In boost for COVID-19 battle, Pfizer vaccine found 94% effective in major study

By Reuters,

The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, ...

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

eSwatini king says had COVID-19, recovered after Taiwan sent drugs

By Reuters,

eSwatini King Mswati III said he had recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him. The small s...

coronavirus , eSwatini , mswati

Osaka ready to ‘fight hardest’ for Australian Open title

By Agencies,

Naomi Osaka says a belief "people don't remember the runners-up" will fuel her bid for a fourth major title when she faces American Jennifer Brady in ...

American Jennifer Brady , Austarlian Open , Grand Slam , Naomi Osaka

Nadal gathers strength as injuries strike rivals

By Reuters,

For a player who was all doom and gloom about his fitness on the eve of the Australian Open, Rafa Nadal emerged as an unlikely pillar of strength on d...

Australian Open , Grand Slam , Rafal Nadal

Gor to face Napsa Stars in CAF Confed Cup playoffs

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia FC will face Zambian side Napsa Stars in the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs following Friday's draw conducted at Confederation of African F...

CAF Confederation Cup , Gor Mahia FC , Napsa Stars

Jack Ma was almost bigger than China, that’s what got him into trouble

By CNN,

Billionaire Jack Ma is a rare figure in China: a charismatic entrepreneur who speaks his mind and pushes boundaries. That free-wheeling attitude ...

Alibaba , Ant Group , Chinese Communist Party , Jack Ma , President Xi Jinping

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’...

Donald Trump

CS Matiang’i recalls all police officers on leave, warns against reckless merrymaking

By Hassan Mugambi,

The government on Wednesday recalled all officers within the national security sector who are on leave during this festive season. The National Pol...

CS Fred Matiang’i , festive season , Police Officers , Rapid deployment unit

Despite Somalia severing ties, Kenya says it won’t expel Somalis

By VOA,

In the wake of Somalia's announcement this week that it is severing diplomatic ties with Kenya, the government says it will not expel Somali diplomats...

bihi , somalia

Boko Haram claim responsibility for kidnap of over 300 schoolboys

By Reuters,

A man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday the Islamist group was behind the abduction of more than 300 schoolb...

Boko Haram , Chibok

President Kenyatta mourns Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to King Mswati III and the people of Eswatini following the death of the country’s Prime M...

Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini , eSwatini , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies

By Reuters,

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died at age 52 after being hospitalised in neighbouring ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , eSwatini , Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini

US President Donald Trump orders all 700 American troops out of Somalia

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by th...

AL QAEDA , American troops , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Trump’s legal defeats pile up

By CNN,

President Donald Trump found himself trapped in an election riddle of his own making Friday -- continuing to push false claims that the election was a...

Trump

ESwatini’s prime minister tests positive for COVID-19

By Reuters,

ESwatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, he said in a government statement on Sunday. ...

coronavirus , eSwatini

Doctor’s self-funded test lab Medipark leads way in Somalia’s COVID fight

By Reuters,

Having scraped money together following medical studies abroad, Somali doctor Abdullahi Sheikdon Dini opened Mogadishu’s first advanced diagnostic l...

coronavirus , somalia

Klopp says no Firmino-Jota selection headache

By Reuters,

Jurgen Klopp welcomed Diogo Jota's continued fine form but swatted away suggestions it had given him a selection headache over Roberto Firmino ahead o...

Miners face new tuberculosis threat as COVID-19 disrupts treatment

By Reuters,

Vama Jele’s heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis (TB) due to skipping trea...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Miners , Tuberculosis

Tweet about masks from White House coronavirus team adviser blocked

By VOA,

Dr. Scott Atlas is a neuroradiologist, a fellow at a conservative-leaning think tank, a science adviser to President Donald Trump and a member of the ...

coronavirus , masks , Trump

‘Women must lead not bleed!’ Nairobi County women MCAs resolve

By Citizen Reporter,

“We will partner and walk together in solidarity and sisterhood in our leadership journeys” was the resounding resolve by 21 members of the Nairo...

#womenmustlead , Alice Wahome , Nairobi County Assembly , two thirds gender rule