Kenya, Botswana open new chapter of cooperation with three key pacts

By PSCU,

Kenya and Botswana on Tuesday signed three key agreements, opening a new chapter of cooperation between the two African countries. The agreements w...

Botswana , DP William Ruto , President Mokgweetsi Masisi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , state visit

British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

By Reuters,

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prom...

British Airways , Egypt

British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

By Reuters,

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prom...

British Airways , Egypt , Lufthansa

Israeli spyware firm denies that it spies on users of Facebook, Apple and Google

By Karanja Morgan,

The Israeli spyware firm (NSO) on Friday came out to deny claims on a report that it bragged to its clients that it can scoop information from service...

NSO , Pegasus

Sudan military council, opposition coalition reach political accord

By Reuters,

Sudan military council and an opposition alliance signed a political accord on Wednesday as part of a power-sharing deal aimed at leading the country ...

Sudan military council

Philippines threatens to cut ties with Iceland over U.N probe

By VOA,

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is considering cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland for leading a push to have the United Nations Human R...

Iceland , International Criminal Court. , President Rodrigo Duterte , United Nations

Italian police seized an air-to-air missile and Nazi paraphernalia from three men

By CNN,

Italian police have seized "an arsenal of military weapons," including an air-to-air missile, and a collection of Nazi paraphernalia from three men, o...

Fabio Del Bergiolo , Italian police , senate

Three terror suspects killed, 2 police officers injured in Lamu IED explosion

By Otukho Jackson,

Three terror suspects were on Monday killed and two police officers critically injured after an Improvised Explosive (IED) targeting a border security...

AMISOM , Kiunga , Lamu County , Shabaab Mujahideen , terrorism

Top journalist Hodan Nalayeh, husband among 10 killed in hotel bombing

By CNN,

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayo on Friday, according to police. Several...

Al Shabaab , Hodan Nalayeh

New York Times explains controversial ‘tone-deaf’ Nairobi boss advert

By Ian Omondi,

A representative from the New York Times has come out to offer an explanation on the recent controversial Nairobi bureau chief advertisement that rubb...

Michael Slackman , Nairobi Bureau , New York Times

Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge dies in Nairobi

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge is dead. According to the family, Kadenge, who has been ailing for quite a while, passed away on Sunday while un...

Joe Kadenge

Uhuru, Magufuli to team up in fight against crime

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his host President John Magufuli on Saturday vowed to deal firmly with insecurity saying they will not spare anyone invol...

Kenyan student visas in U.K. to be extended

By DPPS,

Plans are underway to extend Kenyan student visas in the U.K. after they complete their studies, High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey has said. Sp...

nic hailey , ruto

‘Unexpected stories of hope’: New York Times’ Nairobi boss advert slammed by KOT

By Wambui Kihara,

The New York Times has once more come under heavy criticism from Kenyans on social media over the format of a recent call-out for a Nairobi bureau chi...

Eastern Africa , Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura , Nairobi Bureau , New York Times

Garissa University terror attack: 1 gets life imprisonment, two jailed for 41 years

By Sophie Njagi,

A Nairobi court on Wednesday sentenced two people found guilty of the Garissa University terror attack to 41 years in jail and a third to life impriso...

Duncan Ondimu , Garissa University , Magistrate Francis Andayi , Milimani Law courts , Terror Attack

‘We won’t beg,’ says blogger Robert Alai after release from custody

By Ian Omondi,

Controversial blogger Robert Alai has quickly settled back to his usual loud social media ways following his Tuesday release from police custody. A...

Al Shabaab , Magistrate Francis Andayi , Paul Muite , robert alai

Careem ends Sudan operations as part of Uber takeover deal

By Reuters,

Careem has ended operations in Sudan as part of its planned takeover by Uber, a spokeswoman said on Monday, less than a year after the Middle Eastern ...

Careem , uber

Islamists faced with challenges in Sudan’s transition

By VOA,

As protesters in Sudan continue to push against the military junta to form a civilian-led government after the ouster of former president Omar al-Bash...

islamists , Sudan

Kenyan women unite their voices to prevent extremism

By VOA,

The U.S. Institute of Peace is training and working with Kenyan women as they build trust within their communities to prevent violent extremism. The p...

AL-SHABAB , Garissa University , Sisters Without Borders , U.S. Institute of Peace

Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105

By Reuters,

Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating a bomb-laden truck that wounded at least ...

Afghan forces , Mike Pompeo , Taliban , Zabihullah Mujahid