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Palestinian police to be trained in Egypt as Gaza rebuilds security forces
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

More than 500 recruits completed the course in Cairo in March, with new groups joining the two-month training exercise in September.

Israeli drone attack kills two Palestinian boys in Gaza
DW News  |  Nov 30, 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...

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...

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...

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...

Karua accuses AU of double standards over Guinea-Bissau coup, Tanzania election crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 27, 2025

Karua argued that the AU has taken no action against Samia’s administration despite detailed reports by SADC and AU observers flagging major issues in...

Tanzanian authorities orders petrol stations to limit fuel sales to boda bodas, tuk-tuks ahead of planned December 9 protest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2025

The government said the measure is necessary to curb mobility that could enable unrest during the demonstrations called by youth groups challenging Pr...

UN says rebuilding Gaza will cost Sh 9.1 trillion as Palestinian economy nears collapse
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 26, 2025

The UN estimates that rebuilding homes, roads, hospitals, and other basic services in Gaza will cost more than Sh 9.1 trillion ($70 billion) and will...

Tanzania challenges EU debate on Tundu Lissu and post-election crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2025

The government said the issue, which touches on its internal affairs and reputation, was being advanced without allowing Tanzania to respond or correc...

ICC urged to probe Tanzania over post-election civilian killings
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2025

Lawyer Juan Carlos Gutierrez, representing victims, claims that as commander-in-chief, “President Samia Suluhu Hassan bears ultimate responsibility fo...

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu accuses President Samia of ignoring electoral reforms, fuelling violence amid political crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2025

Lissu detailed a series of findings by election observers and international actors, warning that the situation in Tanzania has deteriorated into intim...

Kenya unveils advanced bronchoscopy programme at KNH to strengthen respiratory care
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 25, 2025

Speaking at the launch, PS Ouma Oluga stressed that the programme focuses on practical learning and mentorship for doctors, nurses, and technologists.

US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations calls for probe into Tanzania election violence
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 25, 2025

The Committee stressed that any investigation must be independent and immediate. “There must be an independent investigation into these tragic acts im...

Tanzania cancels Independence Day celebrations amid outrage over alleged killings
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 25, 2025

Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba said the budget allocated for festivities would instead be redirected to repair public infrastructure damaged during th...

Postmortem confirms Makueni CEC Sonia Nzilani died of cardiac tamponade
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 25, 2025

Family doctor Ancient Kituku, who was present during the examination, explained that Nzilani’s heart “burst and leaked a lot of blood”, creating press...

Gambia hosts Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma amid post-election crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 24, 2025

Tchiroma, a former minister and once a close ally of President Biya, has declared himself the rightful winner of the October 12 vote and vowed to reje...

PS Sing’Oei assures family of slain Kenyan teacher of swift repatriation process
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 22, 2025

The PS explained that the repatriation process had been slowed by delays in the swearing-in of key Tanzanian government officials following the electi...

Tanzania to 'review and verify' CNN claims of mass graves, shootings
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 21, 2025

According to CNN, its investigation found that police and armed men shot at groups of protesters in the wake of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-ele...

Kenyans and Tanzanians unite across borders in new era of civic and democratic activism
DW News  |  Nov 20, 2025

East African activists are breaking borders to challenge repression, amplify suppressed voices, and redefine democracy across the region.

Tanzania President Samia launches inquiry into alleged paid participation in election unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 20, 2025

President Samia said the investigation would examine the causes of the unrest, the involvement of political parties, and the role of both local and fo...

Shadowy organisation flies Palestinians out of Gaza
DW News  |  Nov 20, 2025

The organisation Al-Majd Europe says it's helping Palestinians emigrate to third countries. But it has been accused of helping facilitate "forcible tr...

Senators summon Mudavadi over harassment, detention and deaths of Kenyans abroad
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2025

Mudavadi will appear before the National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Isiolo Senator Fatuma Dullo, to explain the gov...

Two Kenyans still held in Tanzania, one confirmed death after election unrest - Mudavadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

The CS said efforts to trace Kenyan teacher John Ogutu’s body in Tanzanian hospitals and mortuaries have not yielded results.

CHADEMA rejects President Samia’s inquiry into Tanzania election unrest, demands international probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

CHADEMA said Samia lacks political, legal and moral legitimacy to convene a body tasked with investigating actions it claims were orchestrated by her...

Judge urges feuding siblings to end 30-year succession battle, orders mediation
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 19, 2025

The High Court expressed frustration that the dispute, first triggered by the death of the family patriarch almost half a century ago, has resurfaced...

President Samia warns disputed election tainted Tanzania’s reputation, urges local resource mobilisation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 19, 2025

President Samia Suluhu Hassan cautioned that this could undermine the government’s ability to obtain external financing as easily as it had during the...

Tanzania’s CHADEMA and human rights observers accuse police of mass unlawful detentions
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 18, 2025

CHADEMA is demanding that all unlawfully detained citizens, members, and leaders be released immediately and unconditionally.

Kenya issues nationwide alert after Marburg virus detected in Ethiopia
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2025

The Kenya National Public Health Institute (NPHI) highlighted that the virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever, could spread quickly due to Kenya...

UN Security Council approves US-brokered Gaza peace plan
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 18, 2025

Central to the document is the creation of a Board of Peace (BoP) - described as a "transitional administration" for Gaza - tasked with overseeing rec...

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