#KOT react after New York Times picks Kenyan as East Africa correspondent

By Ian Omondi,

Abdi Latiff Dahir, a Kenyan-born journalist has been named The New York Times' East Africa correspondent, a move that has delighted many Kenyans. M...

Abdi Latiff Dahir , Kimiko de Freytas , Michael Slackman , New York Times

Garissa Governor Korane enters Ksh.500M with EU for refugee communities

By Citizen Reporter,

The European Union (EU) has made an initial pledge of Ksh.566 million (€5 million) towards the Garissa Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan (G...

European union , Garissa County

Uhuru at Amherst College, visits Kenyan students

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta visited his alma mater, Amherst College in Massachusetts. Sources told Citizen Digital that the Head of State met with Ken...

amherst college

Why top Kenyan teacher Peter Tabichi met Trump at the White House

By Citizen Reporter,

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan teacher who won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize, met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. The White House lauded Tab...

tabichi

Kenya beats Djibouti in race for non-permanent seat at UN Security Council

By Philip Mwaniki,

The African Union (AU) has endorsed Kenya as the sole United Nations Security Council (UNSC) candidate. This means that Kenya has the sole non-perm...

Jamaica , Uhuru kenyatta , UNSC

President Kenyatta asks for Caribbean support in Kenya’s bid for UN Security Council seat

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the Caribbean community to support Kenya’s bid for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent seat ...

Barbados , Caribbean , Uhuru kenyatta , United Nations , United Nations Security Council

BWIRE: It’s time to address the housing mess in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Dysfunctional systems including poor state of public transport, infrastructure, sanitation, water and schools will continue frustra...

Housing , UN Habitat

Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts

By Reuters,

Eastern-based forces battled troops loyal to the Tripoli government in the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as thousands of residents fled ...

battle , Tripoli

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Trump picks US ambassador to Canada for UN ambassador

By CNN,

President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to nominate the current American ambassador to Canada to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations....

Venezuela closes border with Brazil, Colombian crossings may be next

By CNN,

Nicolas Maduro will close Venezuela's border with Brazil, as tensions over foreign aid deliveries rise. The embattled President also is considering c...

Venezuela closes border

Maduro’s fate seen as resting with Venezuela’s army

By VOA,

The sanctions imposed on Venezuela's state-owned oil firm Monday by the United States have the potential to change the power dynamic in the standoff b...

MADURO , Venezuela

U.S. calls on world to ‘pick a side’ on Venezuela

By Reuters,

The United States on Saturday called on the world to “pick a side” on Venezuela and urged countries to financially disconnect from Nicolas Maduro�...

Juan Guaido , Mike Pompeo , Nicolas Maduro , Secretary-General Antonio Guterres , United States , Venezuela

US taps special Venezuela envoy to help ‘restore democracy’

By VOA,

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed foreign policy veteran Elliott Abrams to be a special envoy overseeing U.S. policy on Venezuela, tas...

Restore Democracy , Venezuela envoy

UN rights chief calls for talks to defuse Venezuela crisis

By VOA,

U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet has called for talks to defuse the situation in Venezuela, saying that it “may rapidly spiral out of control wit...

UN rights , Venezuela

US orders some diplomats out of Venezuela; embassy to remain open

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department ordered nonessential personnel to leave Venezuela, but is not closing its embassy in Caracas, the department said Thursday. ...

Diplomats out of Venezuela , US

UN Urges dialogue to resolve Venezuela crisis

By VOA,

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the situation in Venezuela could descend into “disaster” if the country’s main poli...

UN , Vernezuela

Cybersecurity Law: Vietnam will censor internet, not close websites

By VOA,

Expect to get caught if you post anti-government material on the internet in Vietnam or take a phishing trip. From 2019 authorities can build evidence...

UN: Migrants must be protected, treated with dignity, respect

By VOA,

Tuesday is International Migrants Day, and the head of the U.N. Migration Agency is urging nations to drop their negative perceptions of migrants and ...

Antonio Vitorino , Joel Millman , marrakech , U.N

IOC sets up committee to assist on human rights

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee said on Saturday it will form a new committee to advise the executive board on human rights issues within sport, i...

2022 , Committee , human rights , International Olympic Committee , IOC , Olympic Games , Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein , Thomas Bach