How Kenyan piloted cargo aircraft was shot down in Darfur on suspicion of trafficking arms to fighters in Sudan and South Sudan civil wars
A few weeks after the 737 was destroyed by Sudan’s military, another Shaulis company bought another Boeing. This one was a 727, built in 1980, bought from a US government contractor called Kalitta Charters II LLC and located in the Midwestern US state of Michigan.
‘Lord forgive them, for they do not what they are reporting,’ HIV patient drops case against media after confirming negative status
According to the statement, the records confirmed that Oyan was enrolled into HIV care on May 3, 2012, under the Ministry of Health HIV programme, where he was classified under WHO Clinical Stage III and commenced on antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) in accordance with government treatment protocols.
Denmark’s ‘pig election’: Lessons in how the rest of the world can change factory farm politics
All of the above heightened Danish media coverage of animal welfare issues by January. In just 72 hours, a citizens’ initiative collected the 50,000 signatures necessary to trigger a parliamentary debate on animal welfare.
Cameroon rolls out Cabotegravir – a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug
For the pilot, the drug will be made available in areas with the highest transmission rates, starting with Douala, according to health officials.
Artisanal miners in Embu want to be recognised as Kenya prepares to start exporting in-demand coltan
Miners’ call for recognition was made at a public participation forum organised by the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs to collect views on the Draft Minerals Mining and Value Addition Policy, the Draft Explosives Bill 2026 and the Draft Mining (Mine Health, Safety and Environment) Regulations 2026.
Why wives symbolise divinity in Luhyia cultures of western Kenya, must be present when finishing to build family house
Some of these traditional cultural beliefs inherited or passed down through generations rather than practices based on ‘scientific’ evidence. The science in this context refers proven or verifiable family lineage or sanguinity.
Corrupt FIFA: President Trump’s match-fixing attempt comes off the wheels as US crashes out of World Cup on 4-1 thumping Belgium
FIFA then suspended the ban so Balogun could play, which Trump called a “brilliant decision”, but sparked fury from the Belgium team, an international uproar and turned the incident into the main talking point of the tournament.
Tiny African island nation Cape Verde puts Messi and Argentina to stern test in a nerve-wracking 120-minute World Cup thriller
Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling match in which the tiny island nation challenged the reigning champion until the final minutes of extra-time. The go-ahead score for Argentina was credited as an own-goal after...
Kenya Railways and Kisumu County chiefs eye Railways City on 100-acre land that will serve as East Africa’s logistics hub
The SGR extension from Narok to Kisumu officially commenced on Thursday, marking a major milestone in Kenya’s transport infrastructure development and positioning Kisumu as a regional railway and logistics hub in East Africa.
Ruto’s deportation of rights activists echoes Jomo Kenyatta’s rejection of influential Black thinkers Walter Rodney and Frantz Fanon
Walter Rodney had come from Guyana with a scholar’s training and a revolutionary’s concern for ordinary people. He had studied Africa deeply, not as a dead place in old books but as a living source of memory, pride, and resistance.