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African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project
By Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday six African countries -...
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Lawyer denies bribing witnesses at collapsed ICC trial of Kenyan vice-president
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Kenyan lawyer on Tuesday denied bribing prosecution witnesses at the International Criminal Court (ICC) war...
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Millions facing severe hunger in Horn of Africa – U.N. food agency
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday that 13 million people across the Horn of Africa face...
Read moreU.S. engaged in ‘robust’ talks with Kenya, more to say in coming weeks – USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is engaging in robust talks with Kenya as part of its drive to expand equitable...
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Rwanda to re-open border with Uganda as relations thaw
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda will re-open on Monday a border crossing with Uganda that was shuttered nearly...
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UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on travellers who...
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Uganda’s president seeks to boost trade and rein in borrowing
By Katharine Houreld and Elias Biryabarema KISOZI, Uganda (Reuters) - Uganda wants to curb its borrowing and boost exports in...
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Goats, sheep and livelihoods lost to floods and cold in northern Kenya
By Baz Ratner NORTH HORR, Kenya (Reuters) - The carcasses of goats and sheep strewn across the scrubland of northern...
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Poor nations pay highest debt service in 20 years -campaigners
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past...
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China plans peace envoy for conflict-riven Horn of Africa
By Duncan Miriri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) -China said on Thursday it would appoint a special envoy to foster peace in...
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China’s foreign minister visits Kenya amid unease over rising debt
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -China's foreign minister began a visit to Kenya on Wednesday, where the government has relied...
Read moreBodies burnt and one victim beheaded in Kenyan village near Somalia – police
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers killed six men in a Kenyan coastal village near the border with Somalia, beheading one...
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Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Richard Leakey, a Kenyan conservationist and paleoanthropologist who spearheaded campaigns against the ivory trade to save the...
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Kenya to start giving COVID-19 booster shots
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya will offer COVID-19 booster shots to individuals six months after their initial shots, the health ministry...
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Kenya’s Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president’s backing
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga launched his fifth bid for Kenya's presidency on Friday, this...
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Coming to a clinic near you: Kenya’s COVID-19 vaccine drive gets a boost
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - Now that rich nations are sharing more COVID-19 shots with Africa, health officials across...
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Suspected Islamist kills two in western Kenya – police
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected member of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab detonated an explosive device that...
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Kenyan “rogue” policeman kills six in rampage – police
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan police officer shot dead six people in a rampage in a neighbourhood in...
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COVID shots are finally arriving, but Africa can’t get them all into arms
By Maggie Fick and Edward McAllister SEKENANI, Kenya (Reuters) - When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in...
Read moreAt least 20 killed as bus swept away by flood waters in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 20 people drowned on Saturday when a bus carrying a group of religious faithful was...
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