The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is deepening, with the number of wounded civilians evacuated for emergency medical treatment rising by 50 percent in the first half of 2026 as renewed fighting overwhelms the country’s fragile healthcare system. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 266 wounded people were evacuated between January and…
Calls for anti-government protests in Tanzania on Tuesday appear unlikely to translate into large-scale demonstrations, as many citizens remain fearful of a renewed security crackdown and haunted by memories of deadly violence during last year’s elections. The planned protests were intended to highlight concerns over what critics describe as growing political repression under President Samia…
Residents of Tigania West Constituency have been urged to invest in housing and related businesses ahead of the opening of the Kenya School of Agriculture (KSA), with the institution expected to create new economic opportunities in the area. Agriculture Principal Secretary Kipronoh Ronoh made the call during an inspection tour of ongoing development projects in…
Members of Parliament have demanded that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen account for the whereabouts of three residents of Mathare Constituency who reportedly disappeared under mysterious circumstances within a span of 72 hours. The disappearances sparked protests in Mathare, during which one person was killed, further heightening tensions over alleged forced abductions and rising insecurity…
Kenya has placed the welfare of its migrant workers and the expansion of trade opportunities at the heart of high-level diplomatic talks as Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi begins a three-day visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The visit, running from July 3 to July 5, signals Nairobi’s renewed…
Political tensions are rising in Tanzania ahead of planned nationwide protests on July 7, with the government warning organizers and participants against engaging in violence or incitement. The demonstrations, which have gained momentum on social media, are being organized to demand accountability for the violence that followed the 2025 general election, the release of political…
Growing concern surrounds the fate of more than 20 doctors who disappeared in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, amid reports that they may have been detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following the group’s capture of the city in October 2025. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, the missing medical…
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to raise global concern, the United States has taken a significant step by releasing doses of an experimental antibody treatment to support clinical trials in the affected region. The move is expected to strengthen efforts to combat one of the deadliest viral diseases…
The leader of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), Martha Karua, has stated that Uganda has returned to a dictatorial regime after she was detained and deported from the country upon her arrival at Entebbe International Airport. Karua was accompanied by the president of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Charles Kanjama, to attend the court case of…
The United States government, through the State Department, has announced visa restrictions targeting individuals accused of undermining peace efforts in Ethiopia. The measures are focused on hardliners within the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and their immediate family members. In a statement, the State Department said that rising tensions between these TPLF hardliners and the…
