•Belgian nationals Lornoy David (L) and Seppe Lodewijckx (2nd L) sit in the dock during the delivery of their sentences alongside their co-accused Vietnamese Duh Hung Nguyen (2nd R) and Kenyan national Dennis Ng’ang’a (R), today A Kenyan court today fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle...
Kenya’s government urged vigilance today as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through contaminated food and water and typically causes severe diarrhoea, vomiting and muscle cramps. It is especially dangerous for young childr...
•Gabon’s Urie-Michel Mboula vies for the ball with Kenya’s Richard Odada The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) confirmed it was aware of videos circulating online involving goalkeeper Patrick Matasi which raised concern about the possibility of match manipulation. “FKF upholds the integrity of football and has launched an official investigation...
•President Tinubu of Nigeria, late Ladi Olubunmi and President Ruto of Kenya The federal government has called for a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of a Nigerian TikTok content moderator, Ladi Olubunmi, in Kenya. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday, urged Kenyan authorities to d...
•Obasanjo African countries have appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arrived today to investigate the upsurge in violence. The Rwanda-backed M23 has in recent weeks seized two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), giving the ...
•Nigeria and Kenya flags A member of the House of Representatives, Abdullahi El-Rasheed has said that Nigeria and Kenya stand to gain from each other in critical sectors including technology, renewable energy and tourism in the years ahead. El-Rasheed who chairs the Nigeria-Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group stated this today at a meeting wi...
•Hirpa and Kibet crossing the line at the Lagos City Marathon 2025 The 2025 edition of the annual 42km 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has been once again dominated by East African runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. Kenya’s Edwin Kibet today emerged winner in the men category, clocking a time of 2:14:06 to win […]
Kenya will now permit citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without requiring prior authorisation. According to a BBC report, Kenya will now permit citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without requiring prior authorization, as per a new directive from the cabinet. A cabinet statement clarified that the Electronic Trave...
•A cloud of tear gas envelopes protesters bracing on the ground today Kenyan police forcibly detained dozens of demonstrators and a senator, our correspondent witnessed today, firing tear gas into small peaceful rallies protesting recent alleged abductions that have enraged the country. Security forces in the East African nation have been accu...
•Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala today The apparent abduction of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye from the streets of Nairobi brought widespread condemnation from rights groups and politicians today. Besigye, 68, disappeared on Saturday while visiting the Kenyan capital, a...

