Kenyan athletes cleared to travel to France for Monaco Diamond League

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprpotich Chief writer, athletics Kenyan athletes have been given the green light to travel to Monaco, France for the opening leg of the res...

Cleared to travel to Monaco , Covid-19 pandemic , Diamond League , Kenyan atheltes

CS Amina set to receive report on sports resumption plan

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Advisory Committee that was set up by the Ministry of Sports to draw up protocols required for the resumption of sporting activities in the countr...

Covid-19 pandemic , CS Amina Mohamed , sports

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

No Schengen visa for Kenyans without e-passports from Saturday

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Embassy of Hugary in Nairobi has announced that from this Saturday, only e-Passport holders will qualify for the Schengen visa. In a circular s...

E-passport , schengen visa

Millions of Britons should renew passports by Friday, says consumer group

By CNN,

 UK consumer group Which? has warned that millions of Britons could see holiday plans disrupted if they don't renew their passport by Friday. Whic...

EU offers Britons visa-free travel for short trips, if UK reciprocates

By CNN,

The European Union plans to allow UK citizens visa-free travel after Brexit if they are on a short trip. In a statement, the European Council said ...

Britons , EU , UK

Brits will have to pay to enter Europe after Brexit

By CNN,

In post-Brexit Britain, trips to the European Union will get a little more expensive for millions of Brits in search of a continental break. The Eu...

brexit , Britain , ETIAS , European Commission , European union , Jean-Claude Juncker

Germany imposes entry ban, arms freeze over Khashoggi killing

By Reuters,

Germany banned Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from much of Europe on Monday and moved to halt al...

Berlin , Jamal Khashoggi

Fake U.S. embassy in Ghana shut down after decade issuing visas

By Reuters,

Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authen...

Africa-US relations , Donald Trump , Fake US embassy in ghana , immigrants , US Embassy

Italy braces for summer migrant arrivals as EU solidarity wavers

By Reuters,

Italy is bracing for an expected rush of boat migrants this summer as the European Union's failed relocation programme ratchets up pressure on the cou...

italy

Merkel urges better protection of EU external borders

By Wangui Ngechu,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday (February 6) for better protection at the European Union's external borders in order to maintain th...

EU ministers mount pressure on Greece over migration crisis

By Agencies,

European Union interior ministers urged Greece to act on migration on Monday (January 25), some threatening to exclude it from the continent's prized ...

EU , greece , migration , ministers , pressure , refugees

Over 1 Million migrants enter Europe in 2015

By Agencies,

The number of migrants and refugees crossing into Europe by land and sea this year has passed one million, this is according to the International Orga...

Afghanistan , bulgaria , crisis , Cyprus , EU , europe , greece , immmigrants , italy , Malta , migrants , refugees , Spain , Syria , world

EU Ministers reach deal on exchange of air passenger data

By Agencies,

EU governments and the European Parliament drew years of wrangling over security forces' use of airline passenger data toward a close on Friday (Decem...

EU

Italy, Sweden take action against threat of militant attack

By Agencies,

Police in Italy and Sweden tried to track down suspected militants and increased security around public buildings on Thursday after receiving reports ...

Mastermind of Paris attacks killed in raid

By Agencies,

The suspected Islamic State mastermind of the Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid north of the capital, France confirmed on Thursday...

France , Paris , Paris attacks , terror