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BWIRE: Why Africa must face climate change head on
By Citizen,
1622, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire Accelerated effects of climate change including prolonged droughts are taking a toll on the economies of people in the Great Horn o...
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Internet restored in Ethiopia after week-long outage
By VOA,
1539, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
After days without access, internet users in Ethiopia can once again get online. Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s sole provider, restored service Tuesda...
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Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim
By Reuters,
1035, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up t...
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German interior minister warns of far-right threat after politician’s murder
By Reuters,
2027, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
The murder of a prominent politician by a suspected right-wing radical is an assault on Germany’s democratic system and should serve as a wake-up ca...
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Harambee Stars leave for Egypt today
By Agencies,
1228, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Harambee Stars is set to leave Paris, France at 5pm on Tuesday Kenyan time for Cairo, Egypt ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Stars have...
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The social media campaign that aims to topple leader of ‘Africa’s North Korea’
By CNN,
1245, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
A social media movement created to expose Eritrea's closed regime is gaining momentum. Driven by young Eritreans living in the United States, UK, a...
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Four Cameroon police killed by suspected separatist bomb -govt
By Reuters,
1933, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Cameroon’s government said on Sunday that separatists in its restive English-speaking region had detonated an improvised explosive device that kille...
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Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down
By Reuters,
1124, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down, a day after she su...
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Hong Kong media say controversial extradition bill may be suspended
By Reuters,
1129, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Hong Kong media reported on Saturday the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition bill to mainland China that sparked widesprea...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a ...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1749, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top US diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a tr...
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Exiled Folau offered World Cup spot by Tonga
By Reuters,
912, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Tonga is keen to draft Wallabies exile Israel Folau into its national program with a view to handing him a Rugby World Cup berth in 2023, coach Toutai...
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South Sudan jails prominent economist for giving media interviews
By Reuters,
1933, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
A South Sudan court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign m...
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Nairobi to host first Africa Business Ethics Conference
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1702, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
Nairobi is expected to play host to the inaugural Africa Business Ethics Conference in June this year. The two-day conference will run from June 25...
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Sponsored: The senior citizens’ Independent Living Communities
By Sponsored,
1628, June 10, 2019 (EAT)
By Benard Ojwaya With Kenya’s population estimated at 52 million and projected to rise to 66 million in 2030, senior citizens (60+) will account ...
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Hong Kong makes last push to scrap extradition bill
By VOA,
1212, June 9, 2019 (EAT)
At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat Sunday to press the government to scrap a proposed extradition law t...
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Two Sudan rebel leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia PM: sources
By Reuters,
920, June 9, 2019 (EAT)
Two Sudanese rebel leaders were arrested early on Saturday shortly after meeting visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is trying to mediat...
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Blasts kill soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan
By VOA,
1132, June 8, 2019 (EAT)
Authorities in Pakistan say a roadside bombing Friday near the Afghan border killed at least four soldiers and injured four others, while two separate...
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Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders
By Reuters,
1132, June 8, 2019 (EAT)
The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum program and de...
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African Union suspends Sudan, demands civilian administration
By Reuters,
1011, June 7, 2019 (EAT)
The African Union said on Thursday it had suspended Sudan until a civilian government was formed, intensifying international pressure on the country...
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