European Union Stories

UK and EU pledge over $700 million in aid as Sudan marks two years of civil war
DW News  |  Apr 16, 2025

Senior diplomats and aid officials from the UK, Germany, France, the European Union and the African Union gathered at the one-day conference hosted in...

Clean energy project seeks to enhance peacebuilding in Turkana's border regions
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 16, 2025

The four-year project has been designed to leverage clean energy to enhance peace and resilience with a special focus on empowering women.

MPs summon Treasury CS Mbadi for failing to release CDF funds two weeks to school reopening
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

The session saw the MPs suspending all other businesses and threatening to boycott the sitting in protest over the delays.

Junior Starlets confident ahead of Cameroon showdown
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 15, 2025

Junior Starlets are set to host the West Africans in Nairobi on Sunday, April 20, 2025, before travelling to Cameroon to play the second leg on Friday...

Algeria clinches AU Peace and Security Council seat after February showdown
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 15, 2025

This win follows a dramatic stalemate in February during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, where Morocco and Algeria locked horns in a contest that ended...

Tanzania's main opposition party calls election ban unconstitutional
Reuters  |  Apr 15, 2025

CHADEMA failed to sign an election code of conduct document, making it ineligible to contest the presidential and parliamentary polls expected in Octo...

Two years of devastation: Sudan's war leaves nation starving, scattered and silenced
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 15, 2025

What began as a political power struggle has now shattered lives, decimated infrastructure, and pushed 30.4 million people into urgent need of humanit...

Sudan urges ICJ to hold UAE accountable for genocide in Darfur and halt support to RSF
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 15, 2025

Specifically, Sudan wants the court to compel the UAE to stop all forms of assistance to the RSF, which it argues has enabled the militia to carry out...

Why only 2% of Kenyan startups grow into large businesses
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 15, 2025

Kenyan SMEs were urged to brace for impact and rethink strategy amid the prevailing tariff wars.

State threatens to revoke Standard Group licenses over Sh48m regulatory fees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

In a further twist, Standard Group revealed that while the government is demanding Sh48 million in licence fees, it owes the company Sh1.2 billion in...

Kenya to experience intense rainfall over the next week, weatherman warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

As the rains continue over the next seven days, the weatherman has urged citizens across the country to remain cautious of potential disruptions cause...

Technical University of Kenya under Senate scrutiny over Sh800 million pension debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) told the committee that TUK stopped complying with the required contributions in 2013, and since then, no prop...

Governors willing to settle Sh10.5 billion roads fund dispute out of court to end stalemate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The National Assembly suggested allocating Sh25.3 billion, while the Senate pushed for the full Sh50.5 billion. Governors and the Senate support direc...

Governor Abdulswamad tables proposal to curb abuse of prescription drugs in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 15, 2025

Under the proposed framework, the sale of addictive prescription drugs would be limited to pharmacies based in Level 4 and higher hospitals.

Power drives global affairs today, not rules – What Africa’s strategies should be
The Conversation  |  Apr 15, 2025

African countries, which have contributed least to global climate change, are pressured to assume greater responsibility with little international sup...

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases
The Conversation  |  Apr 14, 2025

The well-known maxim that “prevention is better than cure” holds not just for health outcomes but also for economic efficiency.

Ministry of Health, Council of Governors to fast-track delivery of digital health devices
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 15, 2025

Among the resolutions are the acceleration of digital health system integration in counties, the distribution of essential medical devices, and the ab...

Why Kenyan doctors can’t afford the very services they offer - KMPDU Deputy SG Miskellah
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 14, 2025

KMPDU Deputy Secretary General Dennis Miskellah speaks to The Eastleigh Voice on why medics are too poor to afford the very services they render.

Heavy rains claim three lives in Somalia's Puntland as region swings from drought to floods
Hassan Mohamed  |  Apr 14, 2025

This latest disaster highlights Somalia's vulnerability to climate extremes, where cycles of drought and flooding regularly compound the challenges of...

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