US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

‘Quality’ friendlies key for Harambee Stars – Ambani

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Former Harambee Stars striker Boniface Ambani has challenged Football Kenya Federation to organise high profile friendly matches for Harambee Stars ah...

Harambee Stars , kenya , World cup

Clinical Morans stay perfect at Afrobasket

By Harold Odoro,

The Kenya Men’s basketball team popularly known as the Morans made light work of neighbours Tanzania dismantling them 95-59 on Day Two of the Afroba...

morans

Four Kenyans killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Garissa

By Reuters,

Four Kenyans were killed in a gunfight on Tuesday between police and al Shabaab militants in Garissa, police said. A teacher and a child were among...

shabaab

Cranes edge Burundi as Somalia, Djibouti share spoils

By Jacob Icia,

Bright Anukani and Fahad Bayo were on target as hosts Uganda Cranes thrashed Burundi 2-1 in their CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Group A clash on Saturda...

Burundi , CECAFA , Challenge , Djibouti , KCCA , Lugogo , senior , somalia , uganda

#KOT react after New York Times picks Kenyan as East Africa correspondent

By Ian Omondi,

Abdi Latiff Dahir, a Kenyan-born journalist has been named The New York Times' East Africa correspondent, a move that has delighted many Kenyans. M...

Abdi Latiff Dahir , Kimiko de Freytas , Michael Slackman , New York Times

Renationalization unlikely to fly Kenya Airways back to profit

By Reuters,

By taking back full control of Kenya Airways, lawmakers are banking on Kenya’s ability to replicate the profitable example of Ethiopia’s state-own...

Ethiopian Airlines , Kenya Airways

Three Kenyans killed in Kismayu hotel attack, death toll rises to 26

By VOA,

The death toll from the Kismayu hotel attack in Somalia has risen to 26, with three Kenyans, one Briton, two Americans and three Tanzanians among thos...

Al Shabaab , Hodan Naleyah , kismayu hotel attack

Top journalist Hodan Nalayeh, husband among 10 killed in hotel bombing

By CNN,

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayo on Friday, according to police. Several...

Al Shabaab , Hodan Nalayeh

Mozambique says militants kill 11 in attack near Tanzania border

By Reuters,

Eleven people were killed in an attack last week by an Islamist militant armed group in northern Mozambique near its border with Tanzania, Mozambican ...

islamists , militants , Mozambique , Tanzania

Three found guilty of Garissa University terror attack, set for sentencing

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court on Wednesday convicted three persons and acquitted one over the Garissa University terror attack that saw 156 people dead. The cour...

AL-SHABAB , Garissa University , KDF , Magistrate Francis Andayi , Terror Attack

149 African migrants evacuated from Libya to Italy

By VOA,

The U.N. refugee agency says it has evacuated 149 refugees and asylum-seekers from the strife-torn Libyan capital of Tripoli and brought them to safet...

italy , libya , refugees , UNHCR

Somali officer remembered as mother, military hero

By VOA,

Col. Faadumo Ali spent her life trying to bring peace and security back to her home country of Somalia. The 33-year-old mother of 10 joined the mil...

Omuse, Ngeny new faces in Kenya’s squad for Zone V qualifiers

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya's men senior volleyball team head coach Moses Epoloto has named two debutants in his final squad for the Africa Zone Five All African Games qual...

Africa Zone Five All African Games qualifiers , Kelvin Omuse , Moses Epoloto , Sammy Ngeny

Medical personnel demand security after abduction of 2 Cuban doctors

By Citizen Reporter,

By Abchun Abdi Medical personnel in Kilifi County now want security to be beefed up in health facilities to ensure their security is guaranteed fol...

Cuban doctoprs , Cuban doctors , kidnapping , Kilifi County , Mandera

Ethiopian survivor recounts New Zealand mosque attacks

By VOA,

Abdulkadir Ababora was sitting in the front row of a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week when a 28-year-old Australian gunman opened fire d...

Ethiopian survivor , mosque attacks , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

US military denies rights group allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia

By VOA,

A human rights group says 14 civilians were killed during five U.S. airstrikes in Somalia in the last two years, an allegation the U.S. military stron...

US military

Somali special forces battle militants holding hostages

By VOA,

Heavy gunfire rang out across central Mogadishu on Friday as Somali special forces battled to dislodge insurgents who bombed a hotel, killing at least...

mogadishu , Somali

US General: Strikes in Somalia won’t stop Al-Shabab

By VOA,

The U.S. military's air campaign against al-Shabab in Somalia will not stop the jihadists, a top U.S. general said Thursday as he called on the east A...

AL-SHABAB , somalia , US

Riverside attack a sign of al-Shabab resilience: experts

By VOA,

The deadly attack that rocked 14 Riverside in Nairobi on Tuesday killing 16 people is seen by some experts as a signal of resilience by the Islamist m...

Al Shabaab , Dusit , riverside attack