- Classical Russian-German pianist Igor Levit takes to a London stage this week for an epic musical endurance test directed by the world-famous Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic. Levit is aiming to be the first person to solo play “Vexations”, a single sheet of music repeated 840 times, in…
- The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding. The UN agency warned that they were among 3.6 million people in Ethiopia who will no longer have access to food aid in the coming weeks without urgent…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has undertaken to fast-track the processing of Certificates of Good Conduct following delays concerns across the country.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale has issued a strong warning to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) regarding the licensing of unqualified and non-compliant medical facilities. He stressed that any compliance or registration officer involved in malpractice will face…
- One body has been retrieved after a septic tank collapsed on Sunday beneath a local football viewing hall in Bamburi Mwisho area, Nyali Constituency, Mombasa County.
- The National Assembly Education Committee’s has been put to task to explain the motif behind the decision it took to reject the recent promotion of more than 25,000 teachers.
- Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday at the Vatican aged 88. His funeral is to be held later this week in the presence of worshippers and dignitaries before a conclave of cardinals is convened to elect a successor. Here’s what we know about the circumstances surrounding Jorge Bergoglio’s death…
- A populist party in New Zealand’s governing coalition on Tuesday proposed a law to enforce a biological definition of men and women, condemning the existing “woke ideology” of “cancerous social engineering”. The New Zealand First Party — which has campaigned to ban transgender women from using…
- Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis’s funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader within three weeks. Francis, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after suffering a…
- Tragedy struck on Monday at Loberer area along the Marigat-Chemolingot route in Baringo County, where two people were shot dead and two others injured. The victims were ambushed by suspected bandits while travelling to Nginyang market in a police convoy. As the convoy was attacked, the driver of…
- Tragedy struck on Monday at Loberer area along the Marigat-Chemolingot route in Baringo County, where two people were shot dead and two others injured. The victims were ambushed by suspected bandits while travelling to Nginyang market in a police convoy. As the convoy was attacked, the driver of…
- Climate Scientists at the Igad Climate Predictions and Applications Center (ICPAC) are predicting that more than usual rainfall expected over most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, eastern Kenya, northern South Sudan and southern Sudan. “Moderate rainfall of between 50-200millimeters is expected…
- The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has regained control of Nasir town in Upper Nile State, which it lost following intense fighting with the White Army militia since March. SSPDF Spokesperson Lul Ruai Koang confirmed Sunday in a statement that the recapturing of the key town of Nasir…
- With Pope Francis’s death, the immediate running of the Vatican is now in the hands of one cardinal, Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Known as the Camerlengo, and appointed by the pope, it is he who will lead meetings to determine the date of Francis’s funeral, and supervise other organisational…
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fought back Monday — with White House support — against another scandal over his reported use of Signal to discuss airstrikes on Yemen, this time with his wife, brother and lawyer. The Pentagon chief allegedly included details on the strikes in the private chat —…
- President William Ruto will depart the country Monday evening for a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China. The visit builds on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2017, with Kenya recognised as China’s leading Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner in Africa. Kenya has…
- In the remote village of Nyailinga in Migori County, a quiet revolution is taking shape, one that places women at the heart of the global fight against climate change. A local enterprise, WICCARE-Africa (Women in Cold Chain Agriculture and Renewable Energy), is leading a bold renewable energy…
- Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, will be remembered across Africa not just as the head of the Catholic Church but as a friend, a voice and a shepherd who held the continent close to his heart. From the crowded streets of Nairobi’s slums to […]
- President William Ruto has led the nation in mourning Pope Francis, who passed away in the morning of Easter Monday. In his tribute, the head of state noted that Kenya stands in solidarity with the Catholic Church and the global Christian community during this time of loss. He described the Pope’s…
- Key quotes from Pope Francis’s papacy: – Humility – “Pray for me” – pronounced at the end of every speech, because, he once explained, “I am a sinner too.” His first tweet and first post on Instagram were versions of the mantra. – The poor – “How I would like a poor church for the […]
- Four people are feared dead after a septic tank collapsed beneath a local football viewing hall in the Bamburi Mwisho area of Nyali Constituency, Mombasa County, on Sunday evening. According to Mombasa County Commissioner Mohammed Noor, the incident occurred at around 6 PM while fans were watching…
- Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma. Dubbed “the people’s Pope”, the Argentine pontiff loved being among his flock and was…
- Pope Francis has died. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced that the Pope passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At…
- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Saturday on his election as president of the Gabonese Republic. In his message, Xi noted that China and Gabon enjoy a traditional friendship, saying that in recent years, political mutual trust between the…
- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has announced the launch of a five-day training program aimed at combating terrorism financing and money laundering from April 22 to 26. The initiative, organised in collaboration with the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), is designed to enhance…
- Newly sworn-in Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku, has called on Kenyans to rally behind President William Ruto and his deputy, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, in a bid to foster development and national progress. Speaking during an Easter…
- Venezuela’s attorney general on Sunday described as “cynical” Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants expelled by the United States and incarcerated in his country for “political prisoners” held by Caracas. “I immediately request the complete list with…
- When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor. For the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader, his landmark birthday will be a time to encourage people to plan for an eventual…
- Philippines and US militaries kick off three weeks of joint exercises that will simulate a “full-scale battle scenario”, as the two allies seek to deter to Beijing’s ambitions in the disputed South China Sea. Around 17,000 troops are expected to take part in the annual “Balikatan”, or “shoulder to…
- A Vietnamese property tycoon who was jailed for life in a $17-billion money laundering case had her sentence cut to 30 years on appeal Monday after she claimed what happened was “an accident”. Property developer Truong My Lan had already lost a challenge against the death penalty in a separate case…
- Turkey has imposed a ban on elective Caesarian-section births at private healthcare facilities without a medical justification under new health ministry regulations published this weekend in the government’s official gazette. The move, which has sparked a furious response from opposition…
- More than 1,000 people protested in the Moroccan port city of Tangier on Sunday against the planned docking of a ship said to be carrying fighter jet parts to Israel. Dockworkers and organisations supporting Palestinians in Gaza said in separate statements that the Maersk vessel was transporting…
- Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment. One protester told AFP they had acted after the authorities failed to act on their complaints that the activity was damaging their farms and ruining the…
- Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment. One protester told AFP they had acted after the authorities failed to act on their complaints that the activity was damaging their farms and ruining the…
- A lion has killed a 14-year-old girl outside the capital Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday in a ranch to the south of Nairobi National Park. The attack was witnessed by another teenager, who raised the alarm, the KWS said in a statement. “…
- President William Ruto has urged Parliament to consider his memorandum on the Conflict of Interest Bill, which he referred back to Parliament, to help curb corruption. The President said he returned the Bill to Parliament because it did not meet the standards demanded by Kenyans, adding that he…
- The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and also scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a White House order under consideration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said The New York Times, which first…
- An Israeli army probe into last month’s killing of 15 Gaza medics and rescuers concluded on Sunday that six of the victims were Hamas militants, expressing regret over the civilians killed in the incident. “Fifteen Palestinians were killed, six of whom were identified in a retrospective examination…
- Simon Onyema, a 32-year-old Nigerian, rose in frustration from a wooden bench outside a betting shop in Lugbe, a low-income suburb in Abuja, the country’s capital, as he compared his printed football match predictions with the actual results on a large television screen one Saturday evening in…
- The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that it repelled Ukrainian attacks overnight amid a unilateral Easter truce declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Ukraine accused Russia of violating the ceasefire. The ministry said Russian troops “remained at previously occupied lines and…
- The head of the hospital service on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for medical reinforcements to cope with an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease. “We are really stretched to our limits,” Lionel Calenge told the RMC radio station. “Epidemiologists…
- The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has condemned alleged involvement of politicians in the recruitment of teachers. KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu claims that interference from members of the political class has unjustly excluded deserving teachers from employment opportunities. He…
- The Democratic Republic of Congo government said it has suspended the political party of former president Joseph Kabila, days after his properties were raided by security services. “This decision follows the overt activism” of Kabila, who was president for 18 years up to 2019 and who remains head…
