AIDS Stories

Kenya's HIV statistics (2024)
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenya’s overall HIV prevalence was reported at three per cent, with women experiencing a higher rate at just over four per cent compared with two per...

Ruto backs IMF partnership as key to Kenya’s debt, economic reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

The President also noted that the Fund’s continued engagement has offered vital expertise in managing external debt and technical support across multi...

Ghana issues rare rebuke over Tanzania’s post-election violence
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 04, 2025

Ghana’s foreign ministry has issued a rare public rebuke of Tanzania over post-election violence, urging accountability, due process and protection of...

UN Human Rights chief angered by abductions, torture of Museveni’s critics
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 04, 2025

Volker pointed out the enforced disappearance of two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were allegedly apprehended in Kampala, Uganda,...

Kagame, Tshisekedi in Washington as US brokers 'decisive' Congo peace deal
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 04, 2025

The accord draws an unusually broad cast. Qatar, guarantor of a preliminary ministerial deal, will be present. So too will Kenya's William Ruto in his...

Zambia set to guarantee free education for all children through landmark legislation
XINHUA  |  Dec 03, 2025

Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima said the ministry has proposed amendments to the existing education law to secure free education from early ch...

US suspends asylum, immigration benefits for citizens of 19 countries
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 03, 2025

According to a memo issued on Tuesday by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the suspension applies to both newly filed cases and those that...

From protesting tyranny to saving lives: How Sudan’s networks are responding to war
The Conversation  |  Dec 03, 2025

These groups, which helped organise mass protests in 2018, have since become a lifeline for communities affected by the civil war that began in 2023.

Tanzania charges activist Mange Kimambi with economic sabotage, money laundering
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 03, 2025

Tanzanian activist and influencer Mange Kimambi has been charged in Dar es Salaam with economic sabotage and money laundering involving Sh138.5m, with...

WhatsApp rolls out multi-account support on single devices
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 03, 2025

WhatsApp now lets users safely run two accounts on a single phone using official tools. Here’s how to set up WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business, plus mult...

Gunman hijacks aid plane in South Sudan, arrested after safe landing in Wau
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 03, 2025

A gunman hijacked a Samaritan's Purse medical aid flight in South Sudan, forcing hours in the air before a safe landing in Wau, where police arrested...

Lenacapavir, long-acting injectables show strong potential in HIV treatment
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 03, 2025

New data from African trials and global studies show long-acting HIV injections can match daily pills for viral suppression and prevention, with fewer...

Kenya Railways adds extra Nairobi–Mombasa trains for festive season rush
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Kenya Railways will run additional Madaraka Express trains between Nairobi and Mombasa from December 8, 2025, to January 5, 2026, to ease festive-seas...

MPs propose part-time roles for TSC chair, commissioners to save Sh70 million annually
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Parliament is reviewing a Bill to convert TSC chair and commissioners to part-time roles, aiming to save about Sh70 million annually while expanding r...

‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate, UN warns
UN News  |  Dec 03, 2025

Although the horrors of Gaza have dominated the news, she warned that settlement expansion, demolitions and increased settler violence in the West Ban...

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...

UN veteran Jack Christofides appointed Special Representative for Haiti Gang Suppression Force
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 02, 2025

The group said the official has demonstrated outstanding leadership in some of the world's most complex peace and security environments.

Boni Khalwale removed as Senate Majority Whip, replaced by David Wakoli
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Khalwale’s removal comes in the wake of the Malava Constituency by-election, where he openly campaigned against the UDA candidate, David Ndakwa, and s...

Tanzania President Samia defends use of force on protesters, cites ‘attempted coup’ threat
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

President Samia Suluhu said the deployment was necessary to prevent protesters from toppling her administration, dismissing criticism from neighbourin...

David Mutiso, visionary architect behind KICC, dies
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 02, 2025

Among his most notable achievements was contributing to the design and vision of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), a landmark that...

Tough decisions stabilised the economy, saved Kenya from shame – Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

President Ruto says scrapping subsidies and delaying some debt payments were painful but necessary steps to stabilise Kenya’s economy and avoid a sove...

Nigeria's defense minister resigns amid security crisis
DW News  |  Dec 02, 2025

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar's resignation comes as Nigeria scrambles to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings.

Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s history of coups and deepening crisis across the region
The Conversation  |  Dec 02, 2025

The events in Guinea-Bissau reflect a so-called polycrisis for countries in and around the Sahel belt, sandwiched between North Africa and sub-Saharan...

Youth still hardest hit by new HIV infections as Kwale marks World AIDS Day
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 02, 2025

Deputy Governor Josphat Chirema Kombo urged residents, particularly the youth, to make HIV testing a routine part of their health care, saying early k...

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

Cameroon opposition activist Anicet Ekane dies in custody; party demands accountability
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Cameroon opposition leader Anicet Ekane died in custody in Yaoundé after his October arrest. Government, his party and the EU differ on his treatment...

Adult obesity treatment enters new era with WHO-endorsed GLP-1 drugs
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 02, 2025

The WHO has issued conditional guidance supporting GLP-1 drugs for adult obesity, alongside lifestyle counselling, marking a shift in global treatment...

Turkana marks World AIDS Day with stark warning over rising HIV infections
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Turkana County leaders used World AIDS Day in Lodwar to warn of rising HIV infections and deaths, unveil new highway health outreach, and urge shared...

ODPP recommends public inquest into Daystar student Lonah Kathambi’s death after CCTV reveals fall
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 01, 2025

A Nairobi court has ordered a public inquest into Daystar student Lonah Kathambi’s fatal fall from an 11th-floor Ngara building, after CCTV and toxico...

Sudan army makes major gains in South Kordofan, retakes key villages from SPLM-N
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 02, 2025

The Sudan conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, displaced over 14 million, and driven parts of the country into famine, creating one of the wor...

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