Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said Saturday they are interrogating a terror suspect who was arrested at a shopping center in Nairobi. The police said the suspect, identified as Ali Abdullahi Hussein, had approached a police officer on patrol at around 2:00 a.m. and wanted to …
Read More »Uganda Airlines to fly the A330neo to Nairobi this week
Kampala, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA | Following the successful addition of its pair of A330-800s to its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), Uganda Airlines is now embarking on marketing its new product across its network, according to a report by aviation website Airspace Africa. This week on the 27 and 29th of August, travelers …
Read More »Funding hurdles emerge as climate change unfolds in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Sunbaked mass of land littered with dry tree stumps stretch as far as the eyes can see, showing despondence. It is apparent that there is no sign of life on the land whose surface is extremely dry and cracked due to harsh drought conditions. Away …
Read More »RAILA ODINGA: Covid-19 is real!
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan opposition political heavyweight Raila Odinga.76, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now quarantined at Nairobi Hospital, that is in the news for many reasons. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader said in a statement Thursday that Covid-19 is real. “I wish to use …
Read More »Unnamed East African leader admitted to Nairobi hospital
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s Daily Nation has today reported that an African leader is admitted at a Nairobi hospital, reportedly struggling to recover from COVID-19. Nation does not identify the leader, who is said to be on a ventilator, but goes ahead to give details about the laissez-faire …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi seeks political asylum in Kenya – Daily Nation
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Stella Nyanzi has reportedly fled to Nairobi, Kenya where she is seeking political asylum, Kenya’s Nation.Africa (Daily Nation) has reported. Nation.Africa said the move by Dr Nyanzi was was confirmed by her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, who cited political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni’s …
Read More »Gov’t reaches settlement with tenants of Uganda House Nairobi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the occupants of Uganda House in Nairobi to pave way for renovations. The renovation works have stalled for five years even after a contractor was identified and funds availed for the …
Read More »Kenya faces timber shortage as demand for wood grows
With a rapid increase in demand for wood in sectors from construction to household furniture, is there anything Kenya can do to ensure a better supply? | TOM COLLINS | On both sides of the congested Ngong Road in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi, informal carpenters known as “fundis” spend …
Read More »Lowly ranked South Sudan shock Uganda Cranes in AFCON qualifier
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The South Sudan national football team have shocked Uganda Cranes 1-0 in a Group B 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match played at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Uganda Cranes needed a win to qualify directly for Africa’s biggest tournament, but a …
Read More »‘Starve or get sick’: Africa’s lockdown dilemma
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Women and children fell to the ground, bloodied and trampled in a desperate surge for food being handed out in a Nairobi slum, as police fired teargas and men with sticks beat the hungry. As African countries grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, observers warn that …
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