The East African

Africa hopeful of early gains from Biden’s first days in the Oval Office

In his inaugural speech, Joe Biden said he will seek to repair broken alliances with partners across the world.

India's entry into vaccine race could benefit Africa

India says it has received several requests for the supply of the vaccine.

Police disperse pro-Bobi Wine protesters in Nairobi

The group intended to march from the park to the Ugandan embassy.

Ethiopia and Somalia deny Somali soldiers fighting in Tigray region

Somalia declared false reports that emerged that 370 of its soldiers were massacred in Ethiopia.

Will Burundi’s tourism turn the tide?

2021 could herald a new era as the new government looks determined to pull out all the stops to promote the country.

News

Polls were free, fair and peaceful, Uganda tells diplomats

Despite challenges, the country provided space for a peaceful election, minister says.

Google, Facebook face pressure to protect universal rights

They want improved moderations in other countries, especially during elections or conflict....

Zimbabwe’s foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo succumbs to Covid-19

YouTube extends ban on Trump channel

Trump spends last day in White House

Grim picture emerges from glimpses of Ethiopia's Tigray war

Supporters protest arrest of DR Congo preacher

Trump mulling pardons on last full day in power

Business

KRA lists new measures for taxpayers

KRA plans to employ more than 2,000 additional officers to bolster its pursuit of tax cheats.

Kenya joins Tanzania and Uganda in taxing digital deals

Economy is weighed down by depleted public coffers, rising debt and shrinking revenue....

EAC seeks support to reap more AfCFTA benefits

Govts seek funding solutions to sustain donor-funded projects

Kenya banks lose $11m card payment revenues to telcos

Co-op Bank gets $75m for lending to MSMEs

Online firms count losses over Uganda internet shutdown

Somalia govt rescinds decision to disband trade lobby

Opinion

BUWEMBO: Free trade bloc, debt, Covid weighs seriousness of our leaders’ wisdom

Today Africa is about the fastest growing market.

EDITORIAL: Without an accent on peoples’ rights, EAC federation is on a perilous path

Until there is a unified system of values on key issues, the much-anticipated EA political......

ULIMWENGU: New battles will have to be fought in America over ancestral lands

NERIMA: On the Internet, some individuals have more freedom than others

NGUGI: Trump’s delusions of grandeur - Hillary had warned Americans

OBBO: Even a bad poll is good enough, it keeps the flame of democracy alive

EDITORIAL: Uganda should focus on the day after tomorrow

AKINYEMI: Leadership failure is not an event, but a process that evolves over time

Magazine

Kenyan series to stream on Showmax

Showmax and CANAL+ have begun production on the show, a gritty police procedural and legal drama set in Nairobi.

Will Burundi’s tourism turn the tide?

2021 could herald a new era as the new government looks determined to pull out all the stops to......

DISCOVERY: Afternoon well spent at Naivasha basin

Nakisanze merges high fashion with traditional art

Mtaki: Portrait of upcoming young artist

Google translations reveal Kinyarwanda is not so simple

Ajok's 'Still a Mum' narrates infertility in marriage

CHEBET: I find gratification in solving problems

Science & Health

Countries push for IP waivers on Covid-19 vaccine access

Coalition wants the WTO to remove the restrictions that exist on exports of medicine and vaccines.

Kenya records two cases of new SA coronavirus variant

Scientists say the new coronavirus strain appears to be more transmissible than earlier variants....

African countries to start Covid-19 vaccine pre-orders

South Africa's Covid-19 strain more contagious, experts confirm

Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 3.2m: Africa CDC

EAC to get 39m Covid vaccine doses from African Union

New coronavirus variant could be circulating in Kenya, Kemri warns

You will need digital health pass to leave, enter Kenya

Sports

Zimbabwe soccer national team hit by Covid-19 outbreak

The nine tested positive when they returned to camp after a Christmas break.

Tanzanian football club flies East African flag to CAF

The competition heads into the group stages next month....

Why masked and muted Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 in sports

Football great Diego Maradona dies at 60

Fifa orders Kenyan team to pay ex-player $18,000

Cameroon football legend Samuel Eto’o survives road crash

Tokyo Olympics organisers launch refunds for tickets

Cheptegei breaks 10,000m track world record

KUSI IDEAS

GITAHI: Pandemic preparedness - My 21st century task for leaders in Africa

Africa should invest more of its public resources in health.

OGOLLA: Creativity, innovation, and resilience; that is the answer of African youth to Covid-19

Young people are the continent’s biggest resource, but they have been bruised by the pandemic....