Kenyan president welcomes Iran’s Raisi
Kenyan President William Ruto has officially welcomed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the presidential palace in Nairobi.
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Putin v Prigozhin: is Wagner too valuable to crush? – podcast
When Wagner forces turned their guns against Russian forces it led to panic in Moscow. But after the coup was aborted and its leader accused of treachery, it was business as usual for the group’s lucrative Africa operations. Pjotr Sauer and Jason Burke…
Canary Islands coastguard rescues two men balanced on ship’s rudder
Nigerian stowaways survived for at least a week under ship that voyaged from Lagos via Lomé, TogoThe Spanish coastguard rescued two Nigerian men who survived for at least a week balancing on the rudder of a ship as it sailed from the west African count…
Nigeria’s president Tinubu named as new chair of Ecowas
West African heads of states have chosen Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the Ecowas regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau’s leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
East African countries moot a ‘Standby Force’ for Sudan
The east African regional bloc IGAD has mooted the creation of a regional peace force for Sudan at a summit on Sudan on Monday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa .
‘Pure magic’: snow falls on Johannesburg for first time in 11 years
Residents of the South African city delight in rare snow day caused by a surge in humidity and cold temperaturesResidents of South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg, were stunned by the first snowfall in over a decade on Monday, with some children se…
Sudan government refuses to attend regional peace talks in Ethiopia
Sudan’s government refused Monday to join a regional meeting aimed at ending nearly three months of brutal fighting, accusing Kenya, which chaired the talks, of favouring the rival paramilitaries.
Three arrested in Kenya as backlash grows over period strip-search
Police take action as activists, politicians and the company involved all condemn tactics used by managers investigating who put sanitary towel in wrong binThree senior managers from a Kenyan dairy company have been arrested over allegations of indecen…
Artifacts Stolen From Kenya Decades Ago Are Returned
Even after museums decide to return stolen artifacts to their countries of origin, tariffs and red tape can prolong the process.
HRW warns of ‘irreparable harm’ to East Africa’s ecosystem with TotalEnergies oil project
Human Rights Watch has urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.