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Cuba Hit by Nationwide Blackout as Donald Trump Floats ‘Taking Cuba’ Remark

Cuba has been thrown into a nationwide blackout following the collapse of its electrical grid, marking one of the most severe power failures in recent...

7 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Agriculture

Kenya’s Agricultural Exports Threatened Amid Middle East Conflict, Says Mutahi Kagwe

Kenya’s agricultural sector is beginning to feel the ripple effects of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, with the government warning that ke...

8 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Business

Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Disrupt Shipping

Global oil markets jolted on Monday as escalating strikes in the Middle East fuelled fears of supply disruptions. Brent crude, the international bench...

8 months ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Moody’s Rating Upgrade Gives Ruto Government a Confidence Boost: What It Is and What It Means

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Kenya’s sovereign credit rating, offering President William Ruto’s administration a vote of confidence from glo...

9 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Africa

Trump Claims Maduro Captured as U.S. Launches Military Strikes in Venezuela

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in Latin America, U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning that Venezuelan President Nicolás...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Ruto Declares Alcohol and Drug Abuse a National Emergency in New Year Address

Nairobi, 1 January 2026 – President William Ruto has warned that alcohol and drug abuse in Kenya has reached crisis levels, describing it as a “silent...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Ruto Says 2026 Is Kenya’s Make-or-Break Year as Big Reforms Face Test

When President William Ruto addressed the nation on New Year’s Eve, his message was not one of celebration but of reckoning. After two years marked by...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Peace Hopes Fade in Eastern Congo as M23 Advances Despite Fresh Deal

Hopes for peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are fading after M23 rebels advanced on the key city of Uvira Hopes that fighting in easte...

10 months ago · By Jared Emillio

Digital Transformation

Truth, Trust and Technology: Reclaiming journalism’s place in digital era

By Zubeidah KananuThe digital revolution has radically transformed how news and information are produced, shared, and interpreted. Truth now has to co...

11 months ago · By Antony Achayo

Africa

Fifty Children Escape Nigeria School Abduction as Pope Urges Release of Remaining Captives

Fifty children taken in a mass abduction at a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria have escaped, offering a rare moment of relief in a country shaken b...

11 months ago · By Antony Achayo

News

Githurai Student’s Tragedy Highlights Surge in Youth Suicides Across Kenya

Latifa Wangari’s death in Githurai is a tragic mark in a growing trend of young people in Kenya dying by suicide amid mental health and economic press...

11 months ago · By Jared Emillio

Africa

Tanzania’s President Admits Election Unrest Has ‘Stained’ Nation’s Global Standing

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said that the violence and unrest that followed Tanzania’s disputed elections last month have “stained” the country’...

11 months ago · By Eugene Were