August 06, 2022
Kenya: Nairobi's People's Parliament - Lively Debates On Who Will Be Kenya's President
In a small, tree-lined park in Nairobi's Central Business District, a group of 80 men are speaking, debating, and persuading. They come from all parts of the country, and meet up… Read more »
Kenya: Presidential Candidates Wrap Up Their Campaigns Before Vote
Supporters wore their candidate's colours for the last time on Saturday for the final rallies of the two frontrunners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, in Kenya's presidential… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Kenya: Talking Walls Use Art to Spread Peace During Elections
As Kenya's presidential and parliamentary candidates vie for office in the final frenzied week of campaigning, others worry about life after the elections. Read more »
Kenya: Farmers Say They Are Tired of Empty Election Promises
Kenya goes to the polls on 9 August 2022. Farmers, who constitute a critical sector of the economy, say they have lost faith in the political process. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Kenya: Presidential Candidate Ruto Claims Government Is Attempting to 'Sabotage' His Rallies
Kenyan deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto described the obstacles placed in his way to holding final political rallies as "sabotage". Speaking at a press… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Kenya: The Challenges Ahead As Kenyans Prepare to Choose a President
Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday, 9 August, to elect a new president. There are two main contenders: deputy president William Ruto, and veteran politican Raila Odinga. In… Read more »
Kenya: Human Rights Activists Warn of Police Violence During Elections
Kenya's failure to hold police accountable for allegedly killing dozens of people after the 2017 elections heightens the risk of officers again abusing their power, a leading human… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Kenya: Kenyatta Burnishes His Statesman Credentials As Presidential Reign in Kenya Ends
As the clock ticks down on his presidency, Uhuru Kenyatta has been playing peacemaker, thawing tensions with Somalia, intervening in Congo's crisis and hosting talks between Sudan… Read more »
July 24, 2022
Kenya: On the Double - Rare Twin Giraffes Born in Kenya's Nairobi National Park
Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi's National Park, the Kenyan wildlife minister announced on Tuesday. Read more »
July 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Amnesty Urges Probe Into Ethnic Massacre of 450 in Oromia
Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into the massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who… Read more »
July 10, 2022
Kenya: It's a Long, Weary Ride for Refugees Who Make It to Kenya
For many refugees in eastern Africa, Kenya is home - with UNHCR figures showing that more than half a million live in the country. While Kenya is the final destination for many, it… Read more »
July 09, 2022
Kenya: Are Kenya's Cotton Farmers Being Sacrificed in War Against GMOs?
It is harvest time in Kenya, and Joseph Thika has had to hire workers to help him harvest his cotton crop. Joseph is happy that his genetically modified plants matured faster this… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Rwanda: DRC, Rwanda Agree to End Rebel Violence and Normalise Relations
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to stop violence between the Congolese army and rebels, which the DRC claims are supported by… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Rwanda: Leaders of Rwanda, DRC to Meet in Angola Amid Rising Tensions
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is due to meet with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Angola amid increasing hostility between the neighboring countries. Read more »
July 05, 2022
Sudan: Military Coup Leader Promises Rapid Return to Civilian Rule
Sudan's military strongman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the army will make way for a civilian government. The pledge follows months of street protests and repeated calls from… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Sudan: Protesting Takes Mental Toll On Sudan's Young Revolutionaries
Fadil Omar has seen it all in the wake of Sudan's latest coup d'etat: human rights violations carried out by security forces against protesters, parents having to bury their… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Sudan: Nine People Killed in Mass Protests Against Army Rule
At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces confronted mass rallies in and around the capital Khartoum. The protestors are keeping up demands for… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzanian-Born Novelist and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah - Interview
Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in 1948 in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. He taught for a long time at the University of Kent in Great… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Rwanda: UK Unveils Plans to Override European Rights Court After Rwanda Spat
The UK government has said it will introduce legislation allowing it to ignore certain European Court of Human Rights decisions after a judge in Strasbourg blocked flights removing… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Sudan: African Union Denounces 'Dishonest' Sudan Talks
The African Union has said it will not be party to talks that exclude significant actors in an effort to get Sudan's transition back on track after last year's military coup. Read more »
Somalia: Urgent Appeal for Aid As Somalia Slides Into Catastrophic Famine
The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to save Somalia from famine. Read more »
June 21, 2022
East Africa: Leaders Agree On Regional Force to Tackle Rise of Militias in DRC
East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire. Read more »
June 19, 2022
Sudan: How Sudan Medical Students Used COVID to Improve Community Health
One year into creating opportunities to fight Covid-19 in Sudan with medical students, a coalition of Sudanese doctors has taken the lessons learned while working with local… Read more »
June 18, 2022
Kenya: Farmers Test 'Smart' Fences to Curb Elephant Invasions
Francis Kamau boasts a large farm in the beautiful Laikipia County plains in Kenya. Each year as he prepares his land for the next crop season, a nagging question refuses to leave… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Accuses Rwanda of Border Town Capture
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an "invasion" after rebels it says receive support from Kigali overran a major trading post on the Ugandan border. Read more »