Ebola in Tanzania? Who’s fooling WHO?

By Imani Mitchelle,

The World Health Organization (WHO) is accusing Tanzania of not sharing information about alleged Ebola cases in the country. WHO has revealed that...

ebola

Central African football boss hears war crimes charges

By Reuters,

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said two alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias, one of them prominent in African ...

Alfred Yekatom , Patrice Edouard Ngaissona

Africa’s gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

By VOA,

vFor most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Ken...

africa , Extinction , Giraffes

BWIRE: Constitution, not Big 4 should be President Kenyatta’s legacy

By Victor Bwire,

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy might not be the big four agenda, but a new constitution that radically alters the current governance structure. ...

Referendum , Uhuru kenyatta

Swila: Egypt projects itself as gateway to Africa with a beauty to boot

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila A month has elapsed since my return from duty at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations finals held in Egypt. With enough tim...

AFCON2019 , beauty , Cairo , Egypt , Swila

UN Report: Conflicts kill and hurt a record 12,000 children

By VOA,

More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year - a record number - with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen...

Afghanistan , Conflicts , somalia , The United Nations (UN)

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

Refugee women in Cameroon empowered by mobile money

By VOA,

In refugee camps in Cameroon, food aid has been replaced by mobile money payments. The system allows refugees to choose what food they buy and allows ...

Cameroon , Central African Republic , mobile money , Refugee

6yr old dies after crossing US-Mexico border, more Indians making that journey

By CNN,

On the day she died, the little girl was thousands of miles away from the country where she was born. US Border Patrol agents found her remains thi...

6-year-old from India died , after crossing the US-Mexico border

African migrant apprehensions spike at Southern US border

By VOA,

The number of African migrants apprehended by U.S. border officials has spiked, from a total of less than a hundred in years past to more than 600 in ...

U.N. refugee agency , US immigration policy

Congo declares measles epidemic after it kills more than Ebola

By Reuters,

Congo's government has declared an epidemic of measles, which the latest health ministry figures show has now killed at least 1,500 people, over a hun...

Ebola in DRC , measles in DRC

US border patrol arrests 153 Africans at Texas border

By Victor Bwire,

U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 150 African immigrants attempting unauthorized crossings into Texas at the U.S. southern border w...

African migrant , Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) , US migration ban

Almost 2,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DR Congo as crisis worsens

By CNN,

Almost 2,000 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the central African nation struggles with the second largest ou...

DR Congo , Ebola crisis , Ebola in DRC

Congo forces kill 26 Islamist rebels in Ebola zone shootout

By Reuters,

Congolese forces killed 26 rebels on Thursday from a group thought to be linked to Islamic State while repelling an attack in east Congo’s Ebola zon...

Congo , ebola , forces , Islamic state , Islamist rebels , shootout

WHO counts down Africa polio clock despite fears of new outbreak

By Reuters,

Africa could be declared free of endemic “wild” polio early next year if a strain last seen in Nigeria almost three years ago does not resurface, ...

Polio

Uhuru signs Ksh.67 billion loan with china for project delivery

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday witnessed the signing of two project delivery agreements amounting to Ksh.67 billion through a concessional financi...

china , Konza Data Center , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

Exclusive: Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

By Reuters,

Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to m...

African union: high-speed rail network on track

By VOA,

Plans are on track for a high-speed rail network connecting the continent's borders by 2063, the African Union's Development Agency says. The ambitiou...

AFRICAN UNION

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Central African Republic opens cabinet to more armed groups to bolster peace

By Reuters,

Central African Republic has included more rebel officials in an expanded cabinet, the president announced on Friday, in a bid to shore up peace effor...

Cabinet , Central African Republic