Kenyan cops to face murder trial over death of UK aristocrat Alex Monson

By Reuters,

Four Kenyan policemen will stand trial for murder after a judge ruled on Monday they have a case to answer in the death of British aristocrat Alex Mon...

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Late Tanzania President Magufuli accused of disregarding fundamental freedoms

By Waihiga Mwaura,

As the world pays tribute to the late 5th Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, his legacy is proving to be a complex one. On one hand, he gaine...

Amnesty International , human rights , President John \pombe Magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Gov’t employees, farmers stirs rock Pakistan

By Agencies,

By Juan Carlos Facing economic distress and rising prices of essential commodities, government employees and farmers have launched their separate s...

Willian receives racial abuse on social abuse

By Agencies,

Arsenal midfielder Willian has revealed that he has been sent racist abuse on social media. The 32-year-old Brazil international shared screenshots...

Arsenal , Racial abuse , social media , Willian

Trump ends tumultuous term under cloud, faces uncertain future

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump leaves the presidency on Wednesday under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single four-year term stained by two impeac...

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U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

“I will fear no evil!” Bobi Wine declares as he resumes presidential campaigns

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, is set to resume his campaigns on Thursday amid heightened tension in the...

Bobi Wine

EALA passes key bill on protecting Lake Victoria

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Legislative Assembly enacted the Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2020, providing a legal framework for the Lake Victoria Basin Commiss...

EALA , lake victoria

DCI reopens post election violence cases as victims claim new threats

By Erick Owenga,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has reopened the lid into the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence (PEV) cases following claims by victim...

DCI George Kinoti , post election violence

Bobi Wine released after charges over ‘acts likely to spread coronavirus’

By Reuters,

Uganda’s detained presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine was released on bail on Friday after authorities charged him over acts likely to spr...

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Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda, 577 detained over Bobi Wine protests

By Reuters,

28 people have died and 577 have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine, police sa...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu takes refuge in German ambassador’s residence

By Reuters,

Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu said on Saturday he had taken refuge at the German ambassador’s residence in the commercial ...

magufuli , Tanzania elections , Tundu Lissu

Envelope with deadly poison ricin addressed to White House intercepted

By Tonny Ndungu,

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared ...

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Villas-Boas defends Marseille player after Neymar racism claim

By Agencies,

Marseille head coach Andre Villas-Boas has defended the club's player Alvaro Gonzalez following Neymar's racism claim against the centre-back. Pa...

Alvaro Gonzalez , Andre Villas-Boas , Marseille , neymar , Paris Saint-Germain , racism

Judge bars ‘sloppy’ prosecutors from case of ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s death

By Reuters,

The judge in the criminal case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death disqualified four local prosecutors o...

Derek Chauvin , George Floyd , J. Alexander Kueng , Judge Peter Cahill , Thomas Lane , Tou Thao , U.S. Justice Department

Lions need to be protected to avert extinction, agency warns

By Citizen Reporter,

The world is marking World Lions Day on Monday but World Animal Protection warns that the King of the Jungle may soon be extinct if urgent measures ar...

World Animal Protection , World Lions Day

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news

By Guest Writer,

By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...

BBC , coronavirus , COVID-19 , ebola , fake news , who

Duale accuses Kanini Kega of ‘extortion, threats, blackmail’ in impeachment plot

By Ian Omondi,

Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale has accused his Kieni counterpart Kanini Kega of being behind a plot to remove him as National Assemb...

Aden Duale , Kanini Kega , Majority Leader , National Assembly

Sudan makes FGM a crime in ‘new era’ for women’s rights

By Reuters,

Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners said ushered in a “new era�...

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