Ugandan singer Bobi Wine plans to run for president in 2021

By VOA,

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine said Monday he will challenge longtime President Yoweri Museveni in a 2021 election ``on behalf of th...

Bobi Wine , Museveni

Sonko promises Waiguru free delivery at Pumwani Maternity Hospital

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko has now intimated that his Kirinyaga counterpart Anne Waiguru could be expectant following her traditional wedding ...

Governor Anne Waiguru , Governor Mike Sonko , Kamotho Waiganjo , Pumwani Maternity Hospital

MP accused of advocating overthrow of President Mnangagwa detained

By Reuters,

A Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker appeared in court on Thursday facing subversion charges that carry a 20-year jail term upon conviction, his lawyer sa...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , Job Sikhala

Agriculture, Manufacturing employees least paid in Kenya – Report reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Employees in the Agriculture and Manufacturing sectors are the least paid in the Kenyan job market, a new report by asset manager ICEA Lion shows. ...

agriculture in Kenya , ICEA LION , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , KNBS 2019 economic survey

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

UN global goals , United Nations

China condemns seizure of Hong Kong Legislature

By VOA,

China is condemning Monday's violent protests in Hong Kong as an outright "challenge" to the "one country, two systems" formula under which the autono...

Carrie Lam , china , extradition , hong kong , protests

Cartoonist loses job after illustration of Trump went viral

By CNN,

A Canadian cartoonist's illustration of President Donald Trump playing golf over the bodies of two drowned migrants went viral Wednesday. Two days lat...

Donald Trump

Nigeria has #MeToo moment after popular pastor is accused of rape

By Reuters,

A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault ...

#Metoo

MPs allied to DP Ruto want Tuju out over leaked audio

By Francis Gachuri,

A section of Jubilee Parliamentarians now want the Party’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju to either resign or be sacked, for allegedly fueling divis...

Deputy prsesident William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Raphael Tuju Jubilee Secretaty general , resign

The social media campaign that aims to topple leader of ‘Africa’s North Korea’

By CNN,

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...

Eritrea , President Isaias Afwerki , Social Media movement

Men suing women who accused them of sexual misconduct. Will it stop others from speaking out?

By CNN,

A series of high-profile defamation cases have been brought against women in response to the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in the wake o...

#Metoo , sexual harassment , Workplace misconduct

Sudan opposition rejects military’s transition plan after day of violence

By Reuters,

Sudan’s opposition on Tuesday rejected a plan by its military rulers to hold elections within nine months, a day after the worst bout of violence si...

Khartoum , Madani Abbas Madani , President Omar-Al-Bashir , Sudan , Sudanese Professionals Association

#KuToo: Japanese women take stand against high heels

By Reuters,

A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the #K...

#KuToo , Gender discrimination , JAPAN

Trump vows rapid, high tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump, responding to a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods...

Central America and Mexico migrants , Crackdown on illegal immigrants , Donald Trump , U.S-Mexico border wall , US

Uber drivers go on strike in London and U.S. ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

By Reuters,

Uber drivers in London and major U.S. cities held a series of strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sum...

French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally

By Reuters,

French police fired tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris on Wednesday as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to pr...

France , May Day , Paris

Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out

By Reuters,

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro and violence broke out at anti-gov...

Juan Guaido , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Murray to attempt comeback if his body allows it

By Reuters,

Former world number one Andy Murray said he is under no pressure to return to competitive tennis after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery earlier this...

Andy Murray , Former world number , hip resurfacing surgery

Trump seeks to swing traditionally democratic Jewish vote

By VOA,

Shelley Berkley spent 14 years in Congress representing the western swing state of Nevada. The lifelong Democrat is worried about her party’s abilit...

Trump

Egypt holds referendum that could keep Sisi in power until 2030

By Reuters,

Egyptians began voting on Saturday in a three-day referendum on constitutional changes that could allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in offi...

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , Egypt