Raw deal for sports in Kenya

By Dan Ogega,

  Last season with nine seconds left on the timer, Toronto Raptors small forward Kahwi Leonard, The Klaw, stepped to the free-throw line and k...

kenya , Sport

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in Texas

By Reuters,

A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers ...

El Paso Shooting , Walmart

Liverpool trio head FIFA award shortlist

By Reuters,

Liverpool’s Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the...

Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi , Mohamed Salah , Sadio Mane , The Best , Virgil van Dijk

Reuters photo captures Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S.

By Reuters,

Lety Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the...

Guatemalan , Mexican National Guard , migrants , U.S

Trump says Mexico may put more troops at border with U.S

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is trying to stem the flow of mostly Central American migrants seeking to enter the United States from Mexico, said o...

Donald J Trump , U.S migrants , US-Mexico border

South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town to help fight gangs

By Reuters,

South African soldiers were deployed to gang-ridden Cape Town suburbs on Thursday to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year...

south africa gangs

Lion King movie premiere raises Kenya’s tourism profile

By Otukho Jackson,

The premiere of the new Lion King movie on Wednesday has elevated Kenya's profile as one of the leading  tourist destinations in Africa. ICT Cabin...

KTB , Lion King

Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy...

angela merkel , Donald Trump , Iran , Mike Pompeo , sanctions , United States

NOCK hands Team Kenya kit ahead of Africa Beach Games

By Matthews Mutai,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) on Saturday unveiled Team Kenya that will represent the country in the inaugural Africa Beach Games set...

Beach volleyball , Waithaka Kioni

Sudan opposition rejects military’s transition plan after day of violence

By Reuters,

Sudan’s opposition on Tuesday rejected a plan by its military rulers to hold elections within nine months, a day after the worst bout of violence si...

Khartoum , Madani Abbas Madani , President Omar-Al-Bashir , Sudan , Sudanese Professionals Association

NOCK set to unveil Team Kenya for Africa Beach Games

By Philip Muchiri,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) will on Saturday in Mombasa unveil the team that will represent the country at the inaugural Africa Bea...

Africa Beach Games , Cape Verde , Mombasa , NOCK , Sal

Wanyama set to join Harambee Stars camp

By Jacob Icia,

After Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League final, Tottenham's Victor Wanyama is set to join his Harambee Stars teammates in Pari...

AFCON 2019 , Africa Cup of Nations , Harambee Stars , Tottenham Hotspur , Victor Wanyama

Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade in Burkina Faso

By CNN,

Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, chur...

Burkina Faso , catholic , Paul Ouedraogo

Zoo prove too tricky as soldiers Ulinzi fall in Kericho

By Matthews Mutai,

Zoo Kericho made a huge step towards Kenyan Premier League (KPL) survival with a 2-1 victory over Ulinzi Stars at the Kericho Green Stadium on Sunday....

2-1 win , Kenyan Premier League , Kericho Green Stadium , Ulinzi Stars , Zoo Kericho

French Military Frees Foreign Hostages from Burkina Faso

By VOA,

French special forces have rescued four foreign hostages from Burkina Faso but lost two of their elite soldiers in the mission. France’s military...

Bournemouth break nine-man Tottenham late on

By Agencies,

Heung-min Son and Juan Foyth were sent off for Tottenham as Bournemouth left it late to break their resistance in a 1-0 win on Saturday. Son saw re...

Bournemouth , Nathaniel Ake , Tottenham Hotspur

“It will go down to the wire,” says Medo of relegation dog-fight

By Julius Jumah,

With 26 rounds of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) matches played, and 10 games left to the end of the season, the fight for survival is seemingly taki...

Melis Medo , Mt Kenya United coach , relegation dog fight

Iran says its armed forces are not a regional threat, calls for unity against U.S.

By Reuters,

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iran armed forces were not a threat against any regional country, as Tehran held an Army Day military p...

Iran , PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI

Taliban unleashes Afghan spring offensive despite US push for peace

By VOA,

The Taliban announced Friday its annual spring offensive in Afghanistan amid a U.S.-led push for a negotiated settlement to the 18-year-old war with t...

Taliban

Sudan faces a future without al-Bashir

By VOA,

Protest leaders and analysts predict more change as Sudan adjusts to a new reality, without the president who led the country for three decades. In...

Sudan