Burkina Faso: Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré becomes first African to win Pritzker Prize
An African winner of the 2022 Pritzker Prize. This is a first. The greatest prize in architecture was awarded this Tuesday, March 15 to Diébédo […]
Kenya
Kenyatta confirms his support for his former rival Raila Odinga
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially announced that he will support his former rival Raila Odinga in the upcoming August presidential election. The endorsement seals […]
Kenya orders crackdown after shocking attack on woman
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered on Tuesday the most severe crackdown and a census of motorcycle cabs across the country, after the scandal caused by […]
Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya
U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]
Kenyan Army Eliminates Four Suspected Terrorists
Elements of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) eliminated four suspected members of the terrorist Al-Shabab group in Lamu County on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense […]
Kenya: Vice President in turmoil after controversial remarks on DRC
At a political rally on Monday, February 14, Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto promised the people of Nyeri, in central Kenya, investment in dairy farming. […]
Kenya: Six dead in an explosion against a minibus at the Somali border
Six people were killed and seven injured Monday when an explosive device detonated as a minibus passed in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border, a […]
Terrorism: Kenya on high alert after French warning
Kenyan authorities are on high alert after the French embassy warned of an imminent terrorist attack in the country. The French embassy has called on […]
Uganda lifts Covid-19 controls at its border to ease fuel shortage
The Ugandan government announced on Tuesday the suspension of mandatory Covid-19 testing at its border with Kenya, after the measure caused huge truck traffic jams […]
Kenya: Arrests in the wake of a deadly attack in the East
Four people have been arrested in the wake of an attack in which six people died and homes were burned in Lamu County, a coastal […]