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DPP seeks Sh2 billion fund to boost justice delivery, promote accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Treasury CS John Mbadi explained that the Sh2 billion request forms part of a broader national push to strengthen the justice system and promote accou...

From fish to forests: Women in Kenya’s Coast restore mangroves to combat climate change
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 16, 2025

In Mkupe, a once-thriving fishing village near Mombasa, life has changed drastically as prolonged heatwaves, vanishing mangroves, and declining fish s...

Congo Brazzaville joins CECAFA Four Nations Tournament as Sudan withdraws
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 16, 2025

With the new development, the tournament will now feature Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Congo Brazzaville, with the guest side stepping in to ensure th...

Africa’s freshwater ecosystems depend on little creatures like insects and snails: Study maps overlooked species
Martin Kinyanjui  |  Jul 13, 2025

Ignoring macroinvertebrates is ignoring the silent custodians of biodiversity and the very foundation of healthy freshwater ecosystems.

High Court clears Riruta-Ngong railway project, rules public consultations were adequate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The 12.5 kilometre railway line, which connects Riruta, Karen, Bulbul and Ngong across Nairobi and Kajiado counties, was launched in December 2023 and...

DRC conflict deepens: Tshisekedi’s deal with Blackwater sparks fears of mineral-driven war as civilians suffer
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jul 10, 2025

Reports indicate that Tshisekedi signed the agreement with Blackwater in December 2024, officially to protect key mining sites in Katanga and Kivu ric...

Kenya subtly endorses US-Qatar-brokered DRC peace deal, acknowledges changing regional dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 09, 2025

While Kenya had long championed African-led solutions—through the Nairobi and Luanda peace tracks—it now appears content to play a supporting role to...

DPP links Gachagua associates to coordinated terror attack on Kikuyu government offices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

The two were arrested on July 4, 2025, without a warrant, and were expected to be charged at the Kahawa Law Courts on July 7.

Coups in West Africa have five things in common: Knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
The Conversation  |  Jul 06, 2025

Coup governments across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have shifted away from western alliances and towards Russia, deepening military and economic ties...

Amnesty International slams DRC-Rwanda peace deal for ignoring war crimes accountability
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 02, 2025

Amnesty International's Secretary-General Agnès Callamard said the deal, inked in Washington, DC, on June 27, lacks provisions aimed at prosecuting th...

DRC at 65: Tshisekedi calls for peace on independence day as M23 asserts control in Goma
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 01, 2025

While Kinshasa projected diplomacy, Goma staged defiance. M23's Corneille Nangaa and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 marked the day by planting a symbol...

Kenya's Brian Onyango parts ways with South African side Stellenbosch FC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

The South African club opted not to extend the Kenyan international's contract, which was initially a one-year deal signed at the beginning of last se...

Kenya urged to amend age of consent laws to boost contraceptives access for adolescents
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 29, 2025

Allan Maleche, Executive Director of the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network and one of the event’s organisers, challenged the reliance on age alon...

Kenya to face DR Congo in CHAN 2024 opener at Kasarani as CAF releases full fixture list
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 27, 2025

CAF has released the full match schedule for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from...

Mongolia's confirmed measles cases exceeds 10,000
XINHUA  |  Jun 27, 2025

The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.

Rwanda, DR Congo to ink peace deal in Washington
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 27, 2025

The deal, quietly initialled by technical teams on June 18, is to be witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and bears the fingerprints of both...

Senators raise alarm over President William Ruto’s Sh23.5 billion industrial parks project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The Sh23.5 billion programme, launched with the promise of spurring industrial growth and creating jobs in all 47 counties, has drawn sharp criticism...

Kennedy Onyango’s shooting: A mother’s heartbreak and the wait for President William Ruto’s promise
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 25, 2025

Jecinta Anyango said she had placed all her hopes on Onyango - to get an education, find a steady job, and one day provide for her, noting that she ha...

EPRA shuts down illegal gas refilling plant in Mombasa's Majengo in multi-agency raid
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

EPRA said the unlicensed facility was refilling and rebranding LPG cylinders from various licensed brands without obtaining their written consent.

Juliana Lumumba’s fight for answers: Will Belgium be tried for Congo’s founding Prime Minister’s death?
DW News  |  Jun 23, 2025

On June 17, after more than a decade of investigation, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office requested that the case surrounding the assassination o...

DR Congo extends cobalt export ban by three months to manage oversupply
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 22, 2025

DRC, the world's largest supplier of cobalt, instituted the initial ban on cobalt exports in late February, citing oversupply of the mineral after pri...

High Court declares key provisions of PBO Act unconstitutional in major win for NGO rights
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 22, 2025

The judgment has been hailed as a “timely and significant win” for the rights to association, privacy, and fair administrative action.

Software developer Rose Njeri not yet off the hook as DPP set to appeal ruling
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 21, 2025

Senior Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsaringo had dismissed the charges against Njeri, declaring them defective, and ordered her release.

DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace accord to end hostilities
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 19, 2025

The agreement, according to a joint statement from the US State Department, is due to be signed on June 27 at a ministerial-level meeting.

Former Belgian official may face trial for role in Patrice Lumumba’s assassination
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 18, 2025

Patrice Lumumba was executed by a firing squad and his body was dissolved in acid. Only a gold-crowned tooth remained which Belgium formally returned...

DR Congo floods kill 29 in Kinshasa amid unexpected dry season rains
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 17, 2025

Significant material damage was recorded in the regions with many families displaced as a result.

At least 29 killed as unseasonal heavy rains devastate DRC capital Kinshasa
XINHUA  |  Jun 16, 2025

Although the country is currently in its dry season, local media quoted meteorological authorities as saying that rainfall reached 90 millimetres.

Rwanda takes over from Kenya as chair of regional illicit arms control body
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 14, 2025

Rwanda took over the leadership from Kenya on Friday during the 11th Council of Ministers meeting held in Nairobi. The meeting concluded with renewed...

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