Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) The repatriation follows violence in South Africa's Western Cape Province where there were reports just over a week ago of door-to-door intimidation, as well as the deaths of two Mozambicans in Mossel Bay. The Malawians were "among a number of foreign nationals" who had "sought […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron is in Nairobi for the landmark Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted with Kenya on May 11–12, in what signals a dramatic shift in France’s engagement with Africa — away from Francafrique and toward genuine partnership.
Macron’s East Africa Pivot: France Seeks a Fresh Start at Nairobi Summit Read More »
Kenya and Tanzania signed eight bilateral agreements in Dodoma covering trade, infrastructure, and energy, in a landmark diplomatic engagement that signals a new era of East African integration.
Kenya and Tanzania Sign Eight Bilateral Agreements to Deepen East African Integration Read More »
Four critically endangered mountain bongos have been returned to Kenya from a Czech zoo, marking a milestone in efforts to save a species with fewer than 100 individuals remaining in the wild.
Homecoming of the Majestic: Critically Endangered Mountain Bongos Return to Kenya Read More »
Kenya’s government has temporarily waived fuel quality standards as shortages caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten to paralyze the country’s transport and economic sectors.
Kenya Temporarily Drops Fuel Standards as Middle East War Strangles Supply Lines Read More »
China has extended its landmark zero-tariff policy to cover Africa’s 20 largest economies, giving 53 of the continent’s 54 nations preferential access to its massive market — a move with far-reaching implications for the continent’s trade future.
China Opens Its Markets: 53 African Nations Now Enjoy Zero-Tariff Access Read More »
ODM’s suspension of coalition talks with Ruto’s UDA signals deepening crisis in Kenya’s governing alliance, with the 2027 election countdown adding urgency to already fraught negotiations.
Kenya’s Coalition Crisis: Ruto and ODM at Breaking Point Ahead of 2027 Polls Read More »
The Horn of Africa stands at a “dangerous crossroads” as interconnected conflicts and growing geopolitical competition test the region’s peace-building frameworks, the executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warned at a major conference in Nairobi this week. Workneh Gebeyehu, who heads the eight-member regional bloc, told delegates at the IGAD Mediation Reflection
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Aliko Dangote commits as anchor investor for a Nigeria-scale refinery in Tanzania’s Tanga, backed by Kenya and Uganda, aiming to keep East Africa’s oil wealth at home.
Dangote Backs East Africa’s Joint Refinery Plan: Nigeria-Scale Production for Tanzania Read More »
The convulsions in the Middle East are sending shockwaves far beyond the region. For Africa, where energy poverty already blights the lives of hundreds of millions and constrains industrial development, the disruption caused by the Iran war has become a catalyst for a conversation that the continent has postponed for decades: whether to embrace nuclear
Middle East Conflict Drives Africa Towards Nuclear Power as Energy Crisis Bites Read More »
In a small rented hall on the outskirts of Nairobi, a dozen men and women sit in neat rows, their faces composed in expressions of practiced grief. This is not a funeral. It is a rehearsal — part of a growing industry in Kenya that is both a lifeline for some and a mirror reflecting
Kenya’s Rising Tide of Professional Mourners Reveals a Society in Transition Read More »
Four top officials arrested as Kenya uncovers a KSh 4 billion fuel fraud scheme that manipulated stock data to create artificial shortages and siphon public funds.
