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West African nations met with European leaders

On Tuesday West African nations met with European leaders for talks on preventing jihadist conflict in the Sahel from spilling over into countries on the...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visit to United Kingdom

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visit to United Kingdom. The King and The President will then visit the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research centre...

American Billionaire Bill Gates in Kenya

Bill Gates, who is the Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to spend about Sh850 billion in the next four years...

Qatar World Cup: Kenyan labour rights activist ‘detained and deported

Geoffrey is a Kenyan migrant worker who was employed in Qatar as a security guard. In June 2022, he was arrested by Qatari police, detained...

<strong>Zambian Student fighting alongside Russian soldiers against Ukraine dies in battle</strong>

A 23 year old Zambian student fighting alongside Russian soldiers against Ukraine has died, becoming the country’s first confirmed casualty in the war, Hon. Stanley...

Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak

KAMPALA, UGANDA—The Ugandan government says it will end the school year earlier than planned because of an Ebola outbreak that has affected 23 students, including...

Kenya to spend $37 million on sending forces to the Democratic Republic of Congo

On Wednesday Kenya’s President William Ruto officially deployed troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join an East African regional force aiming to end...

Italian waters spark row between Italy and France

The fate of hundreds of people rescued in the central Mediterranean by a charity vessel has sparked a diplomatic row between Italy and France, with...

Why did the DRC remain poor even with rich mineral resources?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. It sits on an...

World Health Organization (WHO)urges Uganda’s neighbours to prepare as Ebola spread in Kampala

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Ebola’s arrival in the Ugandan capital highlighted the high risk of further spread of the deadly virus, calling...