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13 Oct 2025 - ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly fled the country aboard a French military aircraft as escalating…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day strike notice to the Technical University of Kenya (TUK)…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – Hundreds of Kenyan children born with life-threatening heart defects are dying before they can receive treatment, a new study by…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A General Service Unit (GSU) officer was killed on Saturday night following an altercation with a man at a hotel along Mombasa Road…

13 Oct 2025 - MACHAKOS, Kenya — Kenya Power has completed a Sh22 million interconnector linking Machakos and Kitui counties, marking a major step toward…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — A High Court has overturned a Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court decision that had awarded journalist and media personality Willis…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A General Service Unit (GSU) officer was killed on Monday morning in a shocking attack outside State House, Nairobi, after a man…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Senators have raised alarm over glaring inequalities in tea bonus payments across Kenya, with smallholder farmers in some regions…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The driver of Kibera MP Peter Orero has been fined Sh100,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing traffic and driving on the wrong…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Senate has launched a review of the impeachment process for governors in a bid to curb politically motivated and procedurally…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government has announced plans to introduce stronger legislation aimed at harshening penalties for individuals who prey…

13 Oct 2025 - JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Monday announced that he will award U.S. President Donald Trump the country’s highest civilian…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Tension is rising within Kenya’s Cabinet as ministers quietly brace for what insiders say will be a sweeping reshuffle by President…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Human rights activist and presidential hopeful Boniface Mwangi has raised alarm after discovering what he says is a spent bullet…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Chief Justice Martha Koome has gazetted the appointment of more than 200 magistrates to handle specialised cases across Kenya, in a…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The long-delayed Rironi–Mau Summit Highway project is finally set to take off before the end of October 2025, Roads and Transport…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has unveiled a Ksh516 million programme aimed at revolutionising women’s health…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Jobs being created across Sub-Saharan Africa are largely informal, low-quality, and unable to deliver long-term economic…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - More than 400,000 national identification cards are yet to be collected from government offices across the country, raising concern…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A week-long nationwide operation targeting organized crime networks has led to major drug seizures, arrests, and the recovery of…

11 Oct 2025 - LONDON – British passports will soon bear King Charles III’s coat of arms for the first time, marking another step in the country’s gradual…

11 Oct 2025 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - The United Kingdom is preparing to tap into the full value of frozen Russian assets to bolster Ukraine’s war effort, Prime…

11 Oct 2025 - LAIKIPIA, Kenya - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will open up and rehabilitate security roads in banditry-prone parts of Laikipia County to improve…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has released new directives on how nomination disputes will be handled…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyatta University (KU) has been ranked the best university in Kenya in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The government has called on Kenyans to speak up against poor service delivery, corruption, and unresponsiveness in public…

11 Oct 2025 - WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all imports from China starting next month, in a move that risks…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenyan government is seeking funding from the World Bank and the European Union (EU) to finance a nationwide programme aimed at…

11 Oct 2025 - Kenyan athletics sensation Faith Kipyegon was crowned by tennis legend Serena Williams following her victory in the women’s mile at the inaugural…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has urged Kenyan youth to register in large numbers as voters ahead of the 2027 General Election…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) is under renewed scrutiny after a damning audit revealed that more than Sh332…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has said he will support Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka for president if the…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has announced the closure of Kenya’s avocado export season for sea shipments for the 2025/…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has opened the licence renewal window for 2026, calling on all doctors…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri has ordered recruitment officers to uphold strict merit standards and stamp…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — In a sweeping directive that has rattled primary and early childhood schools across Kenya, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ministry of Health has raised alarm over a falsified batch of Avastin, a cancer treatment drug, that has been found circulating…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Presidential Guard Company, the elite unit charged with protecting the Head of State, has a new commanding officer following a…

10 Oct 2025 - GAZA - Israel’s government has approved the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, clearing the path for an exchange of captives and a…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kibra Member of Parliament Peter Orero has come under intense criticism after a road rage altercation with CNN journalist Larry…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Tobacco manufacturers and traders have been dealt a major blow after the Senate Health Committee approved a Bill that introduces…

10 Oct 2025 - After facing widespread backlash from attendees, organizers of the Blankets & Wine festival have issued a rare public apology, acknowledging that…

10 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Confusion has engulfed the Kenya African National Union (KANU) after party chairman Gideon Moi abruptly failed to present his…

9 Oct 2025 - KOBE, Japan - The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has won global recognition after its mangrove restoration initiative clinched the top prize at the 2025…

9 Oct 2025 - NAKURU, Kenya — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has secured court approval to exhume bodies buried inside Lake Nakuru National Park…

9 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Uber has unveiled a major update to its platform in Kenya that will allow drivers to see trip destinations and fares upfront before…

9 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Senate has launched an investigation into Murang’a County’s flagship medical insurance scheme, Kang’ata Care, following concerns…

9 Oct 2025 - BUSIA, Kenya — Governor Paul Otuoma has unveiled a financial recovery plan to clear Sh2.6 billion in pending bills owed by the Busia County…

9 Oct 2025 - MONROVIA, Liberia – Africa’s push to unlock the vast economic potential of its seas risks stalling amid persistent piracy, illegal fishing, and…

9 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The High Court has extended orders barring the arrest and prosecution of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi in an ongoing corruption…