South Sudan On Edge As Its Neighbour's War Disrupts Oil Exports
Crisis Group
Income from oil exports is critical to keeping South Sudan's factious elites together. The war in neighbouring Sudan has led earnings to fall precipitously, threatening instability… Read more »
Canada Injects 38 Billion to Support 'Smart Agriculture' in Tanzania
Daily News
Canada, through Global Affairs Canada, has injected a total of 20 million Canadian Dollars (approximately 38bn/-) to empower women and youth in the agriculture sector to combat the… Read more »
Heavy Taxation Not a Solution to Kenya's Debt Problem - Tax Experts
Capital FM
Tax and exchange control experts have called on the government to employ innovative revenue generation strategies as it seeks to settle the ballooning debt to avoid overburdening… Read more »
Ruto's U.S. State Visit To Mark Major Milestone In U.S.-Kenya Relations [editorial]
Capital FM
Kenya's President William Ruto is set to become the sixth Head of State invited for a State Visit by U.S. President Joe Biden since he took office four years ago. U.S. Ambassador… Read more »
Human Rights Watch Researcher Barred [press release]
HRW
Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring Read more »
Viral Image Does Not Show Kenya's Former Electoral Commission Chair Wafula Chebukati in Hospital
Africa Check
Viral image does not show Kenya's former electoral commission chair Wafula Chebukati in hospital Read more »
Meteorologists Issue Heavy Rain Forecast For Nairobi, Central Highlands
Capital FM
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain advisory in Central Highlands including Nairobi, Western Kenya and parts of Northwestern Kenya. Read more »
Census Chaos in Amudat Threatens Accuracy
Nile Post
The ongoing national census in Amudat District has been marred by multiple anomalies, raising concerns over the accuracy of the exercise. Read more »
Somalia's Cabinet Discusses Defense Agreement With Kenya
Shabelle
In a recent weekly meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, Salah Jama, the cabinet of Somalia was briefed on the country's security updates by the Defence and Internal… Read more »
Safaricom Restores Internet Services After Undersea Fibre Cut
Capital FM
Safaricom has restored its Internet services to full network capacity and stability following last Sunday's undersea fibre cable cut that affected and disrupted the services. Read more »
Somalia and Kenya Draft Historic Defence Agreement
Radio Dalsan
The Somali Cabinet convened a high-level meeting to review a draft defence agreement between Somalia and its neighbouring country, Kenya. Read more »
Outspoken Cleric Slams Museveni Over Corruption Fight
Nile Post
Outspoken retired man of God, Rev.Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda has slammed President Museveni over his style of fighting corruption which he says has not yielded much results. Read more »
Ruto's Directive to Impact Tea Exporters' Margins
Business Day Africa
Multinational tea exporters are bracing for impact as the government announces plans to prohibit shipping of bulk tea, a move aimed at preserving the distinct identity of Kenyan… Read more »
Former Ethiopian Peacekeepers of Tigrayan Descent Previously Stationed in Abyei Region Caught Up in Sudan's Escalating Conflict
Addis Standard
Former Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin, who were stationed in the Abyei region bordering Sudan and South Sudan, are currently facing heightened security concerns amidst… Read more »
Employment Court Orders Counties to Engage Striking Clinicians
Capital FM
The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) Wednesday ordered the Council of Governors (CoG) to continue scheduled talks with the Kenya Union of Clinical Nurses (KUCO) in… Read more »