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Algeria’s ex finance minister questioned in corruption case – state TV
By Reuters,
1719, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Algeria’s former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court on Sunday to face questions about corruption accusations, state tel...
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Ugandan medics tackling Ebola say they lack supplies
By VOA,
1244, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
The isolation ward for Ebola patients is a tent erected in the garden of the local hospital. Gloves are given out sparingly to health workers. And whe...
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Wajir East MP Kassim freed on Ksh.50K bail after Gedi assault
By Sophie Njagi,
1626, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Wajir East MP Rashid Kassim was on Friday been freed Ksh.50,000 cash bail after denying charges that he assaulted Fatuma Gedi, the area Woman Rep. ...
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Kenyan FGM survivor’s film urges women not to ‘die in silence’
By VOA,
1409, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
As a 10-year-old in rural Kenya, Beryl Magoko was not surprised when her Kuria community arranged for her to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), ...
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Indonesia vows to send back illegal plastic waste
By VOA,
1212, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Among the tons of paper that comes into Indonesia for processing from overseas are countless pieces of plastic. “I found food packaging. That’s...
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Venezuelans rush to Peru border ahead of migration crackdown
By Reuters,
1028, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of Venezuelans rushed to Peru’s northern border on Friday in hopes of entering the Andean country before it imposes tough immigration requ...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency
By VOA,
1027, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international public health emergency over the Ebola outbreak, despite its recent sp...
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Sudan military acknowledges violations in sit-in dispersal
By VOA,
937, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan’s ruling military has acknowledged that security forces committed violations when they moved in to disperse a protest sit-in camp outside the ...
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Uganda Ebola outbreak: Health CS says border points secured
By Chemutai Goin,
1025, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The Ministry of Health on Friday moved to assure Kenyans that it has secured all points of entry following the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. Accordi...
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Hundreds of HIV-infected Pakistani children left untreated
By VOA,
936, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. World Health Organization says hundreds of HIV positive children in Pakistan cannot get treatment because there are not enough antiretroviral...
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As Gabon’s new forests minister,UK conservationist aims to lead by example
By Reuters,
934, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Gabon hopes to lead by example in stamping out illegal logging of the world’s tropical hardwoods, a prominent British conservationist said on Tuesda...
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Nigeria’s Buhari signals 4 more years much like last
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to repeat in his second term successes from his first four years including an improved econo...
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Maradona to leave coach role in Mexico
By Reuters,
926, June 14, 2019 (EAT)
Diego Maradona is to leave his job as coach of Mexican side Dorados de Sinalao on the advice of his doctor, the Argentine’s lawyer said on Thursday....
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UN: 1 in 10 Children Globally Is Victim of Child Labor
By VOA,
2116, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The International Labor Organization is calling for the elimination of child labour, which victimizes tens of millions of children in all regions of t...
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‘I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after I tried suicide 6 times’
By Elphas Lagat,
1803, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
"I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after I tried suicide not once not twice but 6 times,'' Betty Cynthia said. She is one of the few lucky surv...
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Budget 2019: Gov’t to buy cars locally, introduce fuel cards to cut costs
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2021, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Treasury CS Henry Rotich has announced a raft of cost-cutting measures that he expects will reduce public spending and consequently the budget deficit...
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Public gatherings banned in Kasese, Uganda after Ebola deaths
By Reuters,
1633, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda has banned public gatherings in Kasese District, a part of the country where an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed. Emman...
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Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, 2 others in ICU
By Reuters,
1427, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
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Uganda to send Ebola patients back to Congo after boy dies
By VOA,
844, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda plans to repatriate the two patients with Ebola to Congo, saying they can get better treatment in specialized facilities there. Three more f...
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Court rules abortion illegal in Kenya, reinstates guidelines on safe abortion
By Raquel Muigai,
2129, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court has reinstated guidelines in reducing deaths from unsafe abortions even as it ruled that abortion remains illegal in Kenya. This fol...
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