Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

Ethiopia , tigray

African envoys due to meet Ethiopia PM as war ultimatum expires

By Reuters,

African peace envoys were due to meet Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday, a day after he said the military was beginning the “final phase�...

Ethiopia , tigray

Ethiopia war destabilising east Africa, warns EU

By Reuters,

Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region...

Ethiopia , tigray

Shock as FIFA slaps CAF boss Ahmad with five-year ban over graft

By Isaac Swila,

  The football world is reeling in shock after world football governing body Fifa announced Monday that it had slapped CAF president Ahmad Ahmad wit...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF president , FIFA , Five-year ban , graft

Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys

By Reuters,

Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former pres...

Ethiopia

Africa spared worst of pandemic by ‘coordinated, collaborative’ approach

By VOA,

As COVID-19 infections soar in the United States, the African continent is bracing for a smaller surge, defying predictions that it would be hardest h...

coronavirus , south africa

MPs approve state of emergency after Ethiopia military operation in Tigray

By VOA,

Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday validated a six-month state of emergency in the rebellious northern Tigray region. This after the federal gover...

biy Ahmed , Ethiopia , tigray

Waiguru urges youth to apply for KENHA scholarships in county’s selected TVET institutions

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has urged the youth from the county to apply for technical training scholarships offered by the Kenya National ...

President Kenyatta nominates former IEBC Commissioners, BBI Joint Secretary to ambassadorial jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners Margaret Mwachanya, Connie Nkatha a...

Uhuru kenyatta

In tackling COVID-19, Africa gives world lesson

By VOA,

Africa's response to COVID-19 has gained global recognition for its fast and targeted action. The Africa Centres for Disease Control has helped dir...

Africa Centres for Disease Control , coronavirus

Yassin Juma arrest underlines press freedom concerns in Ethiopia

By VOA,

The arrest and alleged abuse of a Kenyan journalist working in Ethiopia is renewing scrutiny of press freedoms in the country. Kenyan journalist Co...

yassin juma

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Crowded jails, detention centres and Kenyan journalist who bore the brunt

By VOA,

Ethiopia arrested thousands of protesters, opposition members and journalists during July's sectarian unrest. Also Read: Kenyan journalist Yassin J...

coronavirus , Ethiopia , yassin juma

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma finally released from Ethiopian police cell

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released from an Ethiopian police cell 50 days after he was detained. A statement from the Foreign Affairs M...

Ethiopia , yassin juma

Detained Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma tests positive for COVID-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma who is in detention in Ethiopia has tested positive for COVID-19. This was confirmed on Thursday by his lawyer Kedir ...

Ethiopia , yassin juma

Ethiopia holding Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma despite court order for his release

By VOA,

Lawyers representing Yassin Juma, a Kenyan journalist detained in Ethiopia, say authorities are still holding him despite an Ethiopian court last week...

yassin juma

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma released by Ethiopian court on bail

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released by an Ethiopian court on bail. The court ordered his release after police failed to present evidenc...

Ethiopia , yassin juma

60 percent of local hotels open doors as international travel resumes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Six hotels out every 10 in Kenya are now open to business following the resumption of international flights. According to the Central Bank of Kenya...

COVID-19 , Hotels , international flights

OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

Kenya Airways , kq

Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19

By Reuters,

Long after the funding for his project was frozen, Bilal Endris has kept a lonely watch over cemeteries in Ethiopia’s capital by slipping cash to gr...

coronavirus

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma arrested in Ethiopia

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been arrested in Ethiopia. Juma was arrested while covering protests that erupted in Ethiopia’s Oromia region f...

yassin juma