Accountability reporting on money, power and public institutions in Kenya and the region.
One of Netflix’s hottest and sassiest new dramas has not only South Africa but the world talking about marriage, betrayal, revenge and the contentious issue of polygamy – the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. The Polygamist, a 22-episode Zulu-language series, is about the tangled love life of wealthy Johannesburg […]
An ordinary Tuesday in Nairobi turned into a life-changing moment for an anonymous player. A smartphone notification told him that he’d landed the jackpot in the Sevens Joy mobile slot game worth Ksh3.2 million (about $24,600). The platform billed it as a “life-changing” win. The news stood out not so much because of the prize […]
Israeli premier says country must reduce reliance on foreign weapons, build independent military capabilities
Niger pulls out nine months after announcing its intent to leave
Russian president argues negotiation process was interrupted at Ukraine’s initiative
The aircraft features a revised paint scheme that departs from the traditional Kennedy-era light blue design
New regulations require platforms to verify users’ ages, suspend underage accounts, and comply within 12 months
A former Ugandan mayor and lawyer representing detained opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason, has himself been charged with a treason-related offence. Erias Lukwago appeared before a magistrate’s court in the capital Kampala looking visibly weak, local media reported, days after he was arrested at his home. He denied the charges […]
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) – Kenya’s soccer-mad President William Ruto, an avid Arsenal fan, said on Thursday he had invited the Premier League champions to visit after thousands of jubilant supporters flooded Nairobi’s streets to celebrate the club’s first title in more than 20 years. The North London side ended their 22-year wait for […]
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said they were an “absolutely justified response” to deadly strikes on Kyiv — including an attack earlier this week on a landmark cathedral and a UNESCO-protected 11th-century monastery.
Taiwan has accused Kenya of yielding to “Chinese pressure” after its officials were reportedly blocked from participating in an international maritime event held this week. The controversy centres on the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, where Taiwan says its delegation was detained and restricted despite being officially invited to attend. China, which considers self-ruled Taiwan […]
The G7 summit of world powers in France is being chaired by President Emmanuel Macron as host but on Wednesday his guest US President Donald Trump left no doubt over who he believed was in charge. “I’m the boss,” Trump said as he strode in to the morning session of the last day of the […]
The vice-president said the resignation was in line with “the principle that responsibility in public management must be accompanied by results”.
The event in question, branded “UFC Freedom 250,” was held on the South Lawn of the White House in a temporary arena known as “The Claw.”
While Argentine star Messi holds record for most appearances in World Cup history with 26 matches, Portuguese footballer Ronaldo is 1st footballer to score in 5 different World Cups
The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range bomber first introduced in the 1950s that remains a central part of the U.S. military’s air power.
Mehr News Agency says draft includes immediate end to war, reopening of Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and 60 days of nuclear talks
As Washington and Tehran reach a new agreement, questions remain over which long-standing sanctions can be lifted
TEL AVIV, June 10 (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In a brief statement, Netanyahu’s Likud Party said he would run in the election and, God willing, he would win. […]
June 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft is limiting employees’ use of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 because of the AI startup’s new data retention requirements, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Anthropic on Tuesday said it is rolling out Claude Fable 5, a public version of its Mythos AI model, with guardrails barring its use in […]
Geoffrey Wall was arrested June 1 after investigators say he captained over 900 domestic and international flights from 2009 to 2025, without ever obtaining the proper license or completing the mandatory testing.
Artan’s refereeing career began in Mogadishu on neighbourhood pitches after a leg injury ended his playing days.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court’s governing body said on Monday, following a probe into accusations of sexual harassment made against him. A diplomatic source briefed on the decision told Reuters the court’s governing body’s executive bureau has ruled […]
Kenya’s former Chief Justice David Maraga has been arrested while protesting against, among other things, what activists are alleging is a plan to build a car park on protected land belonging to a wildlife sanctuary in the capital, Nairobi. He was among a group of demonstrators who were marching along a road running close to […]
Tehran has insisted any deal to permanently end the war must also halt the parallel conflict in Lebanon, where Israel was pursuing a campaign against the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war. Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards called the attack a “warning” after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier in the […]
Ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko won unanimous re-election on Saturday as the head of Senegal’s ruling party, solidifying his political standing amidst a deepening national crisis. Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, easily secured the leadership vote from 583 party delegates at a congress of their Pan-African Pastef party in Diamniadio, outside […]
‘They are exceedingly interested in what we are up to,’ says think tank expert
On Thursday, Zelensky directly appealed to Putin to hold talks.
The plan has drawn backlash from Kenyans as well as the country’s union of healthcare workers.
“It would be most unfortunate if on one request by the Americans to set up a facility at their cost, we would refuse, we would look very inhuman,” Ruto added.
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