Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets

By Reuters,

A gunbattle erupted on Friday in central Mogadishu as Somali government forces sealed off streets to prevent a protest over delayed elections, hours a...

Gov’t to launch disarmament in Marsabit, neighboring counties over insecurity

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i now says the government is set to launch an immediate disarmament exercise in Marsabit and all its nei...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Kapedo , Marsabit County

Tension in Trans Mara as several homes, sugarcane farms torched

By Citizen Reporter,

Tension is high along the Nkaararo Enooratet border in Trans Mara following an incident where unknown assailants torched a house and a sugarcane plant...

Transmara

Chaos disrupts Raila’s BBI rally in Githurai

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Violent clashes on Wednesday temporarily disrupted ODM leader Raila Odinga's rally to popularise the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Nairobi's Gi...

BBI , Githurai , raila odinga

Silale MCA Nelson Lotela surrenders to police over Kapedo violence

By Citizen Reporter,

Silale Member of County Assembly (MCA) Nelson Lotela who is wanted for alleged incitement on Saturday surrendered himself to police where he was quizz...

Kapedo , Silale ward MCA Nelson Lotela

Mandera Governor Ali Roba clashes with security officials over Al Shabaab presence

By Raquel Muigai,

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has accused the security forces in the county of laxity, leading to increasingly high levels of insecurity in the region. ...

Al Shabaab , Governor Ali Roba , insecurity , Mandera

Security forces killed at least 76 in Ethiopia unrest after musician’s killing: Rights body

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights commission said on Friday that security forces killed at least 76 people and wounded nearly 200 during viole...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , Haacaaluu Hundeessaa , tigray

West Brom boss Allardyce says Arsenal face relegation fight

By Reuters,

West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce believes Arsenal’s dismal start to the Premier League season has left them in a fight to remain in the En...

Arsenal , Sam Allardyce

Mandera communities to engage in peace talks to end inter-clan clashes

By Citizen Reporter,

Clan elders from the Murule and Garreh communities in Mandera County have resolved to engage in a dialogue aimed at bringing an end to hostilities tha...

Garreh communities , Mandera , Murule

Several injured as Bobi Wine supporters clash with Uganda police

By Reuters,

A music producer for Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine was on Tuesday wounded in the mouth by a rubber bullet during clashes betwe...

Bobi Wine , Joel Senyonyi , President Yoweri Museveni , uganda

Maradona wanted to be embalmed and put on show, friend says

By Reuters,

Few people had the power to say no to Diego Maradona in life but his family appear to have put their foot down on an unusual last request. Maradona, ...

diego maradona

‘Adios Diego’: Maradona buried as world mourns football great

By Reuters,

Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the str...

diego maradona

AC Milan frets over injury to talisman Ibrahimovic

By CNN,

AC Milan have been hit by an injury scare with Zlatan Ibrahimovic reportedly picking up a hamstring injury in the victory over Napoli, with the vetera...

AC Milan , injury , Serie A , Zlatan Ibrahimovic

‘Disgrace’ and a ‘mess’: Africans taken aback by U.S. election turmoil

By Reuters,

For some Africans, President Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour, while others reacted wi...

Biden , Trump , us election

Three killed in fresh inter-clan clashes in Mandera County

By Citizen Reporter,

Three people have died following fresh inter-clan clashes between the Garre and Murule clans in Mandera county. The skirmishes which broke out on T...

Mandera County.

Wenger unruffled by Mourinho’s ‘permanent provocation’

By Reuters,

Arsene Wenger has brushed off Jose Mourinho’s reaction to being left out of the Frenchman’s autobiography despite their fiery touchline clashes ov...

Arsene Wenger , autobiography , book , Jose Mourinho , “My Life in Red and White”

Nadal must scale Djokovic wall to reach Federer record

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic faces claycourt king Rafael Nadal in a dream French Open final on Sunday with more at stake for the world’s two top-ranked players th...

French Open , Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer

Sabina Chege on Kenol chaos: It was probably stage-managed

By Tonny Ndungu,

Muranga County Woman Representative Sabina Chege has distanced herself from the Kenol chaos that left two dead on Sunday. Speaking to Inooro TV on ...

Muranga chaos

Champions Kipchoge and Kosgei set for titanic clashes in London

By World Athletics,

He is already the history man of marathon running but Eliud Kipchoge will be chasing another record-breaking milestone when he lines up for Sunday’s...

Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Vivian CVheruiyot

Traore named in Spain squad despite Mali call-up

By Reuters,

Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore was named in the Spain squad by coach Luis Enrique on Friday, three days after also being called up by Mal...

Adama Traore , MALI , Spain