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UNICEF sounds alarm as M23 attacks in DRC’s South Kivu push thousands from homes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

UNICEF reports over 500,000 people, including 100,000 children, displaced by renewed M23-linked violence in South Kivu, DRC and into Burundi, warning...

COP30 delivers mixed results on climate action, WEF experts say
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 13, 2025

COP30 was intended to be an opportunity to significantly step up countries' ambitions by having parties present new and revised Nationally Determined...

M23 rejects foreign support claims, calls for dialogue under Doha peace process
Amina Wako  |  Dec 13, 2025

The statement, signed by Lawrence Kanyuka, the group's communication head, pointed out what it sees as the main reasons for the conflict, including “t...

In eastern DR Congo's Uvira, war scars linger as calm cautiously returns
XINHUA  |  Dec 14, 2025

From Luvungi to Luberizi, and through several villages lining the road toward Uvira, scenes of war scars repeat themselves. Life remains largely at a...

Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war
UN News  |  Dec 13, 2025

Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, under...

UN report warns of escalating violence as M23 captures key towns in eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 12, 2025

A new UN report to the Security Council details worsening violence in eastern DRC, with hundreds of civilians killed, mass displacement and expanding...

AU warns of rising violence in DR Congo and Great Lakes region amid M23 advance
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 11, 2025

The African Union has warned of escalating violence in eastern DR Congo and Burundi after M23 advances near Uvira, displacing over 200,000 people and...

Google raises AI stakes as OpenAI struggles to stay on top
DW News  |  Dec 11, 2025

Google's new Gemini 3 model challenges OpenAI's dominance in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. As rivals invest billions and competition g...

Burundi closes border with DR Congo after M23 enters Uvira, sources say
XINHUA  |  Dec 11, 2025

"We confirm that the city of Uvira is now liberated," M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka posted on X, urging residents to resume their activities calml...

Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement
UN News  |  Dec 11, 2025

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in South Kivu province has deteriorated sharply since December 2...

Weak taxation of wealthy costs Kenya Sh130 billion annually, report finds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

A new Oxfam and IPF report finds Kenya loses up to Sh130 billion annually due to weak taxation of the wealthy, limiting funding for key services such...

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

M23 rebels capture eastern DR Congo city of Uvira as thousands flee to Burundi
DW News  |  Dec 10, 2025

M23 rebels have captured Uvira in eastern DR Congo, prompting Burundi to seal its border and tens of thousands to flee. Regional tensions are rising d...

2025 set for second-hottest year on record
DW News  |  Dec 10, 2025

This year is expected to match 2023 as one of the warmest on record, second only to 2024, EU scientists warn. They cite greenhouse gas emissions from...

Global leaders pledge Sh246 billion to eradicate polio worldwide
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 09, 2025

Global leaders and philanthropists have pledged $1.9 billion at an Abu Dhabi summit to support polio eradication, aiming to vaccinate 370 million chil...

Bloody clash leaves 30 dead, 20 injured as army, pro-government militia clash in eastern DR Congo
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 08, 2025

At least 30 people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb blast in Sange, South Kivu, after clashes between DR Congo’s army and a pro-government militia...

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east
UN News  |  Dec 06, 2025

In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended US President Donald Trump for his efforts and congratulated Presidents Félix Tshiseked...

Scepticism grows over DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal
DW News  |  Dec 06, 2025

Washington hails a "historic" US-brokered Rwanda-DR Congo peace deal, but renewed clashes, mistrust between leaders, and warnings of US mineral ambiti...

Washington Accord offers real chance for long-term peace, says President Kagame
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says the new Washington Accord offers a real chance for long-term peace, crediting Donald Trump’s mediation and urging...

Police recover stolen G3 rifle after mob attack in Thika East
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 05, 2025

Police in Kiambu recovered a G3 rifle, magazines and 68 rounds after a fatal mob attack in Munyu, Thika East, linking the weapon to an earlier armoury...

African leaders hail historic peace agreement between Rwanda and DRC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

Rwanda and the DR Congo have signed the Washington Accords for Peace, backed by African leaders and the US, pledging a permanent ceasefire, disarmamen...

DR Congo, Rwanda vow to uphold Trump-backed peace deal
DW News  |  Dec 05, 2025

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his counterpart from Rwanda, Paul Kagame, signed a deal to end the conflict in eastern Congo.

Explainer: Why DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal faces tough reality
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 04, 2025

The M23 rebels are negotiating separately under Qatar's mediation and will not participate in the Washington ceremony.

Government offloads 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom in Sh244 billion deal
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenya’s government plans to sell a 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodafone Kenya for Sh244.5 billion, cutting its holding to 20 per cent and funding k...

EAC and AGRA rally young entrepreneurs to transform regional food systems
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 03, 2025

East African leaders, investors and youth met in Nairobi to back agrifood innovation, as EAC and AGRA use EAYASE-25 to expand finance, markets and pol...

MH370: Search for missing flight to resume on December 30
DW News  |  Dec 03, 2025

Malaysia said deep-sea search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH379 flight will restart on 30 December.

Historic Algeria declaration frames colonialism as multidimensional crime
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 02, 2025

African and Caribbean delegates in Algiers adopted the Algeria Declaration, defining colonialism as a multidimensional crime and tasking Algeria to le...

DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to sign peace deal in US
DW News  |  Nov 29, 2025

Next week's meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is expected to seal a peace deal brokered by US Pres...

Google tightens free access to Gemini 3 Pro amid surging demand
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Nov 28, 2025

Gemini 3 Pro, Google’s latest and most advanced general-purpose AI model, was initially accessible to all users for free through the standard Gemini i...

Safaricom rolls out Daraja 3.0 in major M-Pesa API redesign
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Nov 28, 2025

Engineers say the redesign focuses on reducing downtime, boosting processing speeds during peak hours, and creating a more resilient infrastructure to...

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