Facebook to end ban on political ads in United States

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc will lift its temporary ban on political advertising in the United States on Thursday, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. T...

facebook , Trump , U.S. Capitol

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in gov’t-aligned social media campaign

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight and Alyssa Kann Seven Ugandan news websites were implicated in the January 8 Facebook takedown that involved government employees ...

bobi , Museveni , Uganda elections

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

By CNN,

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now. The vote by 43 of the 50 Republican senators to acquit Trump on the charge of inc...

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Mighty Salim among top Google search trends for Kenyans in January

By Citizen Reporter,

Google search trends in January reveal that the deaths of renowned ‘Mugithi’ musician Mighty Salim and American television and radio host Larry Ki...

google search , killing eve , Mighty Salim , mugithi , warunge

Trump fundraising committee raised Ksh.3.4B at close of 2020

By Reuters,

Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee, formed after he lost the November election to Democrat Joe Biden, raised $30.9 million in the...

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In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

By Reuters,

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...

Tanzanian officials slapped with U.S. visa ban over ‘flawed’ election

By Citizen Reporter,

The United States Government has announced a visa ban on Tanzanian elections who are said to have been complicit during last year's general elections....

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Bobi Wine, still under house arrest, says no food left for relative’s baby

By Citizen Reporter,

Besieged opposition leader Bobi Wine has revealed that he has been under house arrest with an 18 month-old-baby whose food has run out. Taking to T...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda’s presidential poll

By Reuters,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged wides...

Bobi Wine , President Yoweri Museveni , Uganda elections

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

U.S. cancels diplomatic observation of Uganda election

By Citizen Reporter,

U.S. Ambassador Natalie Brown has announced cancellation of diplomatic observation of the Uganda election set for Thursday. Also Read: UN officials...

bobi , Museveni , NRM , uganda

Facebook accounts for top Uganda officials shut down

By Agencies,

Facebook has shut down accounts of top Uganda officials who are said to have manipulated public debate ahead of elections on Thursday. Also Read: T...

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Trump attacks leadership in his own party, turns on allies

By CNN,

President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking Republican...

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Massive ‘sea base’ ship joins effort to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia

By Reuters,

The U.S. continues to remove troops from Somalia following President Donald Trump’s directive earlier this month. Also Read: US President Donald ...

shabaab , somalia

U.S. charges Kenyan man with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

By Reuters,

U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyan man with terrorism-related offences including conspiring for a 9/11-style airplane hijack...

9/11 attacks , Cholo Abdi Abdullah , Dusit

English Premier League, coronavirus among top trending searches in 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

The English Premier League and the U.S. elections were the number one and two trending search queries on Google in 2020. Also Read: ‘Disgrace’ ...

coronavirus , English Premier League , google search , Trends , U.S elections

Bobi Wine calls on U.S. to hold Uganda accountable on human rights, says he was nearly killed twice

By CNN,

Ugandan music star turned presidential candidate Bobi Wine says he was nearly killed twice in recent weeks and called on the international community t...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

U.S. decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Som...

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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

Kenya Airways resumes direct U.S. flights

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed direct flights to the United States effective Sunday ending a near-11-month hiatus. The carrier had...

Kenya Airways , Kilavuka