The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in Kenya — has been received by family and anti-femicide crusaders, ahead of her burial on Saturday
September 13, 2024
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency's director-general described as “not acceptable.”
September 12, 2024
Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm
September 11, 2024
Officials say the number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21
September 07, 2024
Kenya's deputy president says a fire in a school dormitory has killed 18 students and injured 27 others
September 06, 2024
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated for burns over 80% of her body from an attack by her partner
September 05, 2024
A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75% of her body
September 03, 2024
Police officials in Kenya say a suspect who confessed to killing 42 women and was being detained over the discovery of dismembered bodies has escaped from police custody
August 20, 2024
Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts
August 19, 2024
Farmers in Africa are blaming chemical fertilizers for increasingly acidic soils that have led to production decline
July 24, 2024Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with an emerging pro-government group as weeks of turmoil continue
July 23, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet
July 19, 2024
A Kenyan court has suspended a police ban on protests in the capital
July 18, 2024
A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women then dumping them in a flooded quarry, as investigations continue
July 16, 2024Police in Kenya say they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi
July 15, 2024
Kenya’s police boss has resigned in the latest development resulting from deadly protests
July 12, 2024Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance
July 11, 2024
Kenya’s government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains
May 07, 2024
Kenya’s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment — even though he has raised taxes on businesses at home
September 15, 2023
Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau
June 28, 2024
Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to gather despite President William Ruto’s repudiation of unpopular tax legislation that prompted deadly unrest earlier in the week
June 27, 2024
Kenya's president says he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament on Tuesday
June 26, 2024
Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police
June 25, 2024
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs
June 24, 2024
Kenya's police watchdog says it has begun an investigation into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes
June 21, 2024
OceanGate’s former operations director says maker of ill-fated Titan submersible was ‘all smoke and mirrors’
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 8 states
FTX auditor settles US SEC negligence case, pays fine
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US Senator Sanders says generic drugmakers could sell Ozempic for less than $100/month
IMF says it held productive discussions with Kenya on economic, fiscal challenges
A man accused of stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers is found with an engagement ring near airport
California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
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