Uhuru: Kenya is committed to the fight against climate change

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has affirmed Kenya’s support to global efforts geared towards environmental conservation and the fight against climate chan...

CLIMATE CHANGE , France , Uhuru kenyatta

Over 200 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in DRC

By VOA,

An outbreak of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people. Almost 300 Ebola cases have been confi...

Deadly ebola outbreak , DRC Congo , Ebola outbreak in DRC

Rwandan opposition leader facing 22-year prison sentence

By CNN,

The high-profile trial of prominent Rwandan government critic Diane Rwigara and her mother concluded after five hours of proceedings in the High Court...

Diane Rwigara , People Salvation Movement , Rwanda

After years in exile, Ethiopian politician returns home with hope and fear

By Reuters,

A year ago, rebel leader Berhanu Nega was coordinating attacks against Ethiopian soldiers from his base across the border in Eritrea and faced a death...

Berhanu Nega , Ethiopia , Ethiopia politician , Ethiopian exiled politician

China exports its restrictive internet policies to dozens of countries

By Reuters,

Restrictive internet policy and digital surveillance from China has spread worldwide over the last two years, with its government training emerging ma...

china , digital surveillance , Freedom House , internet policy , USA

La Liga petitions support for troubled Miami game

By Reuters,

Faced with massive opposition from sporting institutions over its plan to play a regular season game between Barcelona and Girona in Miami, La Liga ha...

FC Barcelona , Girona , Javier Tebas , La Liga , miami

Nairobi court jails Rwandan who killed friend, baby over ‘mzungu’ boyfriend

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has sentenced a Rwandan woman to life in prison after she was found guilty of killing her female friend following disagreement over a ...

life imprisonment , murder

President Kenyatta puts tax evaders on notice

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a stern warning to tax evaders in the country saying that those found culpable must face the full consequences of th...

KRA , President Uhuru Kenyatta , tax evasion

Starlets set Uganda, Ghana friendly dates as AWCON test looms large

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

The national women football team, Harambee Starlets,  will play Uganda’s Crested Cranes on November 4 and Ghana on November 7 as part of their prep...

AWCON , Cameroon , David Ouma , Friendlies , Ghana , Harambee Starlets , uganda

Merkel looks to Africa to cement a legacy shaped by migration

By Reuters,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted African leaders on Tuesday, pledging a new development fund to tackle underdevelopment on the continent that ha...

Merkel looks to Africa to cement a legacy shaped by migration

By Reuters,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted African leaders on Tuesday, pledging a new development fund to tackle underdevelopment on the continent that ha...

Ethiopia President Abiy Ahmed , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Rwanda President Paul Kagame , South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

FIFA doubles prize money for 2019 Women’s World Cup

By Reuters,

FIFA will raise the prize money for the Women’s World Cup from $15 million to $30 million starting with next year’s edition in France, president G...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Women's World Cup

FIFA rejects La Liga plans to play Barcelona game in U.S

By Reuters,

La Liga’s plans to host the Girona versus Barcelona domestic league game in the United States in January hit anotherstumbling block when soccer’s ...

Barcelona vs Girona , FIFA , La Liga

Kenya leap two places up in October FIFA ranking

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya has risen two places in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body on Thursday, to 105 globally. This follows the...

Belgium , CAF , FIFA , France , Harambee Stars , kenya , ranking , Sebastian Migne , uganda

Sahle-Work Zewde makes history as first Ethiopia female president

By Reuters,

Sahle-Work Zewde, a senior diplomat has been approved as the first Ethiopia female president. Proceedings on State television on Thursday morning s...

Ethiopia female president , Sahle-Work Zewde

Kenya optimistic on World Bank Doing Business Index 2018

By Linda Ngari,

World Bank is set to announce the 2018 Doing Business Index on October 31. According to Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community (EAC) and ...

CS Adan Mohamed , Morocco , Rwanda , SGR , World Bank , World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index 2018

French fuel firm Rubis offers to buy Kenya’s KenolKobil

By Reuters,

French fuel storage and distribution company Rubis SCA  has offered to buy Kenyan oil marketer KenolKobil Ltd  to get a toehold in East Africa, the ...

KenolKobil , Rubis

Plans for new global tournaments back on FIFA agenda

By Reuters,

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plans for two new global tournaments are back on the agenda at the governing body with soccer officials set to dis...

Club World Cup , FIFA , Gianni Infantino

OPINION: ‘I was told not to join media because being a female journalist is difficult’

By Rachel Ombaka,

"I was told not to join media because being a female journalist is difficult." This is a comment that one of the participants for the Women in News...

female journalist , female journalst , Women in Media

Keita to miss Liverpool’s trip to Huddersfield

By Reuters,

Liverpool will be without injured midfielder Naby Keita for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Huddersfield Town but defender Virgil van Dijk has rec...

Huddersfield Town , Jurgen Klopp , Liverpool FC , Naby Keita