Famine stalks millions in S.Sudan after droughts - UN

WFP says it needs $270 million urgently to provide food to hungry South Sudanese.

A WFP helicopter is

Ex-president to sue Botswana over embezzling claim

Ian Khama

Ian Khama says he plans to sue the government for defamation.

AU trains Somali officials on rehab of former Shaababs

Somali police force

Amisom is a crucial partner in providing training, equipment and resourcing.

Air Tanzania plane seized in Canada released

ATCL jet

The jet was impounded after a South African farmer filed a suit in Canada.

Sudan's deposed Bashir faces verdict in corruption case

Sudanese former president Omar al-Bashir.

Bashir has been on trial in a Khartoum court since August.

  • Science & Health
    Children to no longer bear with bitter ARVs  
  • World
    UK general election: what could happen?  
  • Rest of Africa
    Sudan resumes peace talks with opposition in Juba  
  • World
    Israel headed for fresh elections  
  • Business
    Rwanda scraps tax on sanitary pads  
  • Science & Health
    Using the sun to break down plastic  
  • Business
    Nairobi bourse boasts diverse products but slow market uptake
  • Science & Health
    Using the sun to break down plastic
  • Science & Health
    Children to no longer bear with bitter ARVs
  • Business
    Rwanda scraps tax on sanitary pads
  • Business
    Kenya's coffee crop nosedives due to low prices
  • Business
    MORDUE: We want trading blocs to work
  • Science & Health
    Key populations left out in HIV/Aids fight
  • Business
    Growth of intra-EAC trade ‘down to joint policies’
  • Comment
    Comment GUNESEKERA: In Sri Lanka, voters’ interest - peace - carried the day
  • Comment
    Comment AKINYEMI: When no one can tell the boss they are wrong...
  • Comment
    Comment NDERITU: Take time for greetings, it’s the rock on which relations are built
  • Comment
    Comment OBBO: The future of Africa is in Libya’s migrant camps
  • Comment
    Comment BUWEMBO: Black Friday rush kicked off end year festivities in style

    • News

    US curbs South Sudan visas over government delay

    US curbs South Sudan visas over government delay

    Individuals who "undermine or impede the peace process in South Sudan" will not get US visas.

    advertisement
    An Algerian man casts his vote during the presidential election

    Algeria polling stations ransacked in unpopular presidential vote

    Demonstrators demand more reforms to the political system ahead of any vote.

    Africa at a glance
    Algeria holds presidential vote
    Botswana vote rigging claims
    Kigali, Dar lead in women’s land and property rights
    17 dead in Niger camp assault
    South Sudan ‘ignored’ advice on number of states
    Kenya sets up $60m floods kitty

    Business

    Qatar’s $1.3bn Rwanda airport set to rival JKIA

    Qatar’s $1.3bn Rwanda airport set to rival JKIA

    Qatar Airways will take a 60 pc stake in a new $1.3 billion airport to be built in Rwanda.

    advertisement
    coffee

    Kenya's coffee crop nosedives due to low prices

    Kenya’s farmers are grubbing up their coffee bushes to plant other crops.

    Nairobi bourse boasts diverse products but slow market uptake
    French, Swiss interests clash in Cameroon port deal
    MORDUE: We want trading blocs to work
    Growth of intra-EAC trade ‘down to joint policies’
    Explore agriculture for growth, WB tells Tanzania
    Govts’ tax mindset leaves oil investors cautious
    Qatar Airways to take 60pc stake in Rwanda airport

    Opinion

    AKINYEMI: When no one can tell the boss they are wrong...

    AKINYEMI: When no one can tell the boss they are wrong...

    Never forget that no one is too big to fail.

    advertisement /
    Sri Lanka's new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

    GUNESEKERA: In Sri Lanka, voters’ interest - peace - carried the day

    Elections in Sri Lanka, like in many developing countries, are a domestic affair.

    NDERITU: Take time for greetings, it’s the rock on which relations are
    OBBO: The future of Africa is in Libya’s migrant camps
    BUWEMBO: Black Friday rush kicked off end year festivities in style
    NERIMA: There are no jobs, and no one is telling parents
    EYAKUZE: Isn’t the internet great? Yes, for curious minds
    NYONG'O: Let’s aim at attaining a developed economy status
    EDITORIAL: Tanzania can protest but retain its court membership

    The Magazine

    Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe crown

    Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe crown

    Tunzi earned cheers during her closing speech, a new segment of the competition

    advertisement
    Eritrean painter Noah Mulubrhan.

    Eritrean artists profit from peace to make their mark on Ethiopia

    Art can be a vehicle for Eritreans and Ethiopians to celebrate all they have in common.

    SHORT STORY: Broken, I wept in my dreams
    From Rwanda to the world for coffee
    Man eats $120,000 piece of art - a banana taped to wall
    Mya on music and her purpose in life
    Red Rocks: A cultural time capsule
    LEISURE: Night of wins for ‘Lailah’
    BOOKS: Engaging memoir of colonial Kenya

    Science & Health

    Key populations left out in HIV/Aids fight

    Key populations left out in HIV/Aids fight

    HIV testing services and antiretroviral therapy have been scaled up substantially.

    advertisement
    Increased water in Nairobi River around Gorgon

    Waterkeepers take the garbage out of Nairobi River

    A filthy Nairobi River inspires community to change lifestyle.

    Brazil milks deadly snakes for their life-saving venom
    Two white rhinos killed in Kenya
    Once-a-month birth control pill developed
    Kenya rises to the top five in global clean energy ranking
    Why US cut funding for HIV in Kenya
    Young women most at risk of HIV infection
    Germany gives $128m for East Africa's health

    Sports

    Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping

    Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping

    Russian government officials will be barred from attending any major athletics events.

    advertisement  
    ​
    Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on December 9, 2019. Putin slammed the decision to ban Russia from major global sporting events as a

    Russia 'angry' after doping ban

    Putin slammed the decision as "politically motivated"

    EAC parliamentary games starts in Kampala
    Former world No 1 Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open
    Kenya's Rudisha aims to defend Olympic title
    Kenya's former Olympian suffers stroke
    Rwanda partners with PSG to promote tourism
    Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon venue set
    NGUGI: Put ethnic politics aside; let's focus on building bridges