President Kenyatta unveils Ksh.4 billion Gov’t weaponry factory in Ruiru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today opened a new Government small arms factory in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The Ksh.4 billion factory, with a single-shift a...

Fred Matiang'i , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Small Arms Factory

At least 550 people killed by Myanmar’s military since February coup

By CNN,

At least 550 people have been killed by Myanmar's military in the aftermath of a coup which overthrew the elected government on February 1, accord...

coup , military , Myanmar

Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup

By Reuters,

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, th...

Myanmar

At least 50 protesters killed in Myanmar on ‘day of shame for armed forces’

By Reuters,

Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 50 protesters on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, a brutal crackdown on dissent that ca...

Myanmar

Former Somali president Ali Mahdi dies in Nairobi

By VOA,

Former Somali President Ali Mahdi Mohamed has died in Nairobi, lawmakers and other sources told VOA. Ali Mahdi Mohamed is said to be ill in Nairobi...

Ali Mahdi , coronavirus , Somali

Leader of Tigray’s forces accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean gov’ts of genocide

By CNN,

The ousted leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region has accused the federal government and its Eritrean allies of genocide and other crimes against humanity...

Eritrea , Ethiopia , GENOCIDE , tigray

Thai woman sentenced to 43 years in jail for insulting monarchy

By Reuters,

A Thai woman has been sentenced to over 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticising the royal family, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The sen...

Anchan Preelert , Thailand

U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

U.S. reinstates Sudan’s sovereign immunity, authorizes funds to help pay debt

By Reuters,

The United States on Monday reinstated Sudan’s sovereign immunity, as the U.S. Congress passed legislation formalizing the move, following the endin...

Sovereign immunity , Sudan , U.S. Congress

President Kenyatta inaugurates National Air Support Department

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the National Air Support Department (NASD), a multi-agency unit within the Ministry of Defence charged with t...

National Air Support Department , Uhuru kenyatta

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

Abiy: Ethiopia federal forces have not killed civilians in Tigray

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Monday that federal troops had not killed a single civilian in their nearly month-long offen...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , tigray

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

Archbishop Muheria: Kenya’s COVID-19 situation should not be overshadowed by BBI politics

By Tonny Ndungu,

The chairperson of the Interfaith Council on the National Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic and Nyeri Archibishop Anthony Muheria now says that the...

coronavirus

Former Ghanian President Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

By Reuters,

Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but is now regarded as a driving force behind Ghana’s emergence as a stable democracy, died...

Ghana , Jerry Rawlings

Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon

By CNN,

The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department's civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most se...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Pentagon

Tanzania opposition rejects presidential election result, wants new vote

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they would not recognise the results of a presidential election that handed incumbent Joh...

Tanzania electoral commission says Magufuli has won re-election

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli was re-elected for a second, five-year term on Friday, securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismiss...

magufuli , tanzania election , Tundu Lissu

Raila asks African Union, Nigerian gov’t to probe police brutality incidents, prosecute perpetrators

By Tonny Ndungu,

ODM Leader Raila Odinga has called on the African Union and the Nigerian authorities to expedite probe into the injuring and killing of peaceful prote...