The East African

Uganda opens worship centres, keeps schools shut

President maintained curfew time between 7pm and 5am.

Safaricom to launch commercial 5G network in 2022

Safaricom will increase its 5G sites to 200 by the end of the year and commercialise the super-fast services in 2022.

Sudan official faults politicians for coup attempt

Sudan's Interior Minister Ezz el-Din al-Sheikh Mansour.

Information Minister squarely blamed "supporters of the defunct regime".

Covid-19: Rwanda opens bars, allows social gatherings

The country has accelerated Covid-19 inoculations.

Somaliland reps end tiff on senator nomination list

Somalia’s Deputy PM Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid, PM Hussein Roble and Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi.

21 candidates published on Tuesday will now contest for the 11 seats allocated to represent Somaliland in the Upper House.

News

AU: Why many Africans remain wary of Covid vaccines

A health workers administer Covid-19 vaccine.

Only 3.6 per cent of Africa's population is fully vaccinated against coronavirus so far.

'Eternal' chancellor: Germany's Merkel prepares to leave the stage

Merkel kept the name of her first husband, whom she married in 1977 and divorced five years later....

Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly in New York

EA military intelligence bosses hold talks in Rwanda on regional security

Johannesburg loses second mayor in two months

South Africa's Jacob Zuma snubs graft trial

Kiir appoints more MPs to fulfil peace deal

Guinea junta detains ex-minister

Business

Airtel subscribers to receive cash from 129 countries in WorldRemit deal

The deal marks Airtel’s push to increase customers on its mobile money platform through accessing new markets.

Safaricom to launch commercial 5G network in 2022

Safaricom will increase its 5G sites to 200 by the end of the year and commercialise the......

Wealthy Kenyans now sell planes to survive Covid-19

Kenya Airways cuts fares by 30 percent in revenues race

Shelter Afrique repays $186 million debt, targets regional bonds

Lower lending rates open up credit to private sector

Kenyan exports to bloc rise by $160m

Why demand for commercial aircraft is projected to go up

Opinion

EYAKUZE: Mobile phones no longer comfort devices, but the taxman’s dragnet

Tanzania now requires citizens to have a national identification number with fingerprinting to register the Sim cards.

AKINYEMI: How can we identify the next big thing?

The innate ability to imagine the future and invest in imagination is what separates leaders......

NGUGI: Life is heartbreaking for a poor child in the developing world

BUWEMBO: Kibirige’s transport solutions led the way for EAC to follow suit

ULIMWENGU: Be fair to coup makers; we made them after colonial powers left...

OBBO: Juju, polygamy and coups: In Guinea, it’s back to the old ways roots

EDITORIAL: Kenyan politicians must end legacy of violent elections

BHANA: Family businesses must integrate NextGen planning to ensure longevity and growth

Magazine

‘My father left and I lost my identity’

Given that it was 1998, the DNA results were not conclusive and they were to take more tests, but this never happened.

Harar: Where hyena is also man’s best friend

Today, the ancient walled city is inside the Harari National Regional State, one of the 10......

Vaccines offer struggling firms much-needed lifeline

Finally, northern Uganda can also welcome tourism

Samia installed first woman head of Tanzanian chiefs

Goma four months after the night 'the sky turned red'

Facing adversity with good vibes

Timeless Turkana now in flux

Science & Health

Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one': WHO

Only 17 percent of the continent's population will now be vaccinated by the end of this year, compared with the 40 percent target set by WHO.

Africa’s Covid-19 twist: Ready for vaccination but not enough doses

As many as seven in every 10 Africans accept the need for a vaccine to tackle the pandemic......

Let us buy Covid vaccines, Africa pleads

Africa CDC slams world leaders over vaccine pledges

There will be enough Covid jabs by year end: IFPMA

Wildlife census lays bare how human activity fuels conflict

Finally, the world says goodbye to lead-infused fuel after a century

Cattle farmers face production, market hurdles

Sports

Harambee Starlets to face Uganda in 2022 AWCON qualifiers

Harambee Starlets will host Bright Starlets of South Sudan in their first match, while Ethiopia will meet Uganda's Crested Cranes.

Samuel Eto'o to vie for Fecafoot presidential seat

Eto'o is a four-time African player of the year. ...

Kenya, Mozambique clash for spot in AfroBasket quarters

Kenya's lacrosse team: The game's sleeping warriors

Afrobasket electrifies Kigali's sports scene

Kapchorwa: The ‘home of friends’, star athletes and arabica

Burundi’s Ornella punching above her weight

Ugandan teen Kukundakwe looks to change attitudes after Paralympic debut

KUSI IDEAS

WASUNNA: Strong leadership fought Covid: next step is research

Most of the research taking place for Covid-19 is happening in North America and Europe, yet Africa has a different genetic profile.

NDUNG'U: Africa can turn the negative impacts of illness into a chance to build itself

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on African economies. In order to move forward, we......