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Pope Leo Visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on First Foreign Journey
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo removed his shoes as a sign of respect during the visit, but did not appear to pray inside the mosque.

Gaza: Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian boys
DW News  |  Nov 29, 2025

Palestinian sources say two brothers were killed in Gaza by Israeli drone fire. In the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, attacks by Israeli settlers inju...

Young people must lead HIV fight, says PS Ouma Oluga
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

The Kenyan Ministry of Health emphasises the importance of youth leadership in the fight against AIDS, urging young people to influence health policie...

State to review advertising model, settle pending bills to rescue ailing media sector- Kabogo
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

He said the existing model has contributed to delays and inefficiencies that have left many news organisations struggling to stay afloat.

UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
UN News  |  Nov 29, 2025

OHCHR has verified that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians there, including 233 children, since October 7, 2023.

Tanzania dispatches envoy to Brussels to avert Sh23.3 billion EU aid freeze
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

Tanzania's government is lobbying the EU to reverse a proposed aid freeze following unrest linked to the recent elections. Diplomatic efforts are unde...

Flu shots: how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year
The Conversation  |  Nov 29, 2025

After a tour around his lab, Barr explains how the different parts of the global flu monitoring system cooperate – and why it can be misleading to thi...

How Shariah financing is reshaping SME expansion in Kenya’s high-impact sectors
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 29, 2025

Shariah-compliant financing is gaining traction, offering not just ethics-based alternatives but increasingly competitive and flexible financial solut...

Wave of coups in Africa: What President Paul Kagame thinks
New Times  |  Nov 29, 2025

The recent surge in military takeovers across Africa has also overthrown leaders in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. And at least...

Study flags stark inequities in global epilepsy care, medication
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2025

The researchers call for coordinated global action, stronger provider education, tighter regulatory safeguards, and improved access to safer medicatio...

Study warns climate shifts could widen malaria risk across Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2025

The study emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring and surveillance, as understanding local mosquito populations and environmental conditions w...

KNBS data shows uneven food price shifts as inflation dips slightly
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2025

Food, transport and household utilities continued to carry the biggest influence on the inflation basket, making up more than half of the weighting us...

Civil society raises alarm over 2027 election readiness after chaotic by‑elections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2025

The groups say the ugly scenes captured across different regions show that the country is drifting toward a dangerous electoral environment unless ear...

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau over coup
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 29, 2025

AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said the continental body had decided to "suspend with immediate effect" Guinea-Bissau until constitu...

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...

Government tightens ID registration checks after scrapping vetting process
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 29, 2025

To strengthen identity proofing, the government introduced several measures. All applicants must now register in their home counties or permanent plac...

1,000 weapon‑wounded patients treated in South Sudan hospitals this year - ICRC
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 29, 2025

The combined effects of conflict in South Sudan and Sudan, intercommunal violence, and severe flooding throughout the year have devastated communities...

Iran boycotts 2026 World Cup draw after US denies visas to delegation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

Amir added that the decision followed what Iran described as "unsportsmanlike actions" by US authorities relating to the December 5 draw in Washington...

European Parliament moves to block Sh23.44 billion aid to Tanzania after post-election violence
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

Legislators pointed to credible reports of post-election killings and a growing climate of intimidation targeting opposition figures, journalists, civ...

Kagame says some coups are justifiable if they address governance failures
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

He added that in most cases, a coup signals an underlying issue that those in power failed to resolve.“Once there is a coup, maybe 90 per cent of the...

Petition filed to stop multi-billion Rironi–Nakuru–Mau Summit road project
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 28, 2025

The petitioners argue that the State's plan to revive tolling through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements a...

Kabogo threatens to deny adverts to media critical of government
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 28, 2025

He further revealed plans to split public and commercial broadcasting, so that public broadcasting is financed by the Treasury as 'the rest finances i...

Kimani Ichung’wa blames Opposition losses on ‘tribal’ campaign messaging
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 28, 2025

Ichung’wa said the Opposition had failed to articulate issues of national importance to voters, instead resorting to tribal narratives aimed at dividi...

Tanzania dismisses EU sanctions threat over human rights violations
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 28, 2025

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday condemned the excessive use of force by Tanzanian security forces against protesters, which left...

Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Embaló flown to Senegal as coup deepens
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2025

Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed that Embaló had been flown in on a chartered military aircraft and was “safe and sound” after Ecowas-led discussi...

High Court nullifies law limiting NLC’s timeline on historical land cases
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 28, 2025

The decision reaffirms the NLC's unrestricted mandate to handle historical land disputes - an issue deeply tied to Kenya's colonial legacy and post-in...

ELOG flags electoral violence, ballot secrecy breaches in November 27 by-elections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2025

ELOG urged the IEBC to enforce strict compliance with assisted voting procedures, take decisive action against breaches of ballot secrecy, and scale u...

Saboti MP Caleb Amisi warns ODM may not survive 2027 after by-election struggles
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 28, 2025

MP Caleb Amisi explained that in the 2027 General Election, there will be no government machinery to help pro-government candidates win seats.

‘Manifesto-free campaigns will sink you,’ Ruto warns opposition after by-election wins
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 28, 2025

President William Ruto affirmed that the by-election losses should serve as a wake-up call to leaders who are busy selling hatred, disunity, and succe...

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