Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out

By VOA,

As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...

bobi , Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

Biden sworn in as U.S. president, takes helm of deeply divided nation

By Reuters,

Joe Biden arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning for his presidential inauguration, ready to take over a country battered by the coronavirus...

Federal watchdog probing Trump campaign’s use of White House: lawmaker

By Reuters,

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign’s use of the White House as an Election Day ...

Trump , us election

President Donald Trump criticized by his sister in secret audio

By CNN,

Maryanne Trump Barry bitterly criticized her brother, President Donald Trump, saying, "Donald's out for Donald," and appeared to confirm her niece Mar...

Donald Trump

OPINION: Michelle Obama goes where no former first lady ever has

By CNN,

What Michelle Obama did at the Democratic National Convention Monday night has forever changed the way that former first ladies will use their tremend...

Joe Biden , Michelle Obama , us election

Sudan military and opposition finally sign power-sharing deal

By Reuters,

Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitiona...

Sudan

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

Trump keeps up fight with black community by launching feud with Rev. Sharpton

By CNN,

President Donald Trump launched a feud with the Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday, escalating a series of attacks on prominent black leaders and minority pro...

Donald Trump , racism

BWIRE: It’s time to revisit protection of journalists in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The mysterious circumstances surrounding journalist Azory Gwanda, in Tanzania, whose fate remains unknown are similar to what happe...

Media freedom

BWIRE: Access to information essential to achieve right to health

By Victor Bwire,

Provision of universal access to health and related planned access to the same remain a major commitment of the Government and forms big part of the B...

Big four agenda , Healthcare , NHIF

BWIRE: Threats to journalists raise concerns about ‘Mighty Men of God’

By Victor Bwire,

It’s the highest form of mockery and absurdity for the men of “God” to resort to harassing journalists and the media because the media has calle...

Press Freedom

U.S. judge gives Trump ex-aide Manafort leniency: under four years in prison

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Thursday by a U.S. judge to less than four years in prison - far sh...

Paul Manafort , Trump

Theresa May delays Brexit vote to buy more time… again

By CNN,

Brexit is going down to the wire. With just 33 days until Britain is set to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has again delayed ...

brexit , Theresa May

Senator Cory Booker launches bid for 2020 presidential nomination

By Reuters,

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would se...

2020 presidential nomination , Senator Cory Booker , The United States of America

Judge excoriates Trump ex-adviser Flynn, delays Russia probe sentencing

By Reuters,

A U.S. judge fiercely criticized President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday for lying to FBI agents in a pro...

Barack Obama , FBI , hillary clinton , Judge Emmet Sullivan , MICHAEL FLYNN , President Donald Trump , Robert Mueller

BWIRE: Ongoing Editors Convention a breath of fresh air

By Victor Bwire,

Media in Kenya as in the rest of the world is grappling with professional challenges as a result of the dwindling audiences and revenue, technological...

Annual Editors Convention , Editors Guild , Media freedom

Former U.S. President George Bush dies at 94

By CNN,

Former US President George Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson Jim McGrath. Born into privilege and a tradition of se...

George Bush dead

UK PM May defends Brexit deal as talk of no-confidence vote grows

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of two senior ministers on Friday as she battled to defend her much-criticized draft divorce deal w...

brexit , Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) , Rolls Royce , UK PM Theresa May

Morocco to get Africa’s first high-speed train

By CNN,

French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI are expected to inaugurate Africa's first high-speed train line on Thursday. These ...

Africa's fastest train , Fastest train , French President Emmanuel Macron , Morocco , Morocco's King Mohammed VI

Melania Trump leads new round of White House firing and fury

By CNN,

In a public statement that came out of nowhere, the first lady's office warned that deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, with whom she repo...

Donald Trump , Melania Trump , USA politics , White House