DCI officers seize miraa consignment set for export

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on Wednesday afternoon seized a consignment of miraa weighing 1700 kilograms which was...

DCI , export , Miraa

Iran executes two men accused of economic crimes

By Reuters,

Iran executed two men accused of economic crimes on Wednesday, part of an effort to stem financial misconduct as the country faces an economic crisis ...

economic crimes , Iran , Iran execution

Somali, Eritrean leaders in Ethiopia to cement regional ties

By VOA,

The presidents of Somali and Eritrea met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday to cement regional economic ties as relations warm between...

Abiy Ahmed , Eritrea , Ethiopian city of Gondar , Isaias Afwerki , Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , Sahle-Work Zewde , Somali

The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa

By CNN,

One of China's biggest smartphone makers has never sold a handset in the country. Yet thousands of miles away, it dominates markets across Africa. Unk...

apple , Tecno mobile

Fighting escalates in key Yemeni port city despite ceasefire call

By CNN,

Violence in Yemen's key port city of Hodeidah is at its worst in months, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator has warned, as a leader of the Ho...

More candidates, more money and a big bet: How Democrats won the House

By Reuters,

The Democrats’ mantra for seizing control of the U.S. House of Representatives took shape within weeks of President Donald Trump’s stunning 2016 W...

Facing new sanctions, Iranians vent anger at rich and powerful

By Reuters,

More Iranians are using social media to vent anger at what they see as the corruption and extravagance of a privileged few, while the majority struggl...

Iran , US sanctions

Second suspect in Ksh.140M Dubai cash heist arraigned

By Agnes Oloo,

A second suspect in Ksh.140 million Dubai cash on transit heist has been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. George Gitau Maina 28, wa...

cash heist , DCI , DCI George Kinoti , dubai , Githurai 45 , Interpol

Uyghur crackdown in Xinjiang doubles security spending in one year

By CNN,

Spending on prisons and security-related construction in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang doubled between 2016 and 2017 new research has revea...

china , Xinjiang

Prince Charles acknowledges UK role in horror of slave trade

By Reuters,

Prince Charles acknowledged Britain’s role in the slave trade on Monday calling it an appalling atrocity that had “left an indelible stain on the ...

Commonwealth , prince Charles of wales , slave trade , UK

Facebook’s Cameroon problem: stop online hate stoking conflict

By Reuters,

A video link posted on Facebook on June 20 showed a man cooking human body parts in a pot over a wood fire. In Cameroon, the footage went viral. So...

Khashoggi sons issue emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body

By CNN,

The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father's body, in their first interview since he wa...

Khashoggi's son appeal , Khashoggi's sons

Rooney misses penalty as DC United crash out of MLS playoffs

By Reuters,

Wayne Rooney’s fairytale first season in Major League Soccer (MLS) ended in disappointment when the DC United striker missed a penalty in a shootout...

DC United , Wayne Rooney

Historic moment as Uhuru flags off direct Kenya Airways flight to the US

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday night presided over a historic milestone for Kenya's aviation sector when he flagged off the inaugural Kenya Airway...

Direct US flight , Kenya Airways , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Mexico offers plan to keep U.S.-bound migrants in Mexico

By Reuters,

Mexico on Friday offered temporary identification papers and jobs to migrants who register for asylum in the country, stepping up efforts to halt the ...

Mexico , Pena Nieto , US

Kenyan hospitals ‘detain patients using armed guards, chains’ over unpaid bills

By VOA,

Doctors at Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital have told Robert Wanyonyi there's nothing more they can do for him. Yet more than a year after he f...

Kenyan hospitals , Kenyatta National Hospital , Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital , Pumwani

Akasha brothers plead guilty to drug trafficking in U.S.

By Rachel Ombaka,

Two Akasha brothers Baktash and Ibrahim have pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking at a court in the U.S. According to the Directorate of C...

Akasha brothers , drug trafficking

Suspicious packages sent to Obama, Clintons and CNN offices in New York

By CNN,

Authorities have intercepted suspicious devices intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and the Florida office of Democratic R...

CLINTON , New York , obama , Suspicious device

Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram survivors feature in film

By Reuters,

Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbi...

Boko Haram , Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign group , Chibok girls , hbo , Karen Edwards , Nigeria , Sasha Achilli , Stolen Daughters: 'Kidnapped by Boko Haram' the film

Kenyatta warns Nakumatt ahead of crunch playoff ties

By Stanley Mativo,

After losing to Thika United in the last year’s Kenya Premier League (KPL) promotion playoffs, Ushuru FC head coach Ken Kenyatta is hoping to get it...

Ken Kenyatta , KPL , Nakumatt FC , NSL , playoffs , relegation , Ushuru FC