Cameroon confirms 16 killed in Ukraine war amid recruitment fears
Cameroon’s foreign affairs ministry confirmed the deaths of 16 of its nationals in Ukraine, the Associated Press reported on 7...
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Iran war threatens Africa’s growth, raising cost-of-living pressures
Africa’s economic growth is expected to slow in 2026 as the war on Iran disrupts trade, energy supplies and prices,...
France says South Africa not excluded from summit over pressure
South Africa has been dropped from the guest list for the G7 leaders’ summit in France in June, allegedly due...
Kenya’s flower industry reports losses as war disrupts exports
Kenya’s flower industry is losing up to $1.4 million per week as the war in the Middle East affects demand...
Zimbabwe reports 15 nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Zimbabwe has said 15 of its nationals were killed after being recruited to fight for Russia in the war in...
Kenya floods intensify as rivers overflow and death toll rises
Severe flooding across Kenya has intensified after two major rivers broke their banks, worsening an already critical situation and raising...
Kenya: Mass grave of children uncovered as investigations deepen
Authorities in Kericho, Kenya, have uncovered around 32 bodies, most of them children, from a suspected mass grave, in a...
Kenya: Demolition accident in Nairobi leaves several dead
According to a report published by Africanews via AFP on 17 March, at least four people have died and several...
Tanzanian tycoon takes control of East Africa’s largest media group
Tanzanian businessman Rostam Aziz has acquired a controlling stake in Nation Media Group (NMG), East Africa’s largest media company, the...
Kenya: Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle rare ants
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya after authorities discovered more than 2,000 live queen garden ants hidden in...
Deadly flooding hits Kenyan capital after torrential rain
Severe flooding caused by heavy overnight rain has left at least 23 people dead in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya,...
Over 600 Kenyans stranded in Cambodia in alleged trafficking case
Hundreds of Kenyan nationals stranded in Cambodia have petitioned the High Court in Nairobi, as reported by Africanews on February...
Over 1,000 Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine war
A total of 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, according to BBC...
Kenya protests Russia’s use of its citizens in Ukraine war
Kenya has moved to confront Russia over what it calls the covert recruitment of its citizens to fight in Ukraine,...
Kenya’s Nairobi County grants paid menstrual leave
The Nairobi City County Government has approved a policy granting women two days of paid menstrual leave every month, according...
