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UN Women says 1 million women, girls starving in Gaza
XINHUA  |  Jul 29, 2025

Women-led organisations inside Gaza describe how women are boiling discarded food scraps to feed their children, and risking being killed when searchi...

AU welcomes France’s planned recognition of Palestine as a step towards peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent declaration, which he said aligns fully...

China backs UN push for two-State solution amid Gaza conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Speaking in Beijing on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun described Palestine as the “core of Middle East issues” and reiterated China’s...

List of countries which recognise Palestinian statehood
DW News  |  Jul 25, 2025

Despite widespread international recognition of Palestine as a state, many Western nations say they will only endorse Palestinian statehood as part of...

France to officially recognise Palestinian state in September, Emmanuel Macron announces
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The recognition will be officially declared during the United Nations General Assembly session in September, marking a significant shift in the diplom...

International media join growing calls for Israel to allow humanitarian access to Gaza
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 24, 2025

On Wednesday, Amnesty International accused Israel of deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war—an act the organisation says amounts to both a...

Over 100 NGOs call for urgent access routes for aid into Gaza
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 23, 2025

The 109 NGOs, including CARE, Amnesty International, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and ActionAid, are reiterating that the UN-led humanita...

At least 21 children die of hunger in 3 days as Gaza starvation death toll passes 100
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

The crisis continues to deepen as humanitarian aid remains severely restricted, with widespread shortages of food, clean water, and collapsing medical...

12 nations sign pact to curb support for Israel’s Gaza offensive at Bogotá summit
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to media reports, the agreement was also endorsed by Namibia, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Oman, and Saint Vincent a...

UN-backed Israel-Palestine peace talks suspended amid escalating regional tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 17, 2025

The suspension, while temporary, marks a serious diplomatic setback for multilateral efforts aimed at resuscitating a two-state framework between Isra...

Kenyan Muslim organisations launch Sh5.4 million Udhiyah programme for Gaza amid deepening humanitarian crisis
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 04, 2025

The donation will fund the Gaza-Udhiyah programme, which involves the slaughtering of cattle in Egypt.

Strikes on Gaza houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week
UN News  |  May 23, 2025

At least 358 were killed because of attacks targeting houses and tents for displaced people, with children and women comprising at least 148 of the vi...

Global internal displacement reaches record 83.4 million by end of 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 14, 2025

Sudan, devastated by ongoing violence, saw the largest number of IDPs, with a record-breaking 11.6 million individuals now displaced within its border...

Columbia University suspends more than 65 students over library occupation
Reuters  |  May 11, 2025

Organisers of Wednesday's demonstration repeated their long-standing demands that the university cease investing any of its $14.8 billion endowment in...

Mombasa Phoenix wins Palestine Freedom cup 7-a-side tournament
Yassin Juma  |  May 03, 2025

After a series of intense knockout rounds, Mombasa Phoenix emerged as champions, edging out the formidable Muslim Brothers in a closely fought final.

UN and Palestinians accuse Israel of blocking Gaza aid at World Court hearings
Reuters  |  Apr 28, 2025

The ICJ, also known as the World Court, was tasked in December to form an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians t...

Church urged to break silence on Gaza crisis amid calls for justice
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

Barasa criticised Western media for allegedly framing the conflict as a religious war, stating, “This is nothing close to the truth. The UN, the Inter...

Eid ul-Fitr in Gaza shadowed by bleakness as Israeli bombardment continues
XINHUA  |  Mar 31, 2025

As dawn broke, Abu Mohammed Abed stood in front of a dilapidated tent in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, wiping away his tears as he struggled to comfor...

Kenyan youth activists in Kamukunji stand in solidarity with Palestine on last Friday of Ramadan
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 28, 2025

The group further condemned the forced displacement of Palestinian families and accused the Israeli government of committing acts of genocide through...

Al-Quds Day: Muslims urged to support Palestinians as they mark last Friday of Ramadan
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 28, 2025

In a statement, the organisation condemned the ongoing violence and oppression by the Zionist regime, urging Muslims worldwide to unite in solidarity...

Somaliland says countries seeking to engage it on Palestine must first recognise its sovereignty
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 19, 2025

Abdirahman said Somaliland’s primary focus remains on securing international recognition and that it is working to prove itself as a stable and democr...

AU to give platform to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid shifting African-Israeli dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 15, 2025

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

Saudi Arabia leads scramble for Trump's Gaza 'clean out' plan that has made Arab world furious
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

Many experts say Trump may be using an old bargaining ploy from his diplomatic playbook, setting out an extreme position as an opening gambit for nego...

Hamas says willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire despite ‘language of threats and intimidation’
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

The war in Gaza erupted after a Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed at least 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, and sa...

Rats, dogs and torn clothes amid the ruins of Gaza homes
Reuters  |  Feb 01, 2025

Much of the rest of Gaza City also lies in ruins after 15 months of fighting and waves of Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages that left it a she...

Trump calls for removal of 1.5 million people displaced by Gaza conflict
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Washington had said last year it opposed the forcible displacement of Palestinians.

With UNRWA fate unclear, UN and Israel argue over who's responsible for Palestinians
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly, provides aid, health and education services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, inclu...

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