- North Korea has claimed it fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which “will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region”. The launch on Monday – Pyongyang’s first in two months – came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Seoul for talks…
- Twenty-six African countries have abolished the death penalty in law. The most recent countries to do so include Ghana, the Central African Republic and Zambia. Another 14 within the African Union have moratoriums on executions.
- Under growing pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. Trudeau said he would stay on in office until his Liberal Party can choose a new leader, and that parliament would be prorogued – or suspended…
- At least 53 people have been confirmed dead and 62 are injured after a major earthquake struck China’s mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth…
- China-Africa ties have grown steadily, marked by historic milestones and expanding economic cooperation. Since the establishment of FOCAC in 2000, trade between China and Africa has surged from USD 10 billion to USD 254 billion by 2021, making China Africa’s largest trading partner for 15…
- Jan 7 – Four years to the day after a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters violently besieged the US Capitol, Congress formally certified the incoming president’s re-election in a special session. Vice-President Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated in the 2024 election, presided over the event as required…
- In a post on the social media platform X, Kibet revealed that he had been abandoned in the Luanda area of Vihiga County around 3 a.m. Stranded and unsure of his next steps, he reportedly attended a local "disco matanga" (overnight funeral dance) before securing a bus ticket to return home.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6-Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Terminal-have apprehended a Kenyan attempting to smuggle cocaine valued at approximately Sh186 million (Rs. 12,33,00,000) The interception was based on advanced profiling techniques The individual arrived on…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 6 – Despite the release of some of the abductees by their abductors, Kisumu activists have vowed to continue pressing the government to stop the abductions. Under the banner ‘Gen Z Movement’ Kisumu chapter, the activists say they will be in solidarity with the parents whose…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – The Uganda Law Council has granted a Practicing Certificate to Martha Karua to represent Kizza Besigye at a Court Martial Tuesday following his controversial arrest in Kenya. It was a unanimous decision by the council members to allow Karua’s appeal, which she filed before…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has affirmed the government’s commitment to driving Kenya’s economic transformation through value addition and expansion of manufacturing across key industries. Speaking following a visit to Kenanie, Machakos County, Kindiki outlined plans to…
- Mozambique’s opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, who has been calling for protests for weeks from exile, has said he will return to the country on Thursday. Mondlane said he would arrive ahead of the swearing-in of a new president next week. Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party is due to be…
- PS Sing’Oei stated that extending presidential term beyond the two terms provided for by the constitution is incompatible with the country's democratic principles.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has called for speedy investigations into the murder of Acting Kilifi Elections Manager Aisha Akinyi who was killed on Saturday at her home. In a statement, the electoral body’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marjan…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – Parents and learners are set to receive grade 6 results for those who sat for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations. In a statement, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba advised parents and learners to check for the results on the schools’…
- A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male hostages…
- South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol remains defiant in his newly-fortified residence, with the arrest warrant over his short-lived martial law order set to expire on Monday. Yoon’s security team, which stopped investigators arresting him on Friday, installed barbed wire and barricaded…
- Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. The gold and money was hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in, according to Jean Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 5- President William Ruto has issued a three-month deadline for the re-opening of schools closed last year in Northern Kenya due to escalated insecurity. Attending an interdenominational service in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County, the President promised that the National Treasury…
- ELGEYO MARAKWET, Kenya, Jan 5 – The government has successfully stabilised the country’s economy and will now turn its focus to the implementation of key development projects, President William Ruto has said. In the past two years, the President noted, key development programmes had stalled due to…
- Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province. The group has taken control of vast swathes of…
- China has seen a rise in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) since mid-December 2024, prompting concerns about a novel virus. However, health officials and doctors have reassured the public that HMPV is a well-known, albeit often under-recognized, respiratory illness. Domestic media outlets have…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 5-Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kamket has chided those bashing President William Ruto’s administration threatening to push for reforms to extend his term to 24 years in line with the late former President Daniel Arap Moi’s rule. The Second time lawmaker scoffed at those…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has embarked on a mission to enhance service delivery by establishing service centers across the city. The initiative aims at bringing county services closer to residents, reducing the need for long commutes to the Central Business District (…
- Mbadi noted that the expansion of the single carriageway road into a dual carriageway will help avoid traffic jams witnessed by motorists on the highway.
- EMBU, Kenya, Jan 5 – Embu leaders and residents have condemned the growing culture of political intolerance that has been witnessed on several occasions where leaders have been heckled in public. The remarks come in the wake of heckling of President William Ruto two months ago when he graced…
- Currently, Pakistan’s unemployment rate surpasses that of neighbouring countries India and Bangladesh. Women, in particular, face significant challenges in accessing job opportunities in the socially conservative country.
- NYERI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has instructed his allies led by Mukurweini Member of Parliament John Kaguchia to hire astute lawyers to write to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged government abductions. Speaking at The Guardian Angels Tetu Catholic…
- The difference between rural and urban monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) has narrowed significantly, declining from 88.2% in 2009-10 to 69.7% in 2023-24, reflecting the impact of improved rural mobility and infrastructure.
- Tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade. The storm, which started in the middle of the US, will move east in the next couple of days, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. A state of…
- A contingent of 150 Guatemalan soldiers has arrived in Haiti, tasked with helping to restore order amid the chaos wrought by armed gangs. A first group of 75 soldiers arrived on Friday and another 75 on Saturday, all drafted from the military police, according to Guatemala’s government. A state of…
- Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition government collapsed. The chancellor said his party – the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) – and the Social Democrats had failed to agree on key…
- A revolution in vehicle fuel is gaining momentum in Tanzania, but a lack of filling stations means it is stuck in second gear. Like Nigeria and some other countries on the continent, Tanzania is beginning to embrace compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to petrol and diesel. It is seen as…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 4 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to deliver on its ambitious 2022-2027 development blueprint, ‘The Plan,’ while urging Kenyans to confront social challenges undermining progress. In a statement on his X account, Kindiki outlined the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 4 – Former Nairobi Town Clerk Philip Kisia has criticized Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah for disrespecting Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya during the burial of Mama Anna Nanyama Wetang’ula. The clash arose after Natembeya accused the government of involvement in forced…
- MURANGA, Kenya, Jan 4 – Former Murang’a governor Mwangi wa Iria now wants the government to investigate a new political outfit affiliated to former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.Supporters of the former deputy president, including elected leaders, have recently been referring to themselves as ‘…
- Stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on Friday as Venus appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon. The planet was visible to the naked eye from the UK to the US, Turkey and China. Venus is often called the Evening Star or Morning Star because, when it is…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 4 – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is mourning the sudden demise of its Chairperson, Roseline Odhiambo Odede, who passed away on Friday, after a short illness. The Commission’s Vice Chairperson Raymond Nyeris described the loss as a devastating blow to the…
- Hundreds of people in a rural part of Ethiopia, 165km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Addis Ababa, have been leaving their homes in panic as a nearby volcano has been showing signs of a possible eruption, a local chief told the BBC’s Afaan Oromoo service. The smoke coming from Mount Dofan…
- All African passport holders are now able to visit Ghana without needing a visa, outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. He announced the plan last month but in his final state-of-the-nation address on Friday he said that the policy had come into effect at the beginning of the year. Visa-free…
