Africa rallies global support for health systems’ reform ahead of Nairobi World Health Summit
UNICEF Representative to Kenya Dhaheen Nilofer said hosting the summit in Nairobi presents a strategic opportunity to elevate Africa’s voice in global health decision-making.
Gusii elders demand repatriation of legendary warrior Otenyo Nyamaterere’s head from Britain
Abagusii Council of Elders Chair James Matundura noted that the return of Otenyo’s head and paraphernalia would enable the community to accord him a decent burial.
Why Beijing’s support to junta-led regimes in West Africa is source of tensions in China-Africa security relations
In September 2025, officials from 40 African countries attended the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang Forum), where GSI-linked public security cooperation featured prominently. China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the lead GSI implementing agency, convened the event.
China’s military footprint in Africa deepens with People’s Liberation Army-led BRICS naval drills
The exercise appears to be an attempt to normalise military cooperation within BRICS Plus without formally declaring a military alliance. Although BRICS – a loose coalition of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – was originally conceived of as an economic bloc, it has increasingly undertaken geopolitical engagements.
China extradites economic crime suspect from South Africa linked to illegal currency business
The Ministry of Public Security said the successful extradition underscored the two countries’ resolve to combat crimes
Kenya lays out plans to give Anti-Narcotics Police Unit teeth to fight drugs menace labelled security emergency
In October last year, the country recorded a breakthrough in the fight against transnational organised crime and drug trafficking after a multi-agency operation intercepted 1,024 kilogrammes of methamphetamine worth Ksh8.2 billion aboard a stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean.
Uwezo Fund: Official says state-run programme that gives interest-free loans has disbursed $13.943 million since inception
At the close of the event, the MP announced that more than 1,035 youths had registered for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), while 1,000 signed up for Chinese and German language training.
Kenya announces decision to compel mining companies to meet community obligations as required by law
Kenya has moved to enforce long-standing legal requirements that compel mining companies to fulfil community obligations in Taita Taveta County following years of operations that failed to deliver mandated benefits to local residents. Speaking during the Kishushe Ranching Cooperative Society Limited special general meeting (SGM) in Kishushe, Mining Principal Secretary...
Rebuilding Sudan: Khartoum’s dilapidated airport receives first flight since war broke out in in 2023
The resumption of flights follows a period of relative calm in the capital. The Sudanese government officially relocated its headquarters from Port Sudan to Khartoum on January 11 and the International Organization for Migration estimates that 1.4 million residents have returned to the city.
Human rights groups term the war in Ethiopia’s Oromia region as the most atrocious, but hidden by state
The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly 40 million people.
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