Visa barriers set for ouster after African trade bloc Comesa launches digital payments system
The initiative seeks to assist medium, small and micro enterprises, who account for 80 per cent of business and 60 per cent of employment in member states, but have to deal with “cumbersome, insecure and expensive” cross-border payments systems, he said.
Sissi invites Trump to visit Egypt to witness Israel-Hamas deal signing ‘in a ceremony befitting the occasion’
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded during the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half of the deaths were women and children.
Demonstrator accused of hacking off police officer’s hand denied bond by Narok magistrate
Memusi appeared before Narok Chief Magistrate George Sagero charged with the offence.
Kenya Hospices criticises health scheme for discrimination against patients with terminal diseases
Speaking during the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 celebrations held at Embu Level Five Hospital on Wednesday, KEHPCA Director David Musyoki said SHA being the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) body in the country should guarantee full coverage for critical patients whether inpatient or under home-based care.
Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth
According to Mudavadi, unlocking the estimated $2.1 trillion of assets under management of African pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, will be critical to mobilizing resources for the continent’s transformation and sustainable development.
Herbal medicine tossed back into public discourse as Kenyan authorities square it our with health workers
While traditional health practitioners are rarely recognised among core health providers, they managed to register their services under the umbrella of Kenya National Traditional Health Practitioners Association (NATHEPA) on October 29, 2021.
Cameroon’s Paul Biya seeks eighth term in power as youth vow to give the election a wide berth
Cameroon faces escalating security crises. In the western region, a secession fight has long brewed mainly among English-speaking citizens who claim they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. In the north, the Boko Haram insurgency spills over from neighbouring Nigeria, with armed groups routinely attacking border towns.
UN to whittle down peacekeeping missions by 14,000 troops in response to US funding strains
UN peacekeeping operations have grown dramatically. At the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, there were 11,000 UN peacekeepers. By 2014, there were 130,000 in 16 peacekeeping operations. Today, around 52,000 men and women serve in 11 conflict areas in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Back with begging bowl: Kenya will talk to IMF about new programme in Washington next week
Some financial analysts have said that Kenya needs a new loan deal from the Washington-based Fund to anchor its external debt repayments.
Log in your eye: Pope Leo tells US bishops to first address Trump’s immigration crackdown
Leo, the first US pope, was handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of deportation under the Trump administration’s policies during the meeting, which included bishops and social workers from the US-Mexico border.
