Uganda in the crosshairs of a new threat after Marburg virus case is detected in Kyegegwa District
World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in Uganda’s western Kyegegwa District, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced during his opening remarks at the WHO media briefing on Thursday. The case was identified through enhanced disease surveillance for Ebola, according to WHO. Ugandan health authorities notified...
Tourists arriving in Kenya aboard cruise ships grosses 4,890 in 10 months as first-ever vessel from Asia docks in Mombasa with 700 visitors
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto described the maiden arrival of the cruise vessel from Asia as a testament of Kenya’s growing appeal as a global cruise tourism and rising confidence in the Port of Mombasa as a strategic gateway to East Africa.
High prospects of Kenya’s economy becoming minerals-driven jolts state into mining laws reforms
The proposed legislative reforms include the Explosives Bill (2026) the Minerals, Mining and Beneficiation Policy, the Explosives (Fees) Regulations and the Mine Health, Safety and Environment Regulations.
US signs agreement to invest $1.3 billion in Tanzania’s health sector over the next five years
The agreement, signed late on Wednesday, is similar to those struck with countries including Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda under US President Donald Trump’s “America First Global Health Strategy”, designed to make poorer nations more self-reliant as the US has dismantled foreign aid programmes.
East African Community to celebrate World Kiswahili Day in Burundi from July 5-7
More than 300 delegates, including language experts, policymakers and Kiswahili enthusiasts from the eight member-states of the East African Community (EAC), are expected to gather in Bujumbura, Burundi, next month for celebrations marking World Kiswahili Language Day and the third East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) conference, an official announced on...
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa mobilises over 750,000 volunteers for clean-up mountains of garbage in the city
Launching this year’s city-wide clean-up campaign recently, Adanech Abiebie, mayor of Addis Ababa City, said the campaign is part of the city government’s commitment to making Addis Ababa more comfortable and attractive for both residents and local and foreign tourists.
Official: Kenya turns to menstrual economy for accelerated industrial growth, arrest period poverty
Embu Woman Representative Pamela Njeru said period poverty remains a major barrier to education, health and economic empowerment for women and girls, urging stakeholders to shift from charity-based interventions to sustainable investments in the menstrual economy.
Landlocked Rwanda says it has added Kenya to its oil import alternative routes to ensure steady flows and predictability
Landlocked Rwanda imports all its petroleum products overland through two main ports, Dar as Salaam in Tanzania and Mombasa in Kenya.
While Kenya’s economy is progressively attractive to African banks, high public debt and non-performing loan volumes scare investors
Nedbank agreed earlier this year to acquire a majority stake in Kenya’s NCBA as part of its regional expansion, beating South African rival Standard Bank, which operates in Kenya as Stanbic, to the prize, Kenyan banking officials said.
Pastoralists in four northern Kenya counties land $5m from carbon credit after one-year delay over integrity, transparency issues
In 2024, the county governments of Isiolo and Samburu each received Ksh11 million as levies from conservancies, an increase from Ksh9 million in 2022.
