Media personality Janet Mbugua named international gender champion

By Rachel Ombaka,

Kenyan media personality Janet Mbugua, who is the Founder of Inua Dada Foundation, has been named an International Gender Champion (IGC). She joins...

Inua Dada Foundation , Janet Mbugua

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

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From refugee in Kenya to U.S. representative: Oballa Oballa’s long trek to election day

By VOA,

Oballa Oballa’s trek to election day was a long and improbable one. He grew up in the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where he witnessed mass killin...

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Arrest of notorious wildlife trafficker Mansur Surur in Kenya lauded by conservationists

By VOA,

Conservationists are lauding the arrest Wednesday in Kenya of alleged wildlife trafficker Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur, who also is wanted in the Un...

Mansur Surur , Poaching , wildlife trafficking

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs

By Reuters,

Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...

coronavirus , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Liberia VP commends President Kenyatta for efforts to wipe out FGM

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been commended for spearheading the national campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya and the region. ...

FGM , Liberia VP Jewel Taylor , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Mariga joins politics, says Kibra has ‘special place in my heart’

By Erick Owenga,

It's now official. Kenya's football star MacDonald Mariga has finally come out of the woods to declare his interest in politics. 'Big Mac' as he is...

Jubilee Party , Kibra Parliamnetary seat , MacDonald Mariga

CAF official Bility gets 10-year ban from FIFA

By Reuters,

African football official Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from the game for 10 years by FIFA’s Ethics Committee following an investigation into t...

CAF , corruption , FIFA , Musa Hassan Bility

Liberia at a critical juncture following mass protest

By VOA,

George Weah once heard the roar of adoring crowds as one of Africa's greatest soccer players. He became Liberia's president in January 2018, and a yea...

George Weah , Liberia President

Thousands protest in Liberia against corruption and economic decline

By Reuters,

Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame ...

corruption , economic decline , Liberia , protests , Thousands

Trump extends humanitarian program for Liberian immigrants

By VOA,

President Donald Trump is extending a humanitarian program that allows Liberians to live and work in the U.S. The White House said Thursday that Tr...

Liberia , Trump

Hacker who took down entire nation’s internet is jailed

By CNN,

A British hacker whose cyberattacks took the nation of Liberia offline has been jailed for almost three years. Daniel Kaye launched a series of att...

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City want five new stars to boost promotion push

By Jeremiah Lechipai,

Nairobi City Stars are looking to add at least five new players ahead of the new National Super League (NSL) season that gets underway on December 1. ...

John Amboko , Nairobi City Stars

Liberia launches investigation into U.S. charity after rape allegations

By Reuters,

Liberia’s government has launched an investigation into U.S. charity More Than Me (MTM) following allegations that a founding staff member raped sev...

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Wenger in Liberia to receive top award from Weah

By Agencies,

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Thursday arrived in Liberia to a heroic reception, where he will be presented with the country's highest honour b...

Ebola: Nigeria begins screening travelers at airports

By CNN,

Nigeria's airports, seaports and land borders have been placed on high alert after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebol...

Ebola in DRC , Nigeria airport

Gor lead East African romp at CAF Confed Cup

By AFP,

Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia FC were part of an East African quartet of clubs that made overcame their CAF Confederation Cup play-offs opponents...

Al Hilal , CAF Confederation Cup , GOR MAHIA , Rayon Sports , Young Africans

GSU, Kenya Prisons land tough draws at CAVB Games

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya’s representative General Service Unit (GSU) and Kenya Prisons have a mountain to climb at the ongoing CAVB African Men Club Championship in Ca...

CAVB , General Service Unit (GSU) , Kenya Prisons

Drogba club spring CAF Champions League surprise

By AFP,

Williamsville Athletic Club, whose board members include Ivory Coast football legend Didier Drogba, became the first surprise winners of the 2018 CAF ...

CAF Champions League , Didier Drogba , Williamsville Athletic Club