The $300 million JP Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria will provide a crucial link between Tanzania and neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Tanzania has this week completed construction of East Africa’s longest bridge built across the gulf of Mwanza. The new bridge forms …
Read More »TRIBUTE: Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo
Silalei Shani, former captain of Kenya’s national women’s basketball team, honors Dikembe Mutombo, the African-American Hall of Famer from the DRC. Mutombo, who passed away on September 30, at 58. Mutombo leaves behind a towering legacy both on the court and through his global humanitarian work. NEWS ANALYSIS |BIRD …
Read More »Kenya plans to develop nuclear energy cooperation with Russia
ZHELEZNOVODSK | TASS | Kenya intends to intensify cooperation with Russia in the fields of nuclear and renewable energy, Ambassador of Kenya to Russia, Peter Muthuku, told reporters. “I see how advanced Russia is in economic matters, and this is another sector in which we can develop together. Especially nuclear …
Read More »JEANNETTE KAGAME: Clean body, clean mind, clean soul
First Lady Jeannette Kagame makes a 30-year old case for physical, intellectual and spiritual hygiene COMMENT | JEANNETTE KAGAME | The past few months have been a whirlwind of celebrations, with Rwandans from every corner of the country rejoicing over new milestones, new aspirations, and a renewed opportunity to …
Read More »‘Rwenzori – The Source of Life’ promoting Destination Uganda on Brussels Airlines long-haul flights
Fort-Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & MOFA MEDIA | The award-winning documentary “Rwenzori Source of Life” that features Oyo Nyimba Kamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King of Tooro Kingdom summiting the Margherita – the highest peak of Mountain Rwenzori, is now part of the entertainment package on all Brussels Airlines long-haul flights. …
Read More »Kenya beats Uganda in Rwanda to take Africa Region IV golf title
Kenya wins third straight Africa Region IV tourney in Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Kenya rode to a third straight victory at the prestigious Africa Region IV Championship at Kigali Golf Resort and Villas in Rwanda on Sunday, thanks to some breath-taking golf from reigning Kenya amateur champion …
Read More »COMMENT: Open advise to President William Ruto
COMMENT | Donald B Kipkorir | Your Excellency, I keep saying that I am proud we have known each other since 1992. And in our old age, we will both retire to Eldoret and be wheat and dairy farmers. Those surrounding you now met you the other day & will abandon …
Read More »DRC kicks off mpox vaccination
GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched on Saturday a vaccination campaign against mpox in Goma, the capital of the eastern North Kivu province. Health authorities said the campaign primarily targets health workers and frontline stakeholders, as well as those in contact with …
Read More »CHOLERA: 359 killed as suspected cases exceed 10,000 in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | An outbreak of cholera killed at least 359 people in 33 Nigerian states including the southwestern state of Lagos between January and September this year, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in a new report on Thursday. In an update on …
Read More »Kenya Airways urges consolidation of African airlines to cut intra-continental travel costs
NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya Airways, the country’s flag carrier, said on Friday that the consolidation of airlines on the continent will help reduce the cost of intra-African air travel. Allan Kilavuka, chief executive officer of Kenya Airways, said in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that travel within Africa …
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