DRC war Stories

Influx of 40,000 fleeing DRC war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Reuters  |  Feb 21, 2025

Several areas in northwest Burundi are overwhelmed with people, some of whom have been displaced several times and have arrived injured or with health...

Sudan recalls ambassador to Kenya amid RSF controversy
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 20, 2025

This marks the second diplomatic withdrawal in just over a year, following the January 2024 recall after President William Ruto hosted RSF leader Moha...

Fresh UN report exposes horrors of Sudan's RSF militia amid Nairobi hosting.
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 20, 2025

The report reveals that since May 2024, when the war broke out, 832 civilians have been killed, including at least 79 women and 111 children, while 1,...

Locals fear resurgence of crime as streetlights fail on Eastleigh’s Waudo Street
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 20, 2025

Waudo Street is a crucial route in California Ward, serving as an alternative for motorists avoiding traffic congestion on Mohamed Yusuf Haji Avenue.

County assemblies say staring at financial crisis after Sh4 billion budget cut
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 20, 2025

MCAs have vowed to push for urgent interventions to ensure counties remain financially stable and legislative operations continue without disruption.

Attacks by Sudan's RSF leave over 200 dead as force prepares political charter
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

White Nile state, where activists said three days of RSF attacks had left more than 200 dead, has emerged as a key battleground as the army regains te...

Anti-terror police arrest two suspected Al-Shabaab operatives in Mandera
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 18, 2025

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects had planned to abduct foreign nationals working on a sewer line constructi...

UN seeks $6 billion to ease 'appalling' suffering in Sudan
Reuters  |  Feb 17, 2025

Famine conditions have been reported in at least five locations in Sudan, including displacement camps in Darfur, the U.N. statement said, adding that...

Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Reuters  |  Feb 17, 2025

Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden.

Kenya walks diplomatic tightrope as Sudan's RSF set to announce formation of parallel government from Nairobi
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 17, 2025

The planned announcement from Nairobi, framed as the "Political Charter for the Government of Peace and Unity," is being positioned as an effort to "r...

UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
UN News  |  Feb 16, 2025

Many of those killed were unarmed and posed no imminent threat, said the UN rights office, calling the killings “part of an expanding pattern of Israe...

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’
UN News  |  Feb 16, 2025

A UN fact-finding mission has documented a range of harrowing human rights violations committed by both the SAF and RSF, and called for investigations...

Sudan's RSF attacks famine-stricken camp as battle lines harden
Reuters  |  Feb 16, 2025

Medical aid agency MSF has confirmed seven deaths from the violence, while residents say dozens may have been killed.

Somalia's IS expansion efforts hit roadblock amid sustained security operations
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 14, 2025

The recruitment campaigns targeted regional member states and Yemen, attempting to integrate foreign terrorist fighters into structured hierarchies.

Trapped in isolation: The silent battle of Kenya’s young cancer patients
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 15, 2025

In Kenya, childhood cancer accounts for 80 per cent of young lives, mostly due to late diagnosis and the crushing cost of treatment.

Aid alone won't solve Sudan crisis, IGAD warns as it pushes for peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu acknowledged that previous aid commitments had helped alleviate suffering but insisted that more needed to b...

Ruto says political crisis driving Sudan's war, urges shift to peaceful resolution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

Kenya has been actively pushing for peace efforts, with Ruto reiterating that military solutions will not bring lasting stability.

Sudan confirms plans by Russia to set up naval base in the Red Sea
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 14, 2025

Russia has stood by Sudan's military government on the international stage, using its veto power at the UN Security Council to block resolutions calli...

Employers' confederation calls for IGAD support to stabilise Sudan's economy amid conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

Sudan is facing one of its worst crises in modern history as conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary RSF continues to push the...

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...

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