Kenya’s National Gender and Equality Commission has launched a 2025–2027 data strategy, including a gender data hub and capacity building, to close ev...
A new NGEC report finds Kenya’s women, youth, people with disabilities and marginalised communities still face high cost and reliability barriers to c...
Save the Children says an estimated eight million babies were born in 2025 into conflict, climate disaster and humanitarian crises, mostly in under-re...
According to the results, only 32.44 per cent of learners met or exceeded expectations in Mathematics, while Kenyan Sign Language recorded just 22.14...
A new MSF report warns South Sudan’s health system is near collapse as conflict, cholera and aid cuts drive mass displacement, facility closures and r...
Eastleigh is seeing an early Christmas shopping rush, with thousands of buyers crowding streets and shops, causing heavy traffic but boosting business...
South Sudan has deployed troops to secure the Heglig oil field after Sudan’s RSF seized it, following talks between regional leaders to prevent fighti...
The affected roads include: the Aerodrome/Wakiihuri Road, which will be closed, and the Nairobi Expressway will also be closed in both directions betw...
Mombasa County has launched a month-long speeding crackdown on high-risk roads after new data showed rising speeds and persistent fatal crashes, with...
The suspension applies specifically to any component of the deal involving the transmission or handling of personal health, epidemiological or other s...
"We confirm that the city of Uvira is now liberated," M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka posted on X, urging residents to resume their activities calml...
Residents of Mjambere Ward in Kisauni, Mombasa, have petitioned the county government to urgently repair streetlights after a fatal gang attack, warni...
The planned transaction will raise its stake to 55 per cent. The sale of the 15 per cent stake, comprising 6,009,814,200 shares, is expected to genera...
New research highlights watermelon seeds and rind as rich sources of protein, healthy fats, fibre and circulation-supporting compounds, prompting scie...
A new NCRC study using 2024 DCI data shows men made up 70 per cent of Kenya’s homicide victims and most perpetrators, while women were mainly killed i...
A new report warns biometric digital-ID systems across ten African countries are blocking millions from voting, healthcare and social protection, amid...
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...
Ottawa, which has provided about $3.4 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since independence, had long regarded the country as one of East A...
In Kenya’s informal settlements, school holidays cut off vital meal programmes, leaving children hungry, scavenging for food and exposed to serious he...
An investigation finds Cerelac baby cereals sold in Kenya and across Africa contain high levels of added sugar, unlike European versions, raising publ...
Omtatah claims the deal, said to commit Sh323billion to Kenya's health sector, was concluded without public participation, parliamentary scrutiny, or...
The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...
Rwanda and DR Congo are accusing each other of violating a new US-brokered ceasefire, as Burundi alleges Rwandan destabilisation, raising doubts over...
Sudan's livestock sector, once a pillar of the national economy that contributed over 20 per cent of GDP with an estimated 140 million animals, has be...
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