Global Fund says HIV group it funded in Ghana committed sexual abuse

By Reuters,

Executives of a Ghanaian organisation supporting people living with HIV and AIDS demanded sex acts and money in exchange for access to benefits, the G...

Ghana Network Association of People Living with HIV , Global Fund

France’s Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence

By Reuters,

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for...

France , French President Emmanuel Macron , Muslims , Prophet Mohammad

Cops arrest 3 foreigners armed with an AK-47 after a series of robbery incidents in Kajiado West

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives based in Kajiado West have arrested three robbery with violence suspects, recovering a loaded AK-47 rifle in the process. The three susp...

‘Obado has terrorized Migori for too long,’ ODM maintains impeachment push

By Ian Omondi,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has maintained that it will proceed with its push for the impeachment of Migori Governor Okoth Obado. OD...

governor okoth obado , impeachment , John Mbadi , Migori County , odm

Iranian 107-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus

By Reuters,

A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. T...

coronavirus

Senate kicks Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu out of office

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ferdinand Ndung'u Waititu Babayao has been impeached as the Governor of Kiambu County. Waititu was kicked out of office by the Senate on three char...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , Kiambu County , Waititu impeached

‘Do to me what you would like done to you!’ Waititu pleads with Senators

By Ian Omondi,

Embattled Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu on Wednesday pleaded with Senators to deliver a ruling on his impeachment motion that they would consider ...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , impeachment , Kiambu County , senate

‘For 7yrs we have lied about Kenya’s debt,’ Moses Kuria makes stunning revelations

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria stunned many on Tuesday when he spoke on Kenya's debt burden that currently stands at Ksh.6 trillion. ...

Moses Kuria , parliament , Public debt

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

By Reuters,

Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after t...

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace , Emirates , Etihad Airways , Iran , U.S. regulator's order , United States

Jacob Zuma seeks dismissal of corruption charges

By VOA,

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was in court Monday, fighting to have corruption charges against him dismissed. The charges, stemming fro...

jacob zuma

Three politicians in multi-million gold scam probe

By Sam Ogina,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is probing three politicians including a second-term senator from Western Kenya, a first time MP from...

dubai , Gold scam , UAE

Two men charged with obtaining Ksh.3M in fake gold scam

By Dzuya Walter,

Two men on Tuesday denied charges of obtaining Ksh.3 million from a businessman by falsely pretending that they were in a position to sell 10 kilogram...

court , gold , Immigration department

Man gets life in prison for stabbing policeman at airport

By Reuters,

A Tunisian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for stabbing a police officer at the airport in Flint, Michigan, a decision a federal judge...

FBI i , Judge Matthew Leitman , Lieutenant Jeff Neville , life in prison

Peru’s ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrest

By Reuters,

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, hours after shooting himself in the head to avoid arrest in connection ...

Arrest , Peru , President Alan Garcia , President Martin Vizcarra

Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts

By Reuters,

Eastern-based forces battled troops loyal to the Tripoli government in the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as thousands of residents fled ...

battle , Tripoli

World saddened and angered by New Zealand mosque attacks

By Reuters,

Leaders around the world expressed disgust and sorrow at the killing of at least 49 people in New Zealand mosques on Friday, and some also expressed a...

Fraud accused Mozambique official faces competing extradition requests

By VOA,

Manuel Chang is a wanted man, facing extradition requests from both the United States and his native Mozambique. On Tuesday, as a South African mag...

Mozambique

Revealed: Samburu Governor’s Ksh.600M properties acquired in just four years

By Francis Gachuri,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has traced and listed properties valued at hundreds of millions of shillings that Samburu Governor Mo...

EACC , graft , Samburu governor Moses Lenolkulal

At least 70 killed in major Bangladesh blaze, toll likely to rise

By Reuters,

As many as 70 people died in a major fire that engulfed several buildings in a centuries-old neighbourhood of the Bangladesh capital, a fire official ...

Bangladesh , Fire , Minister Asaduzzaman Khan

‘Get out of Syria,’ Iran tells U.S.

By Reuters,

Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as planned by U.S. Presiden...

Iran , President Bashar al-Assad , President Donald Trump , Syria , United States