuters,

Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year th...

coronavirus , new year address

China approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, promises free shots for all citizens

By CNN,

China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public with...

U.S. will require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers

By Reuters,

The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure st...

coronavirus , COVID-19

UK to hold emergency meeting over new coronavirus variant

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday, as governments around the world step up efforts ...

Britain , coronavirus , UK

Second COVID-19 wave hits West and Central Africa

By Reuters,

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first as cooler weather...

central africa , coronavirus , west africa

Boko Haram claim responsibility for kidnap of over 300 schoolboys

By Reuters,

A man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday the Islamist group was behind the abduction of more than 300 schoolb...

Boko Haram , Chibok

EABC urges partner states to harmonize tax regime

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Business Council (EABC) is urging for tax regime harmonization within the East Africa Community (EAC) and improve ease of doing busin...

EABC , nesbitt

President Kenyatta, Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurate Moyale border post

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and visiting Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday inaugurated the Moyale One-Stop Border Post (OSBP). Also inaugurated is t...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , Moyale border post , Moyale One-Stop Border Post

Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

By CNN,

In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of que...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Botswana signs deal to buy coronavirus vaccine for 20% of population

By Reuters,

Botswana has signed an agreement with the global vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organization, giving it the option to buy coro...

Botswana , coronavirus

Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID

By Reuters,

Dressed in a miniskirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex - the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in ...

coronavirus , sex workers , Zimbabwe

New Zealand’s Ardern wins ‘historic’ re-election for crushing COVID-19

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded...

coronavirus , Jacinda Ardern , New Zealand

Kenyan MPs set to join Jerusalema craze

By Edwin Obuya,

Kenyan MPs are set to join the Jerusalema craze next Wednesday when they shoot their own version of the challenge. Majority Leader Amos Kimunya inf...

coronavirus , jerusalema , KIMUNYA