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What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
The Conversation  |  Sep 02, 2025

RFK Jr’s department has dismissed and replaced the 17 expert members of the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices with eight new people, a numb...

Kenya defends Sh271 million image-laundering gamble in Washington
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 28, 2025

Kenya is keen to secure a favourable trade deal with the United States before the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expires in September.

Kenya gambles on Washington powerbroker to revive Ruto’s image and AGOA
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 27, 2025

Nairobi hopes such connections will unlock access as formal negotiations begin with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

How Africa should reimagine its trade future upon AGOA’s expiry in September - experts
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 27, 2025

The World Economic Forum emphasises that the AfCFTA must move from being a political promise to an operational force.

What should Trump’s policy towards Somalia be?
Faisal Roble  |  Aug 24, 2025

Somalia’s longest coastline in Africa, along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, is a valuable strategic commodity to global security. Stabilising...

Eswatini Government sued over secret deal to accept US deportees
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The applicants, led by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, argue that the agreement was unlawful because it was not presented to parliament and the terms...

Is Africa becoming the US's dumping ground of migrants?
DW News  |  Aug 23, 2025

Uganda is now the lastest African country accepting a deal with the US government to take in unwanted migrants, joining Eswatini, South Sudan and Rwan...

Uganda denies report of deportation deal with US for African, Asian immigrants
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 20, 2025

According to the country's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uganda, which hosts over two million refugees and asylum seekers, does not have the cap...

Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to Sh1.9 million visa bond to enter US
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 07, 2025

The bond scheme, set to take effect on August 20, requires applicants from the two southern African nations to deposit between $5,000 (Sh644,424) and...

US-Kenya ties: Nairobi walks diplomatic tightrope amid deepening ties with China, Iran
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 07, 2025

But Kenya's apparent pivot to China has caused considerable unease in Washington. President Ruto's April 2025 state visit to Beijing came at the heigh...

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

The creation of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) in 2003 was at the time the largest-ever bilateral programme to combat a si...

Rwanda agrees to take 250 migrants deported from US in bid to deepen ties with Washington
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 05, 2025

The US State Department has already sent Kigali a list of names for the first batch, with the initial 10 deportees expected to arrive soon, according...

Obama responds to Trump’s coup claims, calls allegations unfounded
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 23, 2025

His accusations came in the wake of a report submitted last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, which implicated Obama and other...

US announces withdrawal from UNESCO again, citing "misalignment with national interests"
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

The US State Department said the agency's decision to admit "the State of Palestine" as a full member contradicts US foreign policy and has encouraged...

US Congress spares Pepfar HIV funding in revised budget plan amid global health concerns
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 17, 2025

Since returning to office, Trump has intensified efforts to cut government spending, with the rescission bill aiming to roll back billions in previous...

US deports 'barbaric' migrants to Eswatini after home countries refuse repatriation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 16, 2025

This development follows a similar case nearly two weeks ago, when the United States deported eight men to South Sudan as part of President Donald Tru...

Trump reignites debate over Ethiopia’s Nile dam, Egyptian analysts see opportunity for resolution
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 16, 2025

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, situated on the Blue Nile, has been a source of tension between the two countries since construction began in 201...

South Sudan’s foreign minister in Washington for tense talks on deportations and governance
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 14, 2025

The visit comes in the wake of a diplomatic standoff earlier this year, after Juba initially resisted accepting a Congolese national deported by the T...

9/11 mastermind’s plea deal thrown out by US court
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The Attorneys acting for the defendants had argued that the agreement was already legally in effect and that Austin, who served under President Joe Bi...

South Sudan confirms arrival of eight immigrants deported from US
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 09, 2025

The eight men from Laos, Cuba, Myanmar, Mexico, Vietnam, and South Sudan were deported from the US in May but ended up being held under guard for week...

Trump’s 30 per cent tariff on South Africa not backed by trade data — Ramaphosa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 08, 2025

Additionally, Trump warned that any retaliatory tariff hike by South Africa would be met with an equivalent increase on top of the already imposed 30...

Why is Trump meeting five African presidents this week?
DW News  |  Jul 08, 2025

The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington this week.

US threatens South Africa with 30 per cent tariff on all exports amid BRICS alignment concerns
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 08, 2025

US President Donald Trump signalled a clear shift in Washington's tone towards BRICS-aligned economies, warning Pretoria that America's patience with...

DRC-Rwanda peace deal: What you need to know
DW News  |  Jun 28, 2025

A treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes as the United States tries to reassert its role as a global mediator under Presiden...

US President Donald Trump on upcoming Rwanda-DR Congo deal: ‘A great day for Africa’
The New Times  |  Jun 26, 2025

Technical teams from Rwanda and DR Congo finalised a draft of the agreement, which is scheduled to be signed by the countries’ foreign ministers next...

Israel-Iran war: Trump announces ceasefire, Tehran says none agreed
DW News  |  Jun 24, 2025

Araghchi said that final decision on stopping Iranian military operations would be made later

Iran blames US for collapse of nuclear talks after airstrikes on Natanz, Fordo, and Isfahan
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 22, 2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strikes took place amid ongoing diplomatic talks, rendering any calls for renewed dialogue “irrelevan...

Trump announces US strikes on Iran’s Fordo nuclear site, sparking global alarm
DW News  |  Jun 22, 2025

An Iranian official confirmed that part of the nuclear site in Fordo was attacked by "enemy airstrikes," according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency and IR...

Tanzania seeks dialogue with US over potential travel ban
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 18, 2025

Reports indicate that the draft list of countries being considered for travel restrictions by the US includes 26 African states as well as nations fro...

Uganda, Tanzania among 36 nations facing possible new US travel restrictions
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 16, 2025

Reports indicate that the draft list includes 26 African countries as well as nations from the Caribbean, Central Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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