Somalia mwanachama kamili Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki
Somalia sasa imekuwa mwanachama kamili wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC) baada ya kukamilisha hatua zote zilizohitajika ili kuidhinishwa kuwa mwanachama wa jumuiya hiyo ya kikanda.
Category: East Africa
South Africa shooting: Johannesburg student killed by stray bullet
A university student has been killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as gunmen shot dead two men in a parked car on a busy street near the centre of the South African city of Johannesburg, police say.
Mzee Mwinyi afariki dunia kwa saratani ya mapafu
Ali Hassan Mwinyi maarufu Mzee Rukhsa alikuwa rais wa awamu ya pili ncini Tanzania aliyehudumu madarakani kwa miaka 10 kutoka mwaka 1985 mpaka 1995.
Remembering the Legacies of Tanzania’s Three Departed Former Presidents
Tanzania has faced the somber reality of losing three of its distinguished leaders in recent years, Benjamin Mkapa in 2020, John Magufuli in 2021, and Ali Hassan Mwinyi in 2024
Ethiopian artefact withdrawn from auction after complaint
A UK auction house has cancelled the sale of a shield looted from Ethiopia by British soldiers in the 19th Century. The move came after a complaint from the Ethiopian government..
The artefact was taken during the battle of Magdala in 1868 from what was then known as Abyssinia.
Universal set for majority stake in Nigerian label
Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music corporations, is set to aquire a majority stake in a leading African label.
Medical students arrested for gay sex in Zambia
Police in Zambia have arrested two male university students on suspicion of having sex with each other. The pair were subjected to invasive medical checks afterwards on police orders.
Museveni and Ruto discuss Odinga’s bid for top AU role
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni discussed with Kenya’s William Ruto about Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s candidacy for the top African…
First daughter’s prayer for a husband amuses Kenyans
A prayer to God to provide a husband for Charlene Ruto, the daughter of Kenya’s president, has sparked a flurry of online reactions in the country.
Kenyan athletics body laments third athlete death in a month
Athletics Kenya, Kenya’s governing body for the sport, lamented that Kipsang’s death follows the passing of two renowned runners from the East African nation.
