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...
Two rival Isiolo County speakers clashed before a Senate committee over unanswered 2023–2024 audit queries, amid court battles, vandalised assembly of...
Sudan is in the midst of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, since the conflict erupted 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilita...
Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...
As playgrounds disappear in Kenyan cities, children are pushed onto roads to play, heightening crash risks. Parents, riders and hospitals now face gro...
Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October of 27 counts, including murder, rape, torture and attacks against civilians in...
Ngari, speaking to representatives from government agencies, private companies, and quality assurance professionals, said the conference offers a crit...
The activists led by Julius Kamau and Odhiambo Ojiro were rounded up by police who were both in uniform and plain clothes before being handcuffed to t...
Reports from Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, and Dodoma indicate an unusually heavy presence of police and military units, with armoured vehicles stati...
Rwanda Automobile Club has been admitted to the global motorcycle body FIM, giving Rwanda access to sanctioned events, competitions and technical supp...
IEBC Chief Electoral Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan said the apathy, combined with logistical challenges, threatens the conduct of democratic, free, an...
Speaking during the release of the report, Chairperson David Oginde said the past year had seen “significant steps” in strengthening Kenya’s anti-corr...
If passed, the law will prohibit anyone convicted of corruption from participating in public tenders for ten years, criminalise influence peddling, an...
EACC Chairperson David Oginde said the results reflect better collaboration with prosecutors and stronger evidence standards, signalling progress in c...
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have seized the Heglig oilfield in South Kordofan, the country’s largest oil hub, in a major setback for the army amid a...
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...
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